[Roland S]

hi

i've got to price a job cleaning and oiling some decking at a local nursery. the only trouble is that its the anti slip decking with the gritty strips running through it a bit like the photo below. i've only come across this on steps before and then i masked it up before oiling and was careful when cleaning it. however this is a large area, and i don't want to price too low if its going to be a lot of messing around.



has anyone done a deck made out of this stuff? it's not too dirty so a FSC at lowish pressure will clean it ok but is that likely to damage the antoslip strips? and when it comes to oiling how would/did you tackle it?

[Roger Oakley]

Roland S

If you want to give me a call tomorrow say after mid-day, mobile number is best I'll have a chat with you, these are easy to do with-out damaging, we have these anti-slip strips on the decking we do for Wimbledon & Harrods Estates and never had a problem.

[Roland S]

Thanks Roger that's very kind of you. i'll give you a call tomorrow.

[Roger Oakley]

Roland,
re our telephone conversation today, if you are going to use the oil you spoke of, just make sure it is their water-based product as we now start to go into the wetter season for decking.
Just don't apply when the boards are wet, slightly damp should be ok, but not wet.

[Roland S]

Hi Roger

Thanks for the tip, yeah things take a while to dry out from now onwards even with a few days dry weather. I've not tried the water based one but will give it a try.

Thanks for all the info earlier, really helpful and really appreciated.