Slippery Trex Steps

pjard · 06-29-2014, 07:11 PM

Does anyone have any tips/tricks/suggestions for keeping the algae from growing on some Trex steps that are in the water?

ishoot308 · 06-29-2014, 07:55 PM

Mine aren't "Trex" but they are composite and what I do before putting them in in the spring is to clean them thoroughly with isopropyl, brush on an adhesive promoting primer, then stick these on...http://www.amazon.com/Safe-Way-Tract...ip+stair+tread

The ones in the water will last at least one season, the ones that have a chance to dry will go a couple seasons anyway. Without the primer they won't stay on at all...

Dan

ITD · 06-30-2014, 08:40 AM

Power wash it, I have PT lumber and generally I power wash them every other year. Just be careful not to hit them too hard.....

DickR · 06-30-2014, 03:41 PM

On similar surfaces that are immersed, I find that I just have to use a coarse scrub brush on a handle to loosen/remove the algae. Immersion makes the growth soft and easily scrubbed off. But immersion also means the film grows back over the summer, although slowly. When you feel the slipperiness underfoot, you know it's time to scrub again. It takes but a few minutes, so it's something you can do several times over the season without thinking about how long it takes.

06-29-2014, 07:11 PM	#1
pjard Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 626 Thanks: 453 Thanked 184 Times in 97 Posts	Slippery Trex Steps Does anyone have any tips/tricks/suggestions for keeping the algae from growing on some Trex steps that are in the water?

06-29-2014, 07:55 PM	#2
ishoot308 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gilford, NH / Welch Island Posts: 5,930 Thanks: 2,287 Thanked 4,940 Times in 1,916 Posts	Mine aren't "Trex" but they are composite and what I do before putting them in in the spring is to clean them thoroughly with isopropyl, brush on an adhesive promoting primer, then stick these on...http://www.amazon.com/Safe-Way-Tract...ip+stair+tread The ones in the water will last at least one season, the ones that have a chance to dry will go a couple seasons anyway. Without the primer they won't stay on at all... Dan __________________ It's Always Sunny On Welch Island!! Last edited by ishoot308; 06-30-2014 at 08:44 AM.

06-30-2014, 08:40 AM	#3
ITD Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonboro, NH Posts: 2,860 Thanks: 461 Thanked 666 Times in 366 Posts	Power wash it, I have PT lumber and generally I power wash them every other year. Just be careful not to hit them too hard.....

06-30-2014, 03:41 PM	#4
DickR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 735 Thanks: 4 Thanked 254 Times in 166 Posts	On similar surfaces that are immersed, I find that I just have to use a coarse scrub brush on a handle to loosen/remove the algae. Immersion makes the growth soft and easily scrubbed off. But immersion also means the film grows back over the summer, although slowly. When you feel the slipperiness underfoot, you know it's time to scrub again. It takes but a few minutes, so it's something you can do several times over the season without thinking about how long it takes.

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