Mike Hughes
New Member
Just a quick warning/reminder to those who clean decks using sodium hydroxide.....especially newbies. When sod. hydroxide is applied to a deck, it makes the surface very slippery, and you should use extreme caution while walking on it.
I have known this fact for three years now, but today, as I was washing a stair rail on a cedar deck, I slipped and fell down a flight of stairs (well, at least 8 stairs)
. I am ok, but it didnt feel good for a little while there......
In retrospect, I should have rinsed the steps a little bit first, so I had better traction to walk on. I hope someone out there can benefit from my mistake. Don't let it happen to you!
Mike
I have known this fact for three years now, but today, as I was washing a stair rail on a cedar deck, I slipped and fell down a flight of stairs (well, at least 8 stairs)
In retrospect, I should have rinsed the steps a little bit first, so I had better traction to walk on. I hope someone out there can benefit from my mistake. Don't let it happen to you!
Mike