newbiee Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 I have an old staircase which has been neglected for 30+ years.Could somebody with the relevant know how tll me what products it would benefit from. I imagine it will need some kind of nourishing treatment and then some kind of stain to give it a new lease of life... but I'm not sure which. Are there special stains for stairs and floorboards which are tough wearing and non slip?I also have a newly laid pine floor which I want to stain, so I'll use whatever is recommended for the stairs on that as well.I've treated and stained plenty of wood in my time ... but never floors/staircases.Thanks [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitty Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 I would love to know the answer as well. In my case, I have brand new wooden stairs installed. I am really worried about the stairs being non slip because I have 4 children going up and down every day. I've seen someone with external stairs nail chicken-run-type wire onto the treads but you can't do that with internal stairs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG MAC Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 You can get non slip adhesive strips which may be suitable from a Chandlers..they use them on yacht decks available in quite a few colours albeit I guess browm or black would be best for your scheme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitty Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Thanks a good idea, Biggie. I'll do some research. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbiee Posted January 28, 2008 Author Share Posted January 28, 2008 Thanks bigmac, but that's not the sort of thing I'm after. I want to treat the wood to nourish it. I assume there is some sort of non-slip varnish or similar, particularly for stairs on floors, but I don't know what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 There are non-slip finishes specifically for stairs, see here: http://www.v33.fr/gallery_files/site/44/45/46/67/1337.pdfI have not used this or any other non-slip finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitty Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 Thanks Clair.Newbiee - what Clair has found looks an interesting product.I'm going to have a look for it at Mr Bricolage when I go next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osie Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 Let me know if anyone finds a shop that sells this stuff... It is eactly what I have been looking for and all the shops had no idea what I was talking about... okay, I was asking for anti-slip paint.anyway... at worst there are a lot of online suppliers..thanks for the correct name.osie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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