Better grip on concrete advice wanted

Nick481 · Post: # 13769Post **Nick481** Tue Aug 29, 2006 8:14 pm

On the track to my house there is a steep corner which is ridged concrete. This has worn so that when it is wet it is very slippy and hard to get up without wheel spinning. This is 1 in 4 steep. The area in question is about 30m square.

What I would like to do is make this bit of the track more grippy for winter. I'm looking for a short term solution and one I can do myself for about Â£150. It only has to last the winter. I was thinking of just laying about an inch of concrete on top? Would this work and is this the cheapest option?

Any advice would be welcomed.

Cheers,

Nick

Post: # 13773Post **seanandruby** Tue Aug 29, 2006 9:14 pm

maybe you could scabble it. that is roughing it up to make a key. see your local hire shop i am sure you can get an electric one.
good luck

Tue Aug 29, 2006 10:28 pm

put a few bags of dust(cement or something real heavy) in the boot of your motor the weight will give you extra traction
not a lot surfacing wise on a 1:4 slope will help for a ton-fifty
inch of crete will fall to bits
tony

Post: # 13787Post **Dave_L** Wed Aug 30, 2006 5:54 am

lutonlagerlout wrote:put a few bags of dust(cement or something real heavy) in the boot of your motor the weight will give you extra traction
not a lot surfacing wise on a 1:4 slope will help for a ton-fifty
inch of crete will fall to bits
tony

Depends if it is rear wheel drive!

Not a lot you can do weight-wise if it is a front wheel drive car.

1 in 4 track to house? That's about as steep as it gets!

Nick481 · Post: # 13801Post **Nick481** Wed Aug 30, 2006 12:23 pm

What about some sort of resin to stick some chippings to it. Would that work?

Nick481 · Post: # 13802Post **Nick481** Wed Aug 30, 2006 1:05 pm

seanandruby wrote:maybe you could scabble it. that is roughing it up to make a key. see your local hire shop i am sure you can get an electric one.
good luck

HSS do a surface scaler which is a bit cheaper to hire than the floor scabbler and does not require compressed air. Would that do a similar job?

bobhughes · Post: # 13805Post **bobhughes** Wed Aug 30, 2006 1:48 pm

There are some industrial products that will do it - Try here for one of many.

Remember you only need to treat two strips where the wheels go.

Wed Aug 30, 2006 11:44 pm

front wheel drive normally has more pull,i was thinking more of the budget of Â£150,which barely covers me and the lads cafe bills for the week
regards tony

simeonronacrete · Thu Aug 31, 2006 8:37 am

Ronadeck Fast Grip will do it, but it's going to cost more than your budget. And you'll need to mechanically prep. it first.

The suggestion of grinding/keying,scabbling the surface seems a good one to me. Without proper preparation you can't expect any surface applied anti-slip treatment to last very long.

Good luck.