Does anyone know the best way to make this ramp nonslip? We get a fair amount of ice and snow and there are a couple elderly folks using the ramp.
We tried a basic nonslip rubber mat, but the grooves just hold ice and snow so don't really help.
Our current ideas are maybe adding rubber stair treads every board or two, or maybe tacking little strips of wood to every board.
Heated de-icing system would be ideal. Can’t be slippery if it’s warm.
Ben Shapiro agrees.
Second this idea.
Yes, this is safest for the elderly, but also still adding rubber or like metal ledges is still worth it I think (wet wood like in the pic can become slippery over time).
Since it's a small area you can set the heating coils (or hot water of you go that way) on a timer (like they press a button/flip a switch a few minutes before going out) ... or maybe even rig the whole thing directly w/o a battery to a solar panel & let it run all the time (solar panel doesn't need to be placed ideally, vertically under the roof is probably fine so you don't have to clean it).
Also if it works out for you, you can then extend the same system beyond the ramp (like a trail to the garage or whatever).