Nanaimo Front Steps Are Wet And Green From October To April
Rubber surfacing gives concrete steps a face that moss cannot film over and a wet shoe can hold. Nanaimo is a hillside city; homes in Harewood, Brechin Hill and Hammond Bay all climb from the street, and the north side of every set of steps is in shade and damp for most of the year. Smooth concrete under that film is as slick as ice.
A textured rubber surfacing tread stays grippy, the porous surface drains the rain, and the stair nose is turned down so there is no hard edge to catch a heel.
Heaved Pavers And Cracked Patios In Nanaimo Become Trip Hazards
Rubber surfacing bridges the lifted paver, the chipped stamped concrete and the hairline crack without tearing anything out. Nanaimo lots sit on shallow sandstone and dense till, so frost heave is small, but fill on a sloped yard settles, tree roots lift walkways, and a paver patio grows moss in every joint. Each lifted edge is a place to trip.
We pour over the existing surface after it is cleaned, dried and primed, and the rubber surfacing fills the joints and levels the small differences. A crack that is still moving is repaired first; the rest is simply bridged by the rubber surfacing.
Rubber Surfacing Over A Wood Deck Or Balcony Stops The Slime
Rubber surfacing goes over a sound wood deck, a condo balcony or a stamped concrete patio as readily as over plain concrete, provided the base is clean, dry and unsealed. A cedar deck in Departure Bay that gets slimy every November can be surfaced in place once any soft boards are replaced. On a balcony the rubber surfacing is thin, light and quiet, and it turns a slippery slab into a place people actually use in the rain.
The rubber surfacing colour is EPDM, chosen from samples, with an aliphatic binder for the light shades that face the sun.