Stairs all finished

When the men delivered the new garden stairs, the work wasn’t entirely done. The wood lasts longer with a stain of sorts. And it needs some anti-slip measure. And as well; it keeps the panel between my two compost heap compartments up, so that had to be reattached. 

I started with fixing the panel again. That was just one screw! And the next step was painting it. Of course, the cat ran through the paint. And what I suppose is the most important step is the anti-slip. As long as the wood is dry there is no problem, but it gets dangerously slippery in wet weather. We haven't had any for a long time, but it could come back second!

Giving the new stairs a protective coat of stain

With that in mind, I got my bag of coarse sand from its storage space on Saturday, and sieved some out in the river. And I put it in the sun to let it dry. That is something this weather is very good for! And the next day it was dry, and I mixed myself some epoxy and stuck the fine gravel I had created to the steps. And the next day it had fully hardened. Job done! That will hold for many months. Touching up anti-slip is not that much work. And the stairs in total should last me for many years! And I now know how to find someone to replace them when also these, inevitably, will decay into a state of unacceptable precariousness…

Anti-slip applied

All dried and ready for use!