What are some options to put on wood indoor steps. They are in an apartment so we have to be careful of what we do. We have already fallen on them a few times.
By Melitta Walker from Jackson, MS
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Ask your landlord to fix it or to allow you to fix it & pay you to do it, good luck.
When you ask the landlord to fix the stairs, you might want to emphasize how you've already fallen down them a couple of times. If he's smart, he'll start to worry that you might be injured and sue him, and that will tend to give him more incentive to make repairs.
Besides what has already been mentioned, the best place to call for ideas of exactly what to do/use are local 'flooring stores' because issues like this are what they specialize in.
My daughter suggested "slip-strips." However, I'd say nag your landlord to fork over for them, or get him to sign an agreement for your doing it. Since you're renters, it's his responsibility.
The Landlord can repaint the stairs and add SAND to the paint. This helps add a texture to the steps so they aren't as slippery. My husband did this to the few concrete steps from our porch. He also added the "gritty" non slip strips to the edge of each step. These were purchased at a store that sells items for RV's.
Keep hounding your Landlord! It will be less expensive for him to do things to prevent a fall than to pay for the expenses of someone who falls on these steps.
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