We don’t get many rainy days here in Arizona, but when we
do, it pours.
There’s nothing better than staying home on a rainy day, but
we don’t always have that luxury, like today. People still head out to work,
run errands, even visit friends when it’s raining, which heightens the
opportunity for accidents not being careful.
Everything gets slippery in the rain, especially your
driveway, outdoor natural stone pathways and pavers. And since we’re pretty sure the last thing you
want to do is step out of your home and slip on your wet stone, we have a
couple of ideas that will keep the outside of your home as safe as possible on
a rainy day.
The easiest way to keep a stone pathway or stepping stones
from becoming too slippery in rainy weather is by keeping water off them the
best you can. While it may seem almost impossible to keep water off your
pathway during a rainstorm, there ARE ways to reduce the amount of standing
water on the stone.
If there’s a break in the rain, or you’re getting ready to
go out, take a bristled broom and quickly sweep all the standing water off of
any areas that are walked on. While constant rainfall will prevent the water
from completely staying off your stone, this will reduce the amount of water
buildup, and the chance that you’ll slip.
There are also ways you can prevent your stone pavers from
getting slippery even before it starts to rain. Moss and weeds can become VERY
slippery when wet, so by keeping your pathways maintained, there will be less
of a chance that plants will add to the danger a rainstorm brings.
There are also a number of anti-slip products you can buy
from practically any home improvement store. These products come in a variety
of ways to be used, including sprays, paints, and even sheets of anti-slip grip
material. This allows you to choose the best type of product for your home and
type of stone. These should be reapplied on a semi-regular basis to increase
their effectiveness, the best time for re-application being after you clean
your stone pavers.
We hope these tips help you on rainy days like these. If you
don’t need to go anywhere, curl up on the couch and enjoy some TV!
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