wheel house ?

[IceRube76]

Anybody use a grated step outside their house? Looking for ideas to cut down on snow brought into house.

[forcedtowork]

I have always wanted a wire mesh type step to go into the house on angle iron feet, I don't have access to a welder so it has never happened. My thinking was the snow would fall off the boots to the ice and a lot less would be drug into the house this way. Should be cheap to make if you can do it yourself.

[centralmnguy]

I use a rubber matte with the little nubs...just wipe your boots and the snow stays on matte and is easy to dump and it has a lip around edge so when it melts it doesn't run off matte. Menards has them of many different sizes.

[centralmnguy]

Chicken wire fencing on wood steps or a board would work also!

[B-man715]

I made a super easy/light/cheap grate out of wood.

It is just 1×4 pine ripped in half (to a 1x2) placed on edge, spaced about an inch apart. Overall size is a little bigger than a welcome mat. There is probably around a dozen strips on edge, about three feet long.

On the bottom for traction, I turned the air down on my brad nailer so they stick out an 1/8th inch from the wood to really bite the ice and keep it from sliding around.

[pascooter94]

did what b- man did works for me

[harvey lee]

Great idea B man.

[BLACKJACK]

I made a super easy/light/cheap grate out of wood.

It is just 1×4 pine ripped in half (to a 1x2) placed on edge, spaced about an inch apart. Overall size is a little bigger than a welcome mat. There is probably around a dozen strips on edge, about three feet long.

On the bottom for traction, I turned the air down on my brad nailer so they stick out an 1/8th inch from the wood to really bite the ice and keep it from sliding around.

A picture would be good!!

[Lip_Ripper Guy]

A friend of mine has a grated step with pivots welded to the frame. When he leaves, the grate flips up against the exterior of the door, and locks, to help prevent theft.

[Hawg]

Just go to a welding shop and get catwalk. The size we use is scrap to them. Put a 2x4 on each end to get it up an inch or so and you have it licked.

[Melon]

A friend of mine has a grated step with pivots welded to the frame. When he leaves, the grate flips up against the exterior of the door, and locks, to help prevent theft.

I had this same set up on my house. Worked really well but did get slippery at times.

[B-man715]

Hey Blackjack, here is a pic of it.

As mentioned, there are a bunch of brads sticking out the bottom to keep it from sliding around. Since building it I also plan to put have some brads sticking out the top ever so slightly for more traction for my boots too. I originally built it to have the grates elevated, but they flexed more than I cared for so I use it upside down from the bar napkin drawing in my head

If I were to build one again, I would build it strictly out of 1x3's on edge.

Super easy, light, and cheap

All of that snow between the grates would have normally ended up in the shack

[B-man715]