Way back in January the Trex decking was installed on #2/12 bridge, and since then, several people have asked what the hold up has been with adding the anti-slip matting down the center. Well, when we spaced the Trex decking on this bridge, we used the same measurements as we had for #8 bridge last year--after all, we were purchasing the exact same material for the center.
However, when we received the matting this year, we quickly found out that it would not fit between the Trex boards. For some reason, PEM, the matting manufacturer, changed the width from 24" to 25".
Hmm, the matting we received last year was 24", the boxes we received this year say "2 ft.", so it seemed pretty reasonable that we should have gotten exactly what we previously did--24" matting, not 25" matting.
What to do? Well, given all of the angles on this bridge, removing and repositioning the Trex to accommodate this larger mat size wasn't a good option. We patiently waited to find out if PEM would be doing another run of this material at the stated 24" width--after several months, we were told that they would not.
We were then left with little choice but to trim 1" of material off of 275' of matting. This was definitely not something we planned for, nor really had time to do mid-season, when our focus should be on the turf.
After many hours, some sore knees and backs got the trimming job done. With that completed, the matting was installed, and the finished product came out great. So, yes, we measured twice, but unfortunately had to cut once...
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