{"product_id":"grp-portable-access-steps-two-tread","title":"GRP Portable Access Steps – Two-Tread Anti-Slip Step Unit for Roof Level Changes, 996 x 630mm","description":"\u003cp\u003eRoofs are rarely one level. A plant platform sits proud of the main deck, an upstand runs across the route to a rooflight, a lower roof meets a higher one at a threshold nobody designed to be stepped over. People deal with those the same way every time, which is to climb, and that is how ankles get turned and membranes get scuffed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a two-tread step unit that solves it without becoming a permanent installation. It stands where it is needed, gets moved when the work moves, and because it is glass-reinforced polyester rather than steel or aluminium it can be left outdoors indefinitely without rusting, repainting, or reacting against the aluminium and zinc details around it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere it earns its place\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStepping up to plant platforms, packaged units and raised roof sections\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrossing low parapets and thresholds between roof levels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGetting onto rooflight upstands and kerbs for cleaning and inspection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccess to skips, tanks and raised floors at ground level\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnywhere a temporary climb is currently being improvised\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eMaterial\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGlass-reinforced polyester (GRP) grating on pultruded GRP channel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eOverall size\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e996mm wide x 630mm deep x 430mm high\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eTreads\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTwo, at approximately 215mm and 430mm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eTread finish\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGritted anti-slip surface, integral to the moulding\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eEdge marking\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eContrasting high-visibility nosing to both tread edges\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWeight\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eApproximately 28kg\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eConstruction\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFree-standing and portable, no fixing into the roof deck required\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCorrosion\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNon-corroding, non-conductive, no painting or galvanising\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSupplied\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAssembled, plain and unbranded\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFrequently asked\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs it a step or a ladder?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA step unit. Two treads, 430mm to the top, wide enough to stand square on rather than balance. If you need to reach a genuinely high level, this is the wrong product and a fixed ladder is the right one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill it mark an EPDM or single-ply membrane?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt around 28kg it is far lighter than a step-over platform, but it still bears through its frame. On a new or soft roof set it on protection pads. Our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rubberroofuk.uk\/products\/walkway-pads\"\u003eEPDM rubber walkway pads\u003c\/a\u003e work well underneath.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan it be left outside?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes. GRP is unaffected by rain, frost and UV. Unlike a steel or galvanised unit it will not rust where it gets knocked in handling, which is what usually starts the corrosion on painted access equipment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs it slippery in the wet?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe treads are gritted open mesh, so water drains through rather than sitting on the surface. It behaves well wet, and needs the same care as anything else in genuine ice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if the obstruction is a pipe rather than a level change?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen you want a crossover rather than a step. Our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rubberroofuk.uk\/products\/grp-step-over-access-platform-roof-pipe-crossover\"\u003eGRP step-over access platform\u003c\/a\u003e covers pipe runs up to 200mm, and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rubberroofuk.uk\/products\/tall-clearance-grp-step-over-platform-210-300mm\"\u003etall-clearance version\u003c\/a\u003e handles lagged runs up to 300mm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eOrdering\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupplied as a single assembled unit, 996 x 630 x 430mm. Handrails are not fitted to this model. Where the step sits near a roof edge or the climb needs guarding, the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rubberroofuk.uk\/products\/grp-step-over-platform-with-handrails\"\u003ehandrailed step-over platform\u003c\/a\u003e is the safer specification. For a different width or tread height, contact us before ordering.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rubber Roof UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46082458648767,"sku":"RRUK-GRPSTEP-996630-430","price":1129.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1804\/9727\/files\/grp-access-steps-two-tread-flat-roof-parapet.jpg?v=1787590862","url":"https:\/\/rubberroofuk.uk\/products\/grp-portable-access-steps-two-tread","provider":"Rubber Roof UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}