Looking for a recommendation for foam teak
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I will finish installing a new cabin sole TODAY! that was supplied by PlasDeck. I chose one of their products that was a dark mahogany with black lines. The flooring is about 3/16" thick and was cut in their plant exactly to a template that I supplied. They are easy to work with and are located in Ohio. Here is a photo before it was glued down from last week. Almost done.
Long process to replace water damaged original teak and holly veneer flooring. First I had to pry up the plywood that was bonded to the fiberglass liner with silicon caulking. Second, and hardest step was to peel up the silicon with razor blade tools followed by hand sanding with a paint removing type scotch pad. Third step was to create a template using a plastic sheet supplied by PlasDeck. This was all done last Fall to allow Plasdeck time to manufacture the floor. They require about eight weeks for that process. I received the flooring, including all the necessary adhesives and tools in one shipment last Winter. Last step was to spread the adhesive with a notched trowel, place the flooring down and roll using a flooring roller. If anyone is interested in doing this to their boat, I can supply more details that I have not included here. The cut out floor fit like a glove and I am very satisfied with the PlasDeck company. The approach I took of creating a template and having the floor assembled with borders to an exact fit is but one of many options available by PlasDeck.
As to cost: Keep in mind that I selected a premium product totally assembled with borders and cut in one piece to a template for a perfect fit. The material including the adhesive came to approximately $2,000 and the shipping from Ohio to Massachusetts was $450. I supplied the labor with 95% being prep work. Actual installation took only a few hours.
Does anyone have any recommendations for EVA that they've had for more than a season? Nearly all variations of this product look great when first applied but not all of them hold up to the UV abuse long term
In addition to holding up to UV exposure for those outside deck applications, consider surface temperatures in the sun as well. Although my application is inside the cabin, while researching the material I came upon reports of some decks too hot to walk barefoot on.