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I have that ugly grey/white Berber carpet in the interior of my boat. I want to replace it. I have thought about a teak and holly flooring system. but I'm not sure about the very bottom which may not be completely flat.

I installed a cork decking system on a couple of boats back when I had my business in Florida. It looks a lot like a teak exterior deck system. Because it is flexible, I think it will be better for the interior installation. I love the feel of it and know it is waterproof. I'm curious about what people would think about it being inside the cabin.

Any thoughts?
 
I would much rather have anything but carpet. After tearing up the carpet in my house to put down hardwood floors I decided I would never go back to carpet again.
 
A friend of mine had it installed in his Mainship.
Both interior and exterior.
He loves it and it looks great.
Expensive but worth it
 
Armstrong has a reasonably priced product called Allure. I have it in my laundry room and have considered putting it in my boat. The thing I like about is that it's a lay down product as opposed to a glue down. It has overlapping edges that form a butt joing and those are pre-glued at the factory and covered with a wax paper to preclude them from sticking to one another. The joints are somewhat forgiving until you roll them in place with a small laminate/fiberglass roller or the like. Then forget it. It's not coming apart.

The stuff cuts easily with a box cutter and is easily formed in the obscure shapes that are so common in boats.
 
KidA-
Your're saying the Allure isn't made to stick to the floor, but rather to each other at the joint,( when you remove the wax paper). What are your thoughts on finishing off access panels in the floor ? I'm ready to pull up my carpet, but haven't decided on a material yet. I want my access panels (about 6" X 6" or 8") to not look like an afterthought. If they look finished then the whole job will look finished.

Shadowcruzr-
I googled the Cork material you mentioned, that is a really nice looking product. Had never seen it before. Same question to you, how to finish off floor access panels ?
 
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Originally posted by bobalong

KidA-
Your're saying the Allure isn't made to stick to the floor, but rather to each other at the joint,( when you remove the wax paper). What are your thoughts on finishing off access panels in the floor ? I'm ready to pull up my carpet, but haven't decided on a material yet. I want my access panels (about 6" X 6" or 8") to not look like an afterthought. If they look finished then the whole job will look finished.

Shadowcruzr-
I googled the Cork material you mentioned, that is a really nice looking product. Had never seen it before. Same question to you, how to finish off floor access panels ?

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MISTAKE: Belay Armstrong. The Allure manufacturer is Traffic Master. Armstrong makes something similar and in fact has a wider selection. I needed mine quick after my washer leaked.

Correct. Mine is merely laid on the floor of the laundry room. I suppose if you wanted to lock it in place, a dab of 4200 here and there couldn't hurt giving the motion of the boat and all. In my case, the joints are the only thing joining the pieces together. The edges are flush to the base board. Any minor cut mistakes are hidden by the shoe moulding. Home Depot has it. Lowes may. I'm not sure. If you google Allure flooring, you will see the product runs the gamut from faux tile to faux wood. It's a rubber backed product (possibly all rubber) so water penetration is not a big concern. I want to say it runs about $50 per box here in central VA. I think a box covers 25 square feet. So at $2.00 per sqare foot DIY I'm thinking that is much cheaper than wood. I don't know. I do know that it is a lot lighter than laminate wood, hardwood or tile. My flooring guy is also a boater. He had never seen the Allure and when he did, he asked me where I got it. He was thinking of using the faux cork for his aft deck.

WRT the access panels, I can't recall if it was here or on another site dedicated to Sea Rays (Not a word Mixman (inside joke))! The owner was installing a real holly / teak sole and it came out beautiful. It was also very very expensive. I digress. I want to say he used a trim ring material from a deck hatch. When all was said and done, you could not tell the boat did not come with the hatches finished that way from the factory. It was that good.

HTH
 
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Originally posted by bobalong

KidA-
Your're saying the Allure isn't made to stick to the floor, but rather to each other at the joint,( when you remove the wax paper). What are your thoughts on finishing off access panels in the floor ? I'm ready to pull up my carpet, but haven't decided on a material yet. I want my access panels (about 6" X 6" or 8") to not look like an afterthought. If they look finished then the whole job will look finished.

Shadowcruzr-
I googled the Cork material you mentioned, that is a really nice looking product. Had never seen it before. Same question to you, how to finish off floor access panels ?

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Boba: THe cork products I used were 2 inch strips. One side had a rabbit cut into it that when placed against the flat side of the next strip it formed a groove that was filled in with a caulk to give the appearance of the filler strip. WWhen I didn the three deck hatches, I framed them with 4 strips with the rabbit on the inside. then i installed the field to match the rest of the deck. the Rabbit on the frame pieces formed a groove with the flush cut ends of the field pieces. THis will work on any size cover. Check here for a picture.
http://www.marquipt.com/marineDeck.html Note: Our corner radiai we tight enough that we could just use 4 pieces with rounded ends as apposed to the curved pieces shown in the pic

All the cork pieces we glued down. We then routered the outside endges to help keep them from chipping.
 
I put down some pergo about three yrs ago. I have three hatches inside the boat. I glued it all down and used 3/4 manila rope to trim it out as this could go around the curves and it was nautical. The hatches I trimmed with 1" molding and put pulls on.It is now simple to check the bilges without having to take the carpet up. Looks good and has held up well. I know some of you guys are thinking pergo on the floor... carpet on the ceiling?? Refer to topic replacing headliner.
 
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Originally posted by KiDa

Armstrong has a reasonably priced product called Allure. I have it in my laundry room and have considered putting it in my boat. The thing I like about is that it's a lay down product as opposed to a glue down. It has overlapping edges that form a butt joing and those are pre-glued at the factory and covered with a wax paper to preclude them from sticking to one another. The joints are somewhat forgiving until you roll them in place with a small laminate/fiberglass roller or the like. Then forget it. It's not coming apart.

The stuff cuts easily with a box cutter and is easily formed in the obscure shapes that are so common in boats.

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I just redid my floors with Allure Teak and love the stuff. Very easy to install and cleans with a damp swab. I did however glue mine down with Carpet & Tile cement.

Here's a photo:

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Bob
 
I just did my floors with Allure Teak and love the stuff. Very easy to install and cleans with a damp swab. I did however glue mine down with Carpet & Tile cement.
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That is simply beautiful Bob. Do you mind to tell us where you sourced the trim for the hatches?
 
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Originally posted by davita

I just did my floors with Allure Teak and love the stuff. Very easy to install and cleans with a damp swab. I did however glue mine down with Carpet & Tile cement.

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That is simply beautiful Bob. Do you mind to tell us where you sourced the trim for the hatches?
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Everything I used was purchased at Lowe's and Home Depot. total job was done for less than $200.

Here's another view:

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Bob
 
I have been looking at using the plasdeck product. Anyone use plasdeck? Price is 280 for a 6" x 32' role. How does that compare to other products being discussed?
 
Put Allure from HD down over 2 yrs ago and we're still glad we did, also put new heat/sound shield in at the same time.
 
My carpet is coming out this winter. I haven't found a flooring solution yet though. I like the ease of installation of the Allure... but like the look of the alternating lines of teak and holly. So trying to find an easy to install teak and holly vinyl floor solution has not been easy.

--Rick
 
I am pulling my carpet out. I have samples of Lonseal in teak/holly pattern. Looks nice. Has anyone installed it?
 
Yes, I had it installed at the beginjning of the season. Wellie it a lot. It is waterproof and seems very durable. Our dog has not been able to scratch it despite trying all summer.

I would use it again without hesitation.
 
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Originally posted by rnbenton

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Originally posted by davita

I just did my floors with Allure Teak and love the stuff. Very easy to install and cleans with a damp swab. I did however glue mine down with Carpet & Tile cement.

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That is simply beautiful Bob. Do you mind to tell us where you sourced the trim for the hatches?

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Everything I used was purchased at Lowe's and Home Depot. total job was done for less than $200.

Here's another view:

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Bob

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Bob

How about traction. The surface looks smooth. Is it slippery? When wet?

Joe
 
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