Plasteak decking

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Has anyone had plas-teak installed on their boats? Looks similar to teak, but is not supposed to fade, get hot,and is UV resistant. If so, how was the cost, and what did you think of it?
 
Current sea do you have any before pics. It does look great.
 
Thanks for the pictures-it looks amazing. Have you found it to be hot or slippery when wet? I notice you have to have a sales person come give you a price, did you feel the pricing was fair?
 
Price was good.
It does get hot but not terrible.
It is not slippery.
 
If this is the flat stuff on a roll, I have in in Florida on the wooden hatches and lazarette hatch.

Been on since 2005.

Has a few stains on the lazarette hatch, the rest is PRISTINE!

RWS
 
Would this material be suitable inside the salon, away from the sun?

I ask because we are remove g the salon carpet and had considered doing real teak on the floor, but this would be much easier.
 
IMO it should be great inside. No doubt it's great outside too, but IMO it's way too dark for anything that's in the sun in the tropics.

I for one don't want to have to deal with the repercussions after the Admiral burns her fanny on the swim platform...
 
They make a lighter colored product call cool teak. 30% cooler.
 
I asked in the other thread it looks slippery from the pictures am I wrong?
Otherwise I think it looks great Dave and Walter.
Bill
 
I have Flexiteek which is the same type of product. One negative I would add is any wax that gets on it is a pain to get off. I have not found an easy way to do it. Starbrite Deck Wash seems to help more than others.

I should add the finish on mine is brushed like texture of wood, not hard and smooth as I sometimes see on these products. So while I think this looks better, it does take stains more readily.

Vic
 
Go with plasdeck, you won't regret it. I had it done by Travis at TTcustommarine.com Pricing was fair. Quality of work is 2nd to none. You can tell when the person doing the job has the nuances of installation mastered and when they dont. All of our lines are dead on from the top of the bridge down 9 stairs to the cockpit for example. While your choice of product is a matter of personal choice, I felt this variety looked more authentic and closest to freshly oiled teak.
 
HOW DO THEY FASTEN THE MATERIAL TO THE SUBSTRATE? I MEAN, IF THE FLOOR FLEXES DO YOU LOOK FORWARD TO THE PRODUCT DELAMINATING? I ASKED THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THIS AND GOT NO REPLY. IF THEY USE 5200, YOU CAN FORGET ABOUT REPLACING LATER ON.
 
Ours is more like wood, sands like wood.
As for the fasten, yes I think they use something like 5200.
The claim they can easily repair or replace strips.
Remember it is just strips glued together, so they heat it up, pry if off, sand down the glue sand lay in a new strip. I don't see it delaminating.
 
We just finished the teak & holly on the inside. Made templates to get fit correct. Very easy to cut and install. Rough sand floor w/80 grit. Wipe with denatured alcohol. Use a 1/32 notch trowel to apply glue, wait 15 min, place vinyl on top and use roller to make sure adhesion is correct. Looks great. Plasteak easy to deal with, very helpful with any questions. They also cut trim to match.

Ron
 
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