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rogerbum



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PostPosted: Thu Nov 29, 2018 11:45 am    Post subject: interlocking Teak tiles Reply with quote

I came across these in my Facebook feed the other day. They are similar to the rubber deck tiles in installation but have teak topping. They might be of interest to a brat. @$8.40/sq ft. they are not that much more expensive than the dry deck tiles ($6.29/sq ft at West Marine).
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ssobol



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PostPosted: Thu Nov 29, 2018 12:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I used these on my boat. Not teak, but the look is pretty close. Lots cheaper too.

https://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/90234226/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMInY7UuY363gIVEVqGCh3cigz7EAQYASABEgJ3wvD_BwE

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Gene Morris



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PostPosted: Sat Dec 01, 2018 10:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

They are beautiful Roger. But, it looks like it would be hard to clean the fish guts and crab trap leavings.

Gene

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thataway



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PostPosted: Sat Dec 01, 2018 4:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have owned boats and houses with the short teak decking--glued together not on a rubber backing. (These had a scrim on the back, and were glued to the floor or deck). Both in boats and house decks, eventually these broke loose from the glue.

I have no idea how the teak planks are glued to the rubber or plastic backing--but teak is an extremely oily wood, and few glues work really well with it. When we were building boats I did destructive testing because because I was laminating some teak rub rails. I found that the old fashioned Rescorcinal Glue (by Weld Wood) was the best, followed by epoxy.

The Dri Deck and similar rubber based tiles are certainly well utilized (and I have them lining the bilge of my current 25). I also came across some harder ones, which do not flex (and may be better for wood overlay)--but they worked well only on flat parts of the boat.), Reading the reviews--it suggest that the under surface may be a plastic rather an rubber based (?). There is also suggestion that the planks are screwed to the substrate--is that correct? If so--these should be SS fastenings.

I would be interested on how the teak is fitted to the substrate and how they last. Look great! (and cheaper than Deckadence spaghetti mats!)

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PostPosted: Mon Dec 03, 2018 4:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

ssobol wrote:
I used these on my boat. Not teak, but the look is pretty close. Lots cheaper too.

https://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/90234226/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMInY7UuY363gIVEVqGCh3cigz7EAQYASABEgJ3wvD_BwE



This looks so good I just bought 27sqft for the interior of mine

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