A leaky trim pump damaged my carpet, so I was thinking my 1980 Entertainer would look cool as hell with a synthetic teak floor covering instead ... Has anyone out here had any experience with this kind of project? I figure I can leave carpet going up the sides, and just put the teak on the flat surface from back to front ... Although the bow will be a little form fitted to work. I'm having a hard time finding a suitable product online ... One looked decent on a yacht site but would cost over $500 for 10'! Any ideas, products or pictures of something like this would be much appreciated! Or, if I'm heading down a path of frustration and disappointment, somebody please stop me now!
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Synthetic Teak Flooring
- Thread starter Jamey
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corey331
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It would probably be cheaper to use real teak wood. I think it would look pretty sweet though!! I love the old school look of teak wood. Nothing is too much work if its really what you want, that's my $.02 anyway. I have always thought about doing it in my Convincor, but that would be a lot easier with the entire floor being flat.
ohmagoo
Member
Real teak isn't cheap. $25.00 a board/foot up here for 4/4 plantation teak (trees specifically grown for harvesting). Where the unexpected cost arises is the cost of tooling. Teak is high in silica. Silica eats bits and blades vorasciously. (sp?)
I haven't done any teak work in a marine application but I have made a couple of pieces for in the house. $400.00 for the rough sawn wood and $700.00 in saw blades, planer blades and router bits. The adhesives required for best results on teak are urethane based, since the wood is so oily, and this adds cost also.
The synthetic stuff will be more durable, with easier maintenance and stand up to the sun. Although, still probably hard on tooling, the sheets would be easier to work for fitting. Then there is the cost of the adhesive to properly fix the material down to the deck...it all adds up...and quickly.
$50.00 a lineal foot installed doesn't seem so bad, actually for the look of teak.
I haven't done any teak work in a marine application but I have made a couple of pieces for in the house. $400.00 for the rough sawn wood and $700.00 in saw blades, planer blades and router bits. The adhesives required for best results on teak are urethane based, since the wood is so oily, and this adds cost also.
The synthetic stuff will be more durable, with easier maintenance and stand up to the sun. Although, still probably hard on tooling, the sheets would be easier to work for fitting. Then there is the cost of the adhesive to properly fix the material down to the deck...it all adds up...and quickly.
$50.00 a lineal foot installed doesn't seem so bad, actually for the look of teak.