Cabin flooring

[prv]

We have faux teak and holly through out the whole boat lovely to look at but bloody cold in winter so all nicely covered with best quality carpet !!

My cabin sole is solid resin (top of the ballast) with a long doormat over it

Pete

 

[Deleted member 36384]

What was the original point / provenance of the holly stripe effect can anyone tell me ?

Boo2

It may not be just for decoration. I understand that the holly was a hard strip inserted to reduce the wear that a teak only board could be subject to.

 

[pcatterall]

Nothing wrong with ply in my opinion! Plenty of exterior (marine ply not required) ply with attractive face veneers. If you want stripes then,yes, they can be applied and I thought that I had seen some with strips routed out and an insert or caulking applied.
I would have liked a lighter material on my last boat, I seemed to spend more time working down there and the effort of lifting those dam boards began to tell!!
Dont Robbins supply a not too expensive product.

 

[musarkie]

Last season I covered my horrid plywood floor with dark blue carpet tiles from b&q
You can cut around the bilge board pieces to gain access to the bilges
It is easy to do using spray glue and economical and looks much better than than previous

 

[saltylegs]

I just remembered that I should post the finished results
http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n630/saltylegs/66369837175F7C0AB.png

 

[robertj]

Why not cover it in teak effect stripped vynyl kitchen flooring.
It comes in 2m widths which can be glued to individual boards to ease access to the bilge.
Not sure of it's non slip properties but it can be bought with a nice comfy foam backing.
Just a thought.

 

[robertj]

Try Trago Mills

 

[MrCramp]

I had varnished marine ply boards but they got slippy when wet. I cut some industrial carpet (surplus so free) to the shape of the floor and just laid it with no fixing.

I idea was to replace it every year but it was 3 years before it needed changing. My second choice would be carpet tiles.

Carpet is much nicer on bare feet, mugs don't break when the galley staff drop them and it looks more homely.

 

[vyv_cox]

I just remembered that I should post the finished results
http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n630/saltylegs/66369837175F7C0AB.png

Looks excellent, well done. Are the plastic strips sufficiently durable, and is the adhesive holding out?

Many years ago I achieved a reasonable effect very cheaply by staining strips of a light-coloured ply dark, leaving narrow unstained strips between them.

 

[vertford]

I looked at wood to replace the horrible foam backed carpet that someone had used, but lack the skill to do it nicely/properly. Went for the non slip type of vinyl from the local flooring shop. Cut a template with lining paper and fitted it okay. Seems okay for £18 that I spent sofar.

 

[saltylegs]

Looks excellent, well done. Are the plastic strips sufficiently durable, and is the adhesive holding out?

Many years ago I achieved a reasonable effect very cheaply by staining strips of a light-coloured ply dark, leaving narrow unstained strips between them.

thanks vyv,
the boards are 12mm marine ply with no stain just varnish and 6mm tape. I made sure to put enough coats on to get a gloss finish before putting on the tape so it stuck well. then there are 6 top coats of varnish and so far so good.