Laminate flooring for decks.

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graham

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Twister Kens new deck looks marvellous but has taken ages and probably cost a fortune.I am considering doing mine with BandQ laminate flooring.(The maple looks nice at £9.99/sq meter.)

The advantages are that it is suitable for bathrooms (so should be ok if the odd green one comes aboard)also as it is not glued down when it eventually wears out it can be replaced in a day using the old planks as templates.

One question though which type of underlay do I need for a grp deck??

Tight fistedness,the mother of all invention.

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The o0nly problem with the maple laminate is it's very slippery when wet; however, if it gets wet, wearing a pair of instep crampons (available at Cotswold Outdoors for about £15) will prevent slipping overboard; and as you said, it is cheap! Cheap enough to replace the spiked panels when they start to look untidy

Just a thought.

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Make sure all floor panels are thoroghly sealed as water will eventually wick into the grain, especially at the joints,also salt has a tendency to build up under the flooring if your not really careful (speaking from experience),advantages, great in the winter as not as cold as plastic, easy to keep clean and the odd mark or two doesn't show up...............keith

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best / quickest way to affix to existing deck =
Paslode framing gun with 65m/m s/s anuallar ring-shank nails. these will grip very well 1 in each corner of each tile . to change a tile is easy , just tap the nails from below decks

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Trouble with the bathmat is that it would allways be in the wrong place.

My solution for this is small pieces of self adhesive velcro stuck down at 12 inch centers allover the deck.The other side of the velcro is bonded to the soles of your boots.

Just line up each boot with a convenient velcro patch on deck ,job done.



Tightfistedness ,the mother of all invention.
 
Wrong

Laminate flooring is naff, and will reduce the value of your boat. Carole Smiley says no! Plus, not at all sure of its non-slippability quotient, nor its water resistance.

The answer, surely, is the 'umble carpet tile, which can be bought dead cheap from exhibition sites (after the exhibition). They are easy to cut, floppy so will conform to curvy decks, insulating, don't show stains, are flesh friendly for al-fresco sporting activities, and are inherently non-slip. What's more they can be bought in a variety of colours including teak, mahogany, pitch pine and frozen snot, and can even be mixed and matched in chequerboard styles. Purrfeck.

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Excellent thinking. Moving along from this idea, if we all wear suits, like those things that you put on to throw yourself at a velcro wall, there will no longer be need for lee cloths, harnesses, or any other form of boaty restraint. Get me Musto on the line immediately.

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you\'re kidding!

recently seen the owner of a 60ft schooner moored in the tamar covering his decks with what looks very like carpet. perhaps he knows something the rest of us don't.

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Ah, if he wants Brecon sheep onboard, surely the obvious answer is to turf the deck, like thos eco-friendly buildings.

Renewable source, environmentally friendly, and provides good insulation too

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Re: Brecon sheep

At least they dont smoke .And can be converted to warm hats for Jimi and Sunday lunch .

Why do you think sailing wellies are popular in Wales?

This gives me another idea for decks,what about Astro turf??

Allweather playing surface and the sheep wont eat it...perfect.

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