Other boats for Bridge Coatings: Description and comparison of different solutions decking for new construction or remodeling existing on the market: - teak wood natural
- paints with added sand
- materials resin and cork
- products in thin plate
- other systems based on PVC plastic
the true traditional TECK: This is historically the coating of choice for bridges of boats. The only real quality Teak Marine is one of Burma, prohibited in the EEC since early 2008, the others are teak teak South America or elsewhere to growth forced!
- However, teak is not an ideal solution: read the articles here ...
- there are teak and teak, teak a noble of high quality now costs very expensive!
between a teak type "DIY supermarket" and a Burmese Teak selected to fabricate bridges Yachts, there is little comparison. - like all wood, teak is alive, it has flaws (knots), there are risks of separation and we know new boats built by yards of high reputation who have problems after a boating season.
- Unfortunately, teak does not retain its original beautiful color and becomes gray glass.
- it is not resistant to acid rain and its maintenance (protection products, specialty oils ...) is tedious and expensive.
- FSC, environmental aspects and sustainable development: read articles on the teak on the site "Friends of the Earth" to get an idea ...
- make a boat deck with teak slats curved in the rules of art is a specialist job, even an artist, imagine in the price!
the MOST: - Tradition, style, beauty, art ... - If you're a purist - Hardness the LEAST: - Very expensive, downright unaffordable if we want a slatted deck curves and a beautiful bridge: varaitn asked prices between 1000 and 1500 euro / M2 for a quality teak 'industrial' ...
- Not eco - Not suitable for the handyman: you have the skills and tools adapted - Not resistant to chemicals - Requires extensive maintenance - No high pressure washing - Difficult or impossible to repair - Unstable and flawed: nodes, lack of consistency ... - Heavy: 8 kg / m² for conventional blades, 7 kg of teak plywood top and 6 kg for pre-fabricated plates.
PAINTING the sand: it is a solution sometimes mentioned - For our part, we have little information about what kind of solution that seems rather dubious and unusual
the MOST: - Price? - Ease of implementation? - Low weight the LEAST: - Aesthetic deplorable - False solution - Little or no use on recreational boats - Does not add value to the boat, at otherwise specified, the devalued ...
the reconstituted Corks: mid solution synthetic, semi natural, these materials are obtained by mixing the resin binders with cork or neoprene - cork is like all wood, a living material, manufacturing industrialized allows the mix of two materials of different nature
- the resemblance to the real teak is quite far
- these materials require regular maintenance and protection products
- they are potentially sensitive to shock, impact and chemical
the MOST: - Greener than teak ... - Quite slim: 5 kg / m - Soft touch - Almost natural
synthetic plates: there are very thin and flexible plates to cut and paste are proposed as floorings - these very thin coatings seem to wear quickly
- there is little resemblance to a bridge constructed of slats or blades
- slip resistance degrade due to wear
- the detachment are common
the MOST: - Greener than teak ... - Lightweight: 2.5 to 5 kg / m - Economic
PVC plastic coatings:
in this category that we Leader! the MOST: - Greener than teak ... - Strong but flexible: the advantages of PVC - Only 5mm thick - Weight: 6 kg / m - maintenance free, UV resistant - Highly resistant to shocks - Scratches easily
- To re-pumice
- Easy to install
- UV resistant to chemicals, acid rain - Wash the "karcher"
WARNING: there is a new brand recently appeared, very inferior, who said similar to ours (they even copied our nomenclature Codes Sections BLADES!)
everything is supposedly the cheapest on the market ...
This is NOT our artificial Teck: beware the quality is lower ...
Besides this brand has only been 2 to 3 years, making it the most ancient, but not the product ... distributor and reseller of this product are small companies that have signed representation contracts with us a few years ago and have used us and then sell a different material ...
which is no great professional references.
There is another good quality brand with Scandinavian is a similar product to ours ALTHOUGH with a more artificial and different ...
the composition is almost identical, but the construction system that uses a technique of thermal welding together strips, makes its implementation more difficult and almost restricted to the mass production.
You can also read the article in the magazine Practical Sailor who did a test several products in 2003 and another test after the first 8 months!
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