Making wing doors & NUTEAK/TEKDEK imitation teak

[Pascal]

I ve seen marinedeck (cork) it really doesn't look like teak at all.

Considering the price of all the plastic stuff, real teak isn't a bad option

[Brian Degulis]

That's a pile of money for a plastic deck. Epe brazilian hardwood around $5 a board foot. Knock it down to 1/2 or 3/8 for a decorative deck and it's $2.50 a square foot. It's much harder and more stable than teak and if you can pick the boards you can get material that looks about the same as teak.


Brian

[SeaEric]

Ipe is a kin to walnut. Its very dark in color, almost black. I'm not sure thats a good choice for a boat deck. I have seen some Cumaru that looked like teak. I have only seen it used in interior applications though.

Comparing a raw wood board foot material price with a completed PVC deck installed price is apples and oranges. I think that if you were to perhaps get an actual price on an installed and finished teak deck project, I suspect you would be shocked.

[Brian Degulis]

Here's a typical Ipe board

Brian

[SeaEric]

I think the key to the use of Ipe is: as Brian said in his previous post, the ability to pick the individual boards. The color ranges from dark brown to olive-brown and sometimes almost blackish tones and can vary widely in grain.

[Pascal]

there isnt' much difference between gluing teak or plastic. on the typical aft deck, you are looking at an extra day of caulking and sanding... not bad for the REAL stuff.

[SeaEric]

Laying a pre-made Flexiteek deck panel down into some glue on a deck is sortof like laying a pre-cut, bound piece of carpet. Do you really think that's similar labor as cutting fitting and installing a REAL teak deck?

[Pascal]

obviously not if you are using a premade panel but some of the plastic solutions come in pieces, glued individually.

[Brian Degulis]

I think the key to the use of Ipe is: as Brian said in his previous post, the ability to pick the individual boards. The color ranges from dark brown to olive-brown and sometimes almost blackish tones and can vary widely in grain.

Eric all lumber is pretty much like that. I've seen teak that was darker than Ipe and Mahogany thats lighter than Birch. Like all lumber Ipe is available in diffrent grades and cuts but you have to be able to pick out the boards to get a color match.

Brian

[SeaEric]

And there in lies the disadvantage, IMO, of PVC decking. There is no variation in color. That is the primary characteristic that makes it look fake.