TEAKDECKING SYSTEMS Some teak TLC after a busy charter season is often at the top of every deckie’s list. Teak is highly resilient to tough environmental conditions, but tender- loving-care is necessary to maintain its beauty. There are a few simple steps one needs to take. First, Thoroughly clean and brighten decks with highly effective, eco-friendly cleaners such as ECO-100 and ECO-300. Second, scrub with a soft brush across the grain, and rinse well. Do not use power washers because soft wood will be destroyed. Third, remove tough stains by lightly sanding. Fourth, repair damaged caulking with SIS440 Teak Deck Caulking. Lastly, ensure the deck is completely dry before covering to prevent mold growth and freezing water in cold climates. For more details visit
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Anyone properly planning to circumvent the thorny ethics of using teak (or any other endangered wood) needs to pay a visit to Dominique Radier CEO and founder of Aegir Cork Group or ‘Seacork’. He’s been going for 19 years with no plans to change his product because... “If it ain’t broke.. why etc..” Radier works with cork to make decking.
He says, “Cork has become more popular now that people are starting to think more ecologically. Teak these days is either very expensive or very poor quality so we are a bit fashionable right now.” His cork decking is granulated from the leftover scraps of cork bottle stoppers, so that’s another tick in the ‘eco’ box. What’s more, recent
There’s a growth in the market of cleaning and sealing products. Inlay mosaics using LED lights or a different tropical wood are also currently à la mode
reports found that corks are carbon negative so they actually capture carbon rather than create emissions. If you are looking for a bit of relatively useless information; the cork in a still bottle of wine captures 309g of C02 and the bigger corks in sparking wine catch 562g C02. The most obvious development in Radier’s long tradition of working with cork is the digital re-coating machine.
Jost notes a fashion that favours grey or white caulking instead of the traditional black: “These other colours are far less contrasting to the teak, especially if the teak is left to go silver and so the deck can get a nice subtle look to it without the harsh black lines of traditional black caulking.”
Ross reckons classic teak with black caulking remains the most popular decking choice. Customers often get more creative with interior décor, with special requests for rare woods such as birds eye maple. Unique compass rose designs are popular too. She agrees with Jost that softer (grey and white) caulking is popular right
now but she warns that, “While modern- looking, its installation and maintenance protocols vary from traditional black caulk and must be considered to ensure a successful installation. We just posted a blog article on this topic: https://www.
teakdecking.com/application-techniques- for-gray-white-marine-caulking/.” A choice of joint colours is also possible with cork points out Radier. Nikita Achkasov of Deck Project confirms there’s a growth in the market of cleaning and sealing products. Inlay mosaics using LED lights or a different tropical wood are also currently à la mode according to Achkasov.
With more modern materials now available, the building of the deck can be done almost separately to the teak: “This has allowed the teak decks to be made a bit more for looks and style and far less for practical reasons, so the traditional layout and design of teak decks is not necessarily needed or wanted in some cases,” explains Jost. He adds, “The planking can be swept in following with the shear or run parallel to
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