Tek-Dek Custom Panels

Todays boats utilise many advanced modern materials. Carbon fibre and GRP provide structural strength, Kevlar in our ropes and sails give us higher breaking strains and greater product life while stainless steel has made rust a thing of the past. Now its the turn of decking to be treated to a modern, high-tech upgrade.

Tek-Deks Custom Panels are a superb alternative to wooden decking that can be applied to almost any surface including GRP, steel and timber. Its flexible composite structure makes it impressively non-slip and this feature continues even when the deck is running in salt water.

Ideal for either DIY or boat builders, Tek-Dek can also be supplied in easy to handle welded sheets. A craft knife and adhesive spreader are the only other tools required.

Its unique dovetailed under structure creates both an adhesive bond and equally importantly a mechanical bond once the glue has cured. This locking of the adhesive insures that the Tek-Dek remains firmly fixed down for life, yet still allows the boat to flex naturally.

Tek-Dek, while almost indistinguishable from its traditional timber forerunner, features the kind of benefits that sophisticated scientific and production technology can provide.

Appearance: Colour fast pigmenting and in-built graining are totally convincing. Combine this with the fact each strip actually includes its own dark caulking edge and the end result will look like something laid by a traditional craftsman.

Simplicity: The average handyman will be fully able to install completed panels. For those wishing to be more involved a simple craft knife is all that is required to cut your own shapes from pre-welded sheets

Application: Lay the Tek-Dek panel in place. Spread the adhesive (just like tiling) with a notched spreader. Lay the pre-cut joined decking back down, firming down as you go.

Durability: Unlike wood, Tek-Dek requires no further oiling, varnishing, sanding or scraping. Cleaning is simple and can be achieved using adhesive removal wipes.

Life: Tek-Dek is fully UV stabilised and since it is coloured throughout its thickness will retain its classic appearance for many, many years.

Tek-Dek Service

Our custom made panel service is the quick, simple and trouble free solution to a beautiful hard wearing deck.

All panels are constructed using the latest hot weld technology. These panels are of exceptional quality and strength and carry a 5 year warranty against splitting, fading and surface degradation.

Using our extensive expertise in hot welding, we are able to provide numerous special profiles and add-ons to complement your deck. These can range from custom edgings, to fully encapsulating stair treads or cap rails etc. You will be amazed at what we can do!

To take advantage of this service, all you have to do is supply us with accurate drawings or paper templates of the areas to be covered. We can then give you a quote for the work and make up the decks to your own personal needs and requirements. If you dont want the hassle of templating, allow us to do that for you too - we can visit your boat anywhere in mainland U.K.

Once the panels have been carefully constructed we will either have them delivered for yourself to install, or again we can do this for you.

Tek-Dek Panels - Technical Figures

Thickness: 5.5/6.0mm

Weight: 6kg per sq m2

Material: Virgin flexible PVC compound containing U.V. stabiliser and outdoor grade pigments

Shore "A" Hardness: 83

Specific Gravity: 1.40

Tek-Dek DIY panels are hot welded together and carry a five year guarantee.

1.3kg (approximately) of adhesive will be required to stick down each square metre of Tek-Dek.

All prices per square metre