Deck cover advice
Submitted by sea-kem on Sun, 2019-10-27 20:09
G'day all
I've been asked to quote on building a pontoon roughly 3m x 2m which will be moored for kids to swim out to and play on etc.
I'll be fabricating from ali but of course there's the problem of heat during the day and I'd like to avoid the kids getting burnt feet etc when they climb on.
Can anyone suggest a product that doesn't cost a fortune that I can fix to the top that will absorb the heat.
Cheers
Andy
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rossp
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Marine carpet fixed to
Marine carpet fixed to marine ply
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Cheers mate, I'd thought of
Cheers mate, I'd thought of carpet but my concern with that is getting covered in bird shit. It needs to be something that will self wash if you like when the kids are playing on it.
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clayd
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Perhaps check out a few of
Perhaps check out a few of the existing pontoons. They use plastic. Know there’s one a Coogee and Jurien Bay
sea-kem
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Cheers mate, lol we're
Cheers mate, lol we're actually replacing a plastic one we had up there, the mooring broke and it floated off as was smashed up against the seawall.
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clayd
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Yeah, saw the one at
Yeah, saw the one at Jurien. Washed into the beach. Pretty freaky conditions though. Don't know if it dragged the mooring or it broke. That pontoon's deck is pretty standard though.
sea-kem
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I'm actually going to look
I'm actually going to look into a poly deck, there's a company called Dotmar that specialises in plastics etc will see what they have.
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still trying
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Was just at coogee yesterday
Was just at coogee yesterday they were using the same grate that is used on floating jetties., maybe that's an option not sure on cost but it would last well.
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Silver Fox
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Ply n Kiwi grip
Too easy Andy .
My wife understands why I clean my rods n reels in the shower....
JW77
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Bunnings do a plastic fake
Bunnings do a plastic fake timber decking, should last & be easy to clean.
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sea-kem
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Cheers fellas, some good
Cheers fellas, some good ideas there.
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Billcollector
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Plastic decking gets hot
Plastic decking gets hot when in the sun, etch prime and non skid deck paint, the water coming off them will cool it enough I would have thought.
Pauldarie
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the old fake lawn
nice plush fake lawn glued on?
a million and one uses haha...
still trying
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How is the ramp at Seabird
How is the ramp at Seabird Andy are you able to get your boat in yet or still waiting for a it more sand.
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sea-kem
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Not sure mate haven't been
Not sure mate haven't been up for a few weeks, I'm furiously trying to fix my pots before the end of the month lol. I reckon it won't be far away once the souwesters start.
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I'm thinking ststt if
I'm thinking ststt if December but if anything maybe a little bit later
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still trying
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Do you have all your parts I
Do you have all your parts I have some parts at home I have been lazy haven't built any pots this year.
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sea-kem
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I think so, cheers for that
I think so, cheers for that will be in touch if I need anything. I've still got the one I got off you, still going strong.
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sunshine
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Engineered boards
Andy, the one being built at CPBA appears to have engineered boards......might be worth considering as much cooler than artificial grass
uncle
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Theres a pontoon at hillarys
Marina, i can check it if you want
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danwi
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www.puredecks.com.au/Same as
www.puredecks.com.au/
Same as a deck?
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Kiwi grip
Kiwi grip
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Cheers Brody, I reckon that
Cheers Brody, I reckon that could be the go.
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Well I've won the job, will
Well I've won the job, will post some pics of the build etc. I bought a brand new 500i WIA inverter series welder end of June for doing ali and heavier jobs etc. This will be a good test for the unit.
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