Replacement Bathing Platform Wood

[CambridgeCabby]

We are looking to replace the rotted wood in our bathing platform hopefully with the more traditional slats as opposed to the current one piece stop gap she came with .

Does anyone know and can recommend where we can source suitable wood and also where we can get it cut to size please .

 

shes currently with George at Ludham for other work but replacement wood isn’t one of his areas of expertise 

attached is a not very good photo

[Bound2Please]

Burtons the avenue brentwood Simon, they supplied all the new decking for a mate of mines ocean going classic cruiser mate

[CambridgeCabby]

Alternatively we would also consider fitting a solid piece with horizontal slots routed in 

[BrundallNavy]

Tim Collins in Wroxham, he can cut to any size / thickness for you.  I would go for something like Iroko or Mahogany Oak will go black after time.

[Bound2Please]

Or teak slats from Burtons even

[BroadAmbition]

Consider plywood, seal it then dress with Dek-King?

Griff

[CambridgeCabby]

24 minutes ago, BroadAmbition said:

Consider plywood, seal it then dress with Dek-King?

Griff

That was an option we considered after seeing the finish you’ve achieved on BA,

but that said you are a craftsman unlike incompetent me 

[BroadAmbition]

Craftsman? - That's stretching it a bit innit?

There's a chap around the rivers that fits Dek-King professionally - Nipper knows of him, he might be able to do it for you?

Griff

[Guest]

Traditionally teak slats but iroka should be fine given its from the teak family , Tim Collins will no doubt be able to supply the necessary material .

It's a big ask of ply even resin bonded to not delaminate given its going to spend more time wet than dry .

No doubt there is a plastic composite alternative these days which while being just fine for the job  but to me wouldn't have the same appeal as timber , then again I'm biased given my carpentry and boat building background  .

[CambridgeCabby]

49 minutes ago, Ricardo said:

Traditionally teak slats but iroka should be fine given its from the teak family , Tim Collins will no doubt be able to supply the necessary material .

It's a big ask of ply even resin bonded to not delaminate given its going to spend more time wet than dry .

No doubt there is a plastic composite alternative these days which while being just fine for the job  but to me wouldn't have the same appeal as timber , then again I'm biased given my carpentry and boat building background  .

I will attempt to measure up what I need and go with your suggestion I think 

[grendel]

I have used greenheart as a raised planter surround, 15 years later and not a trace of rot. its a very rot proof wood used for sea groines and piling. one word of warning, its murder to work with and splinters will fester horribly. - the pieces I have were offcuts when they were installing new sea defences at whitstable

[Timbo]

21 hours ago, brundallNavy said:

Tim Collins in Wroxham, he can cut to any size / thickness for you.  I would go for something like Iroko or Mahogany Oak will go black after time.

What about Opepe from the chaps at Martham Doug?

 

[Smoggy]

For my bathing platform and steps I used a wood/plastic composite from a place in okehampton, I got some samples first and slung one in the parts washer at work for a week, 60 degrees and a detergent mix didn't soften it so should be fine, machined well too.

https://www.wpc-decking.co.uk/