Installing Balcony Decking

Blog Board member Chief Officer Andre van Schoonhoven, fresh back from vacation, sent us the latest photo from the shipyard.

It’s a picture of one of the decks of outside staterooms with balconies where they have started putting down the imitation teak decking. Andre explained the process of preparing and finishing the decking:

After leveling the steel, a two-component compound called Api Flexilit is poured. After setting, grooves will be cut into this using a router. The grooves will be filled up with the same material in a black color, and then the lot will be sanded down to make it look like wooden planking with caulking in between.