EVA Teak is a popular floor choice for boats

In recent years, EVA teak/EVA foam has become more popular for use as a ship floor in boats and dinghies. The foam material (EVA foam) has a good clarity and shine, high resistance to low temperatures, break resistance, and resistant to UV radiation.

It is possible to retrofit EVA foam in the boat by purchasing our universal EVA sheets/foam boards, or rather EVA foam rollers and then adapting the artificial teak floor to your boat.

In this article, we look at exactly how to fit EVA teak and how to adapt it to your boat.

EVA foam - EVA foam is available in a number of different shapes and colours in our range.

Choose the right EVA Teak variant for your boat

The first thing you need to consider is what look you want for your boat or dinghy. EVA foam rollers are suitable if you need to cover the entire door, as well as if you want railings, tofts, hatches or bathing platforms as well as "pulpits" to be covered. Yes the possibilities are many.

A tip: If you need to lay an area with several round shapes, it may be an advantage to use the diamond-shaped pattern, as it is better for carving in these shapes.

A nice look - It's easier to get a nice look with the diamond-shaped EVA teak when it comes to round shapes.

The EVA foam groundwork, as on so many other work projects, is extremely important

The back of our EVA products is self-adhesive, which means you can stick it directly to the surface. However, it is important that you thoroughly clean the work area before you start laying. For this work, you can advantageously use products such as teak cleaner or equivalent, which thoroughly clean and relax the surface. You can also choose a coarser cleaning and degrease with acetone, to ensure good adhesion.

After the basic cleaning - Acetone can be used after basic cleaning to ensure good adhesion.

Measure EVA materials precisely

The area you are going to cover must now be measured up and almost regardless of size, it may be a good idea to make a template of thick transparent plastic wrap. Place your plastic wrap on the area and draw directly on it where you want the EVA foam to cover. Then you can put the plastic wrap directly on top of your EVA Teak and draw exactly where you are going to cut.

By doing this, you ensure that you get exactly the shape you want and that the EVA foam fits door brackets, roundings or anything else that protrudes from the floor.

Use the right tool to fit EVA teak

When you have finished measuring up, the EVA foam must be marked up and cut. For cutting, use a powerful and very sharp hobby knife (Remember to change to a new knife blade). It is important that the knife is always sharp, so you must continuously change the knife blade as this ensures that you cut all the way through the material in one clean cut without getting a frayed edge on the EVA foam plate.

If you need to make a longer cut, you can use a ruler to cut, so you avoid a crooked cut. If you are going to make joints, it is a very good idea to make the joints in the dark stripes if possible. Then the collections will be much easier to store away. If you make fields with the EVA foam this will provide the neatest transition to the fiberglass, if you can finish the edge with a dark stripe.

Cut EVA-teak - Cut with ruler to get a straighter cut.

The actual sticking of the EVA teak foam

As mentioned, the EVA foam is self-adhesive on the back when you have removed the protective foil. If you need to cover a larger area, it is easiest to control the adhesive by removing only a small part of the protective foil at a time and installing in stages. Press it hard against the ground and then start the rest of the sticking by slowly removing the backing to reveal more and more foil. Pull and press the EVA foam to ensure that no air gets under the foam plate.

Once you have laid the whole piece, make sure it is under pressure – use a wooden board with a couple of batteries or a water bottle on top. Also pay attention to the fact that the glue on the back is best adhered when it is warm. Should you, contrary to expectations, after some time experience that the EVA foam escapes in one spot, you can advantageously clean the area and glue it again with a good marine silicone.