Tacoma, WA

Marine flooring
in Tacoma.

John Genis has cleaned hundreds of boats as the owner of Destination Detailing and has seen every decking option out there. He brought Deck Armor to the Pacific Northwest for the durability, the look, and how easily it cleans up. Same product, same warranty, run by a local who knows these waters.

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What we do

Tacoma. Same floor, local hands.

Puget Sound is cold, wet and busy, and a deck that goes slick in the rain is a deck nobody trusts. Deck Armor is a rubber-based floor troweled on by hand as one bonded surface. It grips wet, dry or submerged, it takes the edge off a long day standing, and it does not curl at the edges the way a stuck-on mat does.

Service area

Pierce, Thurston and King counties

John and Nadira Genis cover Pierce, Thurston and King. John owned Destination Detailing and has cleaned hundreds of boats, which turns out to be a useful background for a floor installer: he has seen every decking product on this water and what each one looks like after five seasons of rain. Salmon boats, cruisers and center consoles all come off the Sound wet, and the floor should be the part you never have to think about. The three counties cover most of the south Sound, from Olympia up past Tacoma toward Seattle. Grip matters more on this water than it does in Florida, and so does a surface that will not hold water in a seam through a long grey winter. Boats launch out of Gig Harbor, Steilacoom, Point Defiance and Olympia across those three counties.

Covering Pierce County, Thurston County and King County.

We install for boat owners in Tacoma, Gig Harbor, Puyallup, University Place, Lakewood, Olympia, Lacey, Tumwater, Federal Way, Auburn, Kent, Des Moines and Seattle.

Local water

The water John and Nadira work

Puget Sound is cold, wet and busy, and it rains on it most of the year. Commencement Bay and Point Defiance are the home water, with the Narrows, Gig Harbor and Carr Inlet just across, Case Inlet and Budd Inlet down toward Olympia, and Elliott Bay north into King County. Boats here are working most weekends in weather that would keep a Florida boat on the trailer, and the deck problem is the opposite of Florida's: not heat, but a surface that goes slick the moment it is wet and stays wet for months. Salmon and crab gear get dragged across it, and so do boots rather than bare feet. Aluminum and fiberglass center consoles, cuddies and cruisers are most of the work, plus pontoons on the lakes.

How it works

From your first call to walking the deck.

01

Get a quote

Call or text (253) 686-1752 with the boat, the deck square footage and the finish you are after. John and Nadira Genis gets you a quote range, usually within 48 hours.

02

We come to the boat

No drop off and no haul. We work where she sits, at your dock, your lift, your slip or your driveway, anywhere in the territory.

03

Pick a color

Choose an in-stock color or blend 3 or more into a custom mix. Logos and lettering are troweled right into the floor, just discuss any logo with us before install.

04

We install it

Old flooring out, deck prepped, new surface hand-troweled in. Install runs 1 to 2 days plus about a 3 day cure before she is back on the water.

Lifetime warranty

On recreational vessels. 10 years on captain or commercial boats. Coverage is non-transferable.

Your local operator

Who you are calling.

Deck Armor Tacoma

Tacoma, WA · John and Nadira Genis
Tacoma, WA(253) 686-1752Monday to Saturday, 8am to 6pm
Questions

Tacoma, answered.

Who runs Deck Armor in Tacoma?
John and Nadira Genis. Call or text (253) 686-1752.
Is it slippery in the rain?
No. The surface is slip resistant wet, dry or submerged. Grip is the whole point of it.
How do I get a quote?
Call or text (253) 686-1752 with the boat, the deck square footage and the finish you are after.
Which counties do you cover?
Pierce, Thurston and King. Text where you keep the boat and John will sort out the logistics from there.
Does it stay grippy through a wet Northwest winter?
That is the main reason people here call. The texture is troweled in rather than printed on, so it is the same surface all the way through and does not polish smooth with use. Wet is the condition it is designed for.
Can you do aluminum boats, not just fiberglass?
Yes. It bonds to a properly prepped aluminum deck the same as it does to fiberglass. Call John with the boat and the deck square footage and he will tell you what prep it needs.

More questions are answered on the full FAQ.

Other shops

Not your water? Find your shop.

Every Deck Armor location installs the same floor under the same warranty. Pick the one nearest your boat.

See them all on the locations page.

Ready when you are

Get your boat done right.

Free estimates in Pierce, Thurston and King counties. Tell us the boat and we take it from there.

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