Deck Armor hand-troweles rubber flooring into boats at our Tampa shop. Livewells, hatches, coolers and deck hardware get floor right up to their edges, in one continuous floor. Call (813) 434-0395 or get a free estimate.
The floor is shaped on the deck
We trowel the rubber and epoxy mix onto the deck wet and work it into place by hand. Every boat is different, so every floor is shaped to that exact deck.
That matters when the layout is busy. A hatch, a livewell and four cleats are no harder than a flat stretch of deck. We trowel to each edge as we reach it.
Livewells and fish boxes
The floor runs right up to the livewell opening and stops at the edge. You get a clean, finished line around the hole, with no gap and no trim piece.
The surface is slip-resistant wet, dry or fully submerged. That counts most where you stand to work a livewell, with wet hands and a fish on the line.
Hatches and coolers
Hatches break up a deck more than anything else. On a bay boat casting deck, the hatch outlines decide where the floor starts and stops. We cover that layout in our guide to reflooring a casting deck.
Cooler spots and bench bases get the same treatment. The floor goes around them as a single piece. Tell us on the estimate call if a hatch lid or cooler needs special handling, and we will work it out before the boat arrives.
Pontoon bars, gates and seat bases
A pontoon deck is wide and open, then full of obstacles: gates, seat bases, a bar, a console. Each one adds edges, and each edge gets floor troweled to it.
Because the floor is one piece, you do not end up with a patchwork of sections meeting at every obstacle. Our pontoon reflooring page shows what a full deck looks like.
Cleats, rod holders and small hardware
Small hardware gets the same attention as the big openings. Cleats, rod holder bases, latches and drains are all part of the layout, and the floor is worked around each one by hand.
- No pre-cut pieces to line up with your hardware
- No seams at the cutouts
- No glued edges that can lift
The floor bonds permanently to the deck. There is no adhesive layer under it to work loose around a cutout.
Colors and logos on a busy deck
Every Deck Armor floor is a hand-blended mix of three or more colors from our 24-color palette. No deck is perfectly flat, and with one or two colors your eye picks up every dip. The third color breaks that up so the surface reads flat, even around hatches and hardware.
We can also trowel a logo or lettering right into the floor. We talk through any logo before install.
What happens at the shop
Standard installs happen at our Tampa shop. If your boat is in the water or you have no trailer, we meet you at the ramp, haul it to the shop and bring it back.
- Install takes about 1 to 2 days.
- Cure takes about 3 days. Our install process page walks through drop-off to launch.
- Old flooring comes off before install. That is a paid add-on and adds about a day.
Cosmetic gel coat cracks get floored over. A soft or flexing deck needs repair by your glass shop first, since we do not do fiberglass or structural work.
What to tell us on the estimate call
The more we know about the deck, the tighter the quote. Have these ready:
- Boat type, such as pontoon, bay boat, flats skiff or center console
- Livewells, hatches and anything else that interrupts the deck
- Whether old flooring is on the deck now
- Any logo or lettering you want in the floor
Every boat is measured and quoted individually, so we do not give a rate over the phone without the details. Floors carry a lifetime warranty on recreational boats and 10 years on captain and commercial boats.
Have a complicated deck? Request a free estimate or call (813) 434-0395.