Teak deck refit and repairs

Send us photographs and we will tell you whether it needs recaulking, patching, or replacing. Including when the honest answer is that it has years left.

Repair, recaulk or replace: how to tell the difference

Recaulk

The planks still have thickness left and the substrate is sound. Only the seams have failed.

Patch

Damage is local — a few planks, one hatch surround — and the rest of the deck has years in it.

Replace

The teak is below the seam line, or water has reached the substrate. Patching buys months, not years.

Teak deck with sound caulk seams

Verdict A · Keep it

Signs your deck can still be saved

  1. Caulk has lifted in patches, not along whole runs.
  2. Planks still stand proud of the seam line.
  3. Screw plugs are present and dry.
  4. The deck sounds solid underfoot everywhere.
  5. No water is showing below deck fittings.
Teak deck worn below the seam line

Verdict B · Replace it

Signs it has to come off

  1. Caulk has pulled away from the plank edge along whole runs, not just in patches.
  2. Planks are below the seam line — the teak is thinner than the caulk is deep.
  3. Screw plugs are missing or weeping black stains.
  4. The deck sounds hollow underfoot, or moves when you press it.
  5. Water is showing inside the vessel below deck fittings.

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