Stee6043
Well-Known Member
We've had quite a few threads over the years on the cheap EVA flooring alternatives to SeaDek. I installed it on my upper and lower platforms in 2018. When I replaced my swim platform in 2021 I also installed it on the new one.
The flooring on my upper platform lasted about 5 seasons. Zero issues with adhesion, zero issues with staining, cleaned it only with Simple Green. But mid-last summer the black spot shown below started to form. And it grew rapidly. I think we must have spilled something on it...or it just finally wore to the point that the color was wearing off. Not sure. What's confusing is the newer material was also starting to lose it's color in spots after only 2 seasons. So...root cause of the failure is unclear.
Removal of the older material was a process. It was stuck down very well. It took three separate cycles of soaking with mineral spirits and then scraping. The lower/newer material came up much more easily. I likely didn't prep the new platform properly (acetone) as one of the pieces was actually coming loose last year.
With the mess that was left we really had no choice but to reapply new flooring. I quoted professionally installed EVA flooring at $2,500 with a lead time of "unclear". So we went forward with more of the cheap stuff . I'll be treating this stuff with 303 this weekend. Hopefully this is a 10+ year solution with better prep and care.
So yeah...this is what it looked like.
We went darker with the new stuff and really like it. Here's to hoping!
The flooring on my upper platform lasted about 5 seasons. Zero issues with adhesion, zero issues with staining, cleaned it only with Simple Green. But mid-last summer the black spot shown below started to form. And it grew rapidly. I think we must have spilled something on it...or it just finally wore to the point that the color was wearing off. Not sure. What's confusing is the newer material was also starting to lose it's color in spots after only 2 seasons. So...root cause of the failure is unclear.
Removal of the older material was a process. It was stuck down very well. It took three separate cycles of soaking with mineral spirits and then scraping. The lower/newer material came up much more easily. I likely didn't prep the new platform properly (acetone) as one of the pieces was actually coming loose last year.
With the mess that was left we really had no choice but to reapply new flooring. I quoted professionally installed EVA flooring at $2,500 with a lead time of "unclear". So we went forward with more of the cheap stuff . I'll be treating this stuff with 303 this weekend. Hopefully this is a 10+ year solution with better prep and care.
So yeah...this is what it looked like.
We went darker with the new stuff and really like it. Here's to hoping!