Teak and Holly - upgrade of the floor plates
Initially the plan was just to give the floor plates a new coat of varnish. They were sanded, as seen on the photo above, and given a new coating. The result was not that good and also it was clear 2 floor plates needed repair, because some part was partially rotten. The orange colored plate was worse and it was tried to make a new plate, but the color was way off and also it started to curve. The end result after the plates were vanished again. The 2 plates which had to be replaced. To replace them is easier said than done. This type of floor is called "Teak and Holly". Originally these were larger strips of teak which a smaller strip of a lighter wood. Nowadays this is available in plywood or even veneer. Teak and Holly or prefabbed plywood Of course this is not available in Brazil. To make complete new floor plates would be very expensive and even to find somebody able to do so would be difficult. Therefore the choice was to purchase a prod