These panels generally consist of a marine grade, WBP-bonded plywood backing with strips of teak or Oregon pine bonded or glued to the face. Alternatively, they may consist of teak planking held together by a few layers of glass fibre sheet impregnated with epoxy resin. They are available either in standard board sizes or as made-to-measure deck sections cut and machined to a template.

Another type of prefabricated panel consists of teak planking with rubber jointing strips and no plywood backing.

One-part elastic polyurethane adhesives are ideal for bonding these panels to the deck. One-part polyurethanes are resistant to sea water, they possess excellent gap filling properties, and no additional mechanical fastenings are needed. Once cured, the adhesive bond is extremely strong, permanently elastic and waterproof.

Because it is waterproof and applied to the whole surface of the deck, the adhesive acts as an additional skin to protect the deck from attack by the elements. As the deck does not have to be drilled for screws or bolts, there are no holes through which water could penetrate and cause damage.