How To Choose Your Garden Furniture And Make It Last
This guide will help you to choose the right garden furniture and make it last.Garden furniture is now a fashion item as the patio and garden increasingly become an additional functional space to the home.
It will be worthwhile doing some research before buying any garden furniture.This will make it more likely that you’ll get the right furniture and it will last for time to come.Following are some important tips you need to consider before you buy.
Decide whether you want furniture that will fold up to be stored away in the colder months or not.If you have made the decision to keep the furniture in the garden throughout the year, it will need to be made from hardwearing materials like hardwood, aluminium or rust free wrought iron.Although the initial cost of the more durable materials will be high, it will be worth it in the long run as they will last much longer than cheaper alternatives.
Choosing the right type of material and construction is paramount.Decide what kind of material for your garden furniture would best compliment your patio or garden.Select a material that will stay in balance with your garden.
Wood is the firm favourite for garden furniture it has all the necessary attributes but it will need some maintainance.Tropical woods tend to be high in natural oils e.g. teak, iroko or courbaril, which make them ideal.You can leave such woods outside throughout the seasons.
Any bolts should be made from metals that won’t rust, but ideally the joints will be mortice and tenon.If there are metal nuts and bolts, make sure that they are made from rust proof materials namely: aluminium, stainless steel or brass.
Ensure that the furniture is made from premium grade teak, otherwise you may find cracks, defects and knots appearing over time.Premium manufacturers dry the wood in a kiln to seal in the moisture and avoid cracks forming.
Check that glues containing epoxy resin has been used on the joints – this will ensure that they don’t crack apart in cold weather.
If your teak garden furniture becomes dirty it is easy to clean with warm soapy water and a scrubbing brush which will enable you to restore the beautiful silver grey weathered look.
If you do want to wash it down with a pressure hose, do so at 60-80 bar (psi 900 – 1200) but don’t get closer than 30cm from the surface.Scrub your teak furniture once a year will a small amount of bleach, this will stop algae from growing on the surface.
Any stains and grease spots can be immediately removed by washing down using a light detergent then rinsing off with clean water as soon as they occur. However, this is not essential as nature will take its course over time.
During periods of dry weather, the wood might start to crack slightly.This is natural and no action needs to be taken as when the moisture in the atmosphere increases the timber will return to its original condition.
It is not necessary to use teak oil or varnish as these will not extend the life of your garden furniture and are purely cosmetic. However, if you wish to preserve the as new appearance of your teak garden furniture the application of teak oil when the furniture is new will give a more lustre finish than leaving untouched.Teak oils vary so make sure you read the instructions first.Unless you want a very black finish, be sure to apply teak oil to dry wood only.
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