| When it comes to selecting Garden Furniture, or | | | | of use from your purchase. |
| Patio Furniture, it is important to remember that it | | | | Hardwood Garden Furniture |
| will probably be left outside in all weathers, so it | | | | This is my favourite, because no two pieces are |
| must be able to stand up to extreme changes of | | | | "exactly" the same. The differences in the grain |
| temperatures. You may think that all Garden | | | | makes each piece unique. It would take a whole |
| Furniture is built to last, but un-fortunately that is | | | | book to completely cover "Wooden Garden |
| NOT the case. Buying cheap Garden Furniture is | | | | Furniture", because there are literally thousands of |
| very often the most expensive choice! It will need | | | | different options. |
| to be replaced often! The old adage is also true, | | | | However after selling Garden Furniture for over |
| "you only get what you pay for". | | | | ten years, my choice has narrowed right down to |
| Having established that we are now NOT going to | | | | only one type, which is "Teak Garden Furniture". |
| buy the cheapest that we can find, what should | | | | The reason for this is very simple, it is the BEST |
| we do next? The first step is to decide what | | | | there is to withstand all types of weather, |
| type of Garden Furniture that you like. This you | | | | including the often rainy UK summer climate. |
| can basically separate into two categories: | | | | Although it is certainly more expensive that most |
| Metal Garden Furniture & Hardwood Garden | | | | other types of wood, it is VERY hard wearing and |
| Furniture. | | | | will last for many years, with (or without) any |
| Metal Garden Furniture | | | | treatment, so really does justifies the higher price. |
| If you want Metal Garden Furniture, and you want | | | | Teak is a natural product, that is from a slow |
| it to last, then you should select Metal Garden | | | | growing hard wood tree. So when you look to |
| Furniture that is ONLY made of Aluminium. The | | | | buy make sure that you select from a supplier |
| reason for this is that Aluminium does NOT RUST, | | | | that has Teak Garden Furniture that has been |
| so will last in all weather conditions. Having decided | | | | made from "Plantation Grown" Teak, which is a |
| on Aluminium, you then must look at whether to | | | | renewable resource, and not from a forest that is |
| go for "Cast Aluminium", which is often solid and is | | | | being destroyed by de-forestation. Quality Teak |
| made from Aluminium that has been Cast into a | | | | Garden Furniture should last for 20 -25 years, so |
| mould, or "Framed Aluminium", which although | | | | when you compare the life of it, to the cost, it is |
| lighter, is normally equally as durable. So if your | | | | extremely good value for money. |
| preference is to have Metal Garden Furniture, | | | | Want to find out about bamboo stalks and |
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