Teak Patio Furniture - What Makes It So Sought After

by: John Stidolph

When it comes to teak patio furniture, you probably haven’t heard of it or seen teak patio furniture. That is because most traditional retailers don’t sell it. When you go looking for teak patio furniture, you might end up feeling a bit frustrated and overwhelmed because you are stuck with options of pine, or plastic.

Pine Furniture

You will find this furniture is abundant, fast growing, and cheap. It’s also low oil so it dries out quickly. Because of that, it needs special, frequent care or you end up having to replace it because of rot or damage caused by insects. You may not have time to properly care for your patio furniture, at least every three to four months, and even then you can’t be assured that you’re efforts won’t be wasted. If this isn't reason enough to seek out genuine teak patio furniture than read on.

Plastic Furniture

Another other option that shows up regularly is plastic. While plastic is certainly an inexpensive option that requires little in the way maintenance, even plastic, while durable, will crack and become brittle.

Thanks For Teakwood

So, now you might be thinking – well, there isn’t any hope for having good, decent, durable patio furniture. Fortunately you can think again. There is one. It’s one of, if not the best material for making outdoor furniture, high in oil and rubber, its teak. That’s right, teak wood makes beautiful teak patio furniture and teak outdoor furniture. It’s a wood that can really stand up to the elements and so makes a long lasting, durable piece of furniture. Another benefit is that you don’t have to worry about things like refinishing with your teak patio furniture.

Teak patio furniture looks good finished or unfinished because it takes on a beautiful silver patina as it ages and weathers. So leaving it in the elements is no problem, and it’s highly resistant to rot and insects. Without a doubt, teak is the best choice for teak patio furniture.

Time Honored Choice

There is one thing to consider - quality teak for teak patio furniture isn’t grown over night or as quickly as pine for pine patio furniture. It takes almost a generation - about fifty years - for teak to develop into a usable wood. Because of that, teak used in teak patio furniture is limited, as there is a limit to the number of usable teak trees. This adds to the cost of your teak patio furniture and, of course, to the quality appearance of your teak patio furniture.

While traditional furniture retailers are always an option when looking for teak patio furniture, you might have better luck if you purchase your teak patio furniture online from an online teak patio furniture retailer. They will most likely have better prices because they will not have to think about storing the teak patio furniture since, often times, the teak patio furniture will be shipped from the factory.