We supply a lot of top grade teak outdoor dining furniture to pubs, hotels, holiday parks, golf clubs and tourist attractions.
Teak is incredibly hardwearing and is perfect for producing outdoor furniture due to it being closely grained hardwood.
Our teak outdoor dining tables, chairs and benches come with a 5-10 year structural guarantee. However, with careful care and attention we hope your furniture will last longer.
Here are some frequently asked questions about caring for teak furniture that we hope will help you.
How do you clean teak outdoor furniture?
In order to maintain the attractive condition of your teak outdoor furniture, we recommend you clean it once a year.
- Choose a sunny day to do this
- Rinse your furniture with a garden hose to release debris and dirt (not a high pressure one as this may cause surface erosion)
- Take 1 gallon of water, a quarter of a cup of bleach and two thirds of a cup of light laundry detergent and mix together
- With a stiff hand brush use the liquid mixture to clean and remove mildew and staining from the furniture
- Use the brush with smooth strokes along the direction of the grain
- Take the hose again and rinse the furniture thoroughly – making sure there is no detergent mix left on the wood
- Leave the furniture in the sun to dry out
We strongly suggest that you keep your outdoor furniture in a place where it benefits from regular, direct sunlight as this will naturally kill mould and mildew growth
Should I use teak oil?
Teak is a beautiful wood that mellows to a grey colour with age. If you do not want this then you can use the teak care kit to maintain the golden colour. The teak cleaner will restore the golden colour and the protector will help to preserve the colour.
Teak Oil, when used wrongly, can promote the formation of mould and mildew on your furniture, rather than prevent it.
It could be the use of Teak Oil that leads to your teak garden furniture looking very patchy and mottled. Mould and mildew on Teak Wood can be made worse with teak oil, as dark spots on Teak Wood are the build-up of mould and mildew.
Although teak is renowned for ageing gracefully due to the natural presence of protective oils it is still susceptible to mould and mildew growth, particularly when humid conditions are prevalent. This will create darker areas on the wood that need to be dealt with to allow the wood to reach the beautiful, silver-grey patina generally associated with aged teak.
We would recommend that you do not use teak oil but use a specific teak cleaning and protector fluid that will keep the furniture looking far better than oil ever will.
It will also be better for customers sitting on furniture as the teak protector can dry fully and not be a risk to customers clothing that oil could be.
We recommend that you treat your teak every 12 months. However, with the use of sanitizers, a more frequent treatment may be necessary.
Once you have treated your teak, your furniture will be more weather resistant.
Watch this video from our partners Golden Care on the best ways to use teak protector and care for your teak furniture. View video here
What is the best treatment for my teak?
- Choose a sunny day
- Clean your teak furniture with a mixture of water, bleach and laundry detergent
- Spray down with a hose to ensure it is fully clean
- Leave in a sunny place to totally dry out
- Once dry, prepare yourself with gloves, a mask and goggles
- Get the teak protector fluid and a cloth
- Pour a little of the teak protector fluid onto the cloth
- Rub the cloth (with the protector fluid on it) on to the wood, following the wood grain in 1 direction
- Do this all over the furniture including in between the seat slats where possible and underneath the furniture
- Leave to fully dry
Click here to find out more about teak protection kits and fluid.
How many tables does one bottle treat?
How many tables you can treat with one care kit will vary depending on the size of the table and how much of the table you are wanting to treat.
The ‘Teak Care Kits’ include a 1000ml bottle of cleaner and a 1000ml bottle of protector. This will cover approximately 10 square meters of furniture.
How long does teak furniture last outdoors?
Teak requires very little maintenance, it resists weather like no other timber, it resists insect invasion and it ages to a good looking silver grey colour.
The teak outdoor dining table, chairs and benches that we offer are guaranteed between 5-10 years depending on the product. But we have customers who have maintained their furniture longer than this and it still works well in a busy commercial dining environment.
Call or email us for more maintenance advice
We would be delighted to talk to you about teak furniture maintenance.
All our team can provide expert advice about caring for outdoor furniture. We’d be happy to talk you through step by step procedures in you require help.
Give us a call for a chat or email us.
01926 889922
