How to maintain, clean and care for garden furniture

September 13, 2017


Well maintained and maintained garden furniture not only looks more attractive, but also lasts much longer.

How to maintain, clean and care for garden furniture.

Well maintained and maintained garden furniture not only looks more attractive, but also lasts much longer.

The furniture in your garden is usually exposed to weather conditions much harder than the furniture you have inside and this can affect their beauty and very mainly the way to maintain them and therefore to their durability.

So to keep them protected against the natural elements that present a significant risk of damages, your garden furniture will be a very important and also a main point in your preservation and conservation activity since you want them to last you many years.

However this work requires effort and it is crucial that you begin to take care of your outdoor furniture properly before they begin to show signs of deterioration and neglect.

How to keep these garden furniture depends mainly on the material with which they are manufactured.

Some types of materials such as natural stone, or artificial stone, are resistant to most of the elements that you can find outdoors and that can pose a risk, such as humidity, sunlight and even insects.

Even so, and as tough as they are in the inclemency of time, you must take care of them, keep them and keep dust and dirt from getting too far below the surface.

He thinks that artificial stone, concrete, even in polished finishes, is also a material that is porous and as such the dirt can hide in those pores and if it is for long seasons, you will find it much more difficult to clean it.

As you can see, choosing a furniture for your artificial stone garden is going to result in that you will not need any special care in maintenance and cleaning, just a regular cleaning, that you can either use a water pressure gun, or simply the hose of your garden to keep your look attractive and inviting.

Anyway, and this question is often done to me by many clients, as for stains in this type of material, my answer is always the same, artificial stone is not immune to stains.

So in your artificial stone garden furniture, you have to be careful not to spill products that can cause these stains, and if produced, clean it the sooner the better, since the longer you wait to clean it the deeper will be the stain and more open penetrated into the material.

Your garden furniture you have to treat it the same way and shape as the furniture inside your house.

This means that if you protect your table, by means of a tablecloth or rubber, so that the table does not stain with random stains, it is evident that also in your artificial stone garden table, you will use the same method to keep it clean and this in optimum conditions.
Other garden furniture that is made of materials that are not weather resistant does not mean that they can not be kept in perfect condition for a long time, but you know that it will require much more care and maintenance.

For example, if your garden furniture is made of wood, you must first determine what type of wood it is, so that it can be properly maintained, since not all types of wood need the same care and same form, even with the same intensity.

When wooden furniture is in the open, you have to protect it, especially against moisture and termites, as well as keep them away from direct exposure to the sun.

One advice in this regard, as for the garden furniture you have made of wood, is that it would be very appropriate to extend their shelf life, you could store or store them indoors, protected from bad weather, when not to use with so much frequency or after the end of the garden season.

Examine them carefully before storing them, and periodically check that there are no signs of damage such as mold, mildew, cracks and tiny holes that may indicate an insect infestation.

In your garden you can also have other materials for your furniture.

The care and conservation of your metal garden furniture also depends on the way of its maintenance depending on the type of metal with which they are manufactured.

Stainless steel garden furniture, for example, is very moisture-resistant and will not rust, while cast aluminum and iron furniture will keep you closely monitored and you will have to protect against humidity.

And although generally this kind of garden furniture and usually comes from factory protected with paints and special protective coatings, it is necessary that inspections often as this protective paint over time has to be maintained and repainting.

For same reason, these garden furniture you have to inspect carefully and carefully to detect any type of sign of damage in the paint and thus prevent rust.

Although for this type of metal furniture, if you use a good protective paint, snow, humidity and adverse weather conditions will not affect them, it is also a good idea that just like with wooden garden furniture, but you will use them for a season, you can save them to extend your life and maintenance.

As you can see, garden furniture, whatever their material, require specific maintenance depending on their manufacture.


Clearly natural stone and artificial stone garden furniture give the best results, both in terms of exposure and maintenance, but also other materials such as wood or metal can give a very personal and unique touch to your garden, that having a good system of maintenance and regular cleaning you can have them in perfect condition for a long time.

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