Leave Wooden garden furniture out?

patchwork_cat

Do you leave your wooden garden furniture out in the winter? If so do you cover it at all and do you do anything to treat it in the spring, eg teak oil? How often do you treat it to keep it nice?

thriftlady_2

Yes we leave it out.
No we don't cover it.
No we don't treat it with anything.
No it doesn't look nice -it looks weathered and splintery:rotfl:

If you want it to stay looking nice you need to look after it;)

foxgloves

We have previously left ours out all winter untreated. It all rotted & fell to bits. We bought some replacement chairs, still left out as they don't fold so shed not big enough to take them, and this time, I am rubbing teak oil into them. Have done it twice this year, once last year. Too early to say what they'll look like after another winter outside but am hoping they'll last a bit longer than the untreated ones.

silent_MaHq

Make sure you move the furniture to a safe spot prior to treatment. The solution can be very harmful to plants or wildlife/pets.If your furniture has gone silver prior to the treatment, it might leave the furniture in a slightly uneven color but leaving it in the sun will even it out within a few days of exposure.

tandraig

I store my wooden garden furniture in the outhouse - I also treat it before storing with teak oil (either from pound shop or wilkinsons - dont buy the expensive stuff from garden centres or DIY places). then give it another treatment in spring a few days before setting it out..............which i didnt even do this summer! the weather hasnt been conducive to sitting out in evening and we really missed our suppers eaten al fresco! Ive had mine for four years and it still looks really nice.