Why Does Teak Patio Furniture Last So Long?
You’ve had to replace several sets of patio furniture over the years, while your neighbor seems to have been using the same set of furniture since the beginning of time, and it still looks great. You finally decided to ask about the furniture and found out that it’s made from teak, which you’ve heard of before but know nothing about. Your neighbor tells you that teak is supposed to last for ages, which you could have guessed from the fact that it’s been at your neighbor’s house for what seems like centuries. But you want to know what it is about teak furniture that lasts so long. Teak is a hard wood that produces its own natural oils, so you don’t have to varnish or seal it against weather in any way. This means that teak wood furniture is naturally weather resistant, allowing it to easily outlast other materials in harsh weather. Teak has long been used for the building of boat docks, ship decks, wood flooring, and other items that see lots of weather and possibility for damage from t
