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Wood Patio Furniture – How Do You Choose?

There are many possibilities, when it come to choosing the right wood patio furniture for your specific patio.

When choosing wood patio furniture some of the most important things to keep in mind are longevity, stability and density of the wood.

The best wood would be one that would last a long time, would not warp easily, would have natural oils and would not be porous, but would be dense.

Your higher quality products will be made of teak. However, there are other high quality woods such as eucalyptus and keruing. Be careful of Iroko wood. It is a good-looking wood and very dense, but is not very stable.

Another important thing to consider is maintenance of your wood patio furniture. There will be some choices to make right away.

One choice is a sealer. With a sealer you will only have to re-seal about every other year.

A second choice is teak oil, but it will require re-treatment about every three months. Some people like to use both. They will use a sealer one year and oil the next. It is a good idea to maintain your patio furniture at the beginning and ending of the season.

Still a third choice is to let your wood patio furniture weather naturally especially if it is teak. Now if you do this, your teak will turn to a silvery gray and will not stay its naturally brown color. But, some folks like the weathered look. Again this is good for teak, but I would not let other woods weather naturally. They will most likely develop dark streaks and not look good.

One mistake that some folks make is to use a marine varnish, but that will cause the wood to crack and it destroys the health of the wood. Your outdoor teak furniture should be kept in a dry well ventilated area. Also you should not cover your furniture with plastic as that might cause mildew.

Teak is a wood that the availability is decreasing because it has been used so much and of course because of this the price is increasing. Also keep in mind that all teak furniture is not of the same quality. The most expensive teak furniture is make from the heart of the tree while other pieces may be made from less desirable pieces.

Some other things that affect the price are the finish, the workmanship, the thickness of the wood and the design.

I hope the above tips will help in finding the right wood for your wood patio furniture.

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Another Take On Patio Ideas - Furniture Thoughts To Think About

Considering a patio being an extension of the family's home, it doesn't make sense then there would be no furniture out there. And no, the barbecue pit doesn't count as furniture! You can do so much on your patio from watching the sunrise while drinking a hot bag to holding a get-together with family and friends. Your patio can be a sanctuary, a location to party or somewhere between. And to thoroughly be comfy inside your space, think about these patio designs regarding your furniture options:

1)  Define your parking space first. Do you envision a hammock for lazy summer days? What about your loved ones dining al fresco underneath the stars? Decide what pieces of furniture you'll need first prior to going shopping. Otherwise, the dizzying array of materials, colors and sizes will distract you against your ultimate goal - outfitting your patio area.

2)  Choose your furniture based on materials. Aluminum pieces are strong and functional but they are prone to rusting. Are you planning to provide a little TLC several times a year such as oiling joints and taking advantage of paste wax to maintain the metal from turning? Wicker furniture is extremely attractive but vulnerable to mold growth, dry rot and everything in between. Do you want to keep the wicker oiled if your climate is dry to prevent rot? What about washing it right down to keep mold away?

Wood furniture is probably probably the most versatile, specifically if you choose cedar options. The colour from the wood is beautiful and if you treat it ahead of time with special oils, it'll repel moisture. Of course, you may have to lightly buff the wood and reapply the oil periodically to keep its integrity.

Wrought iron is another popular material used to produce garden furniture and it can be quite attractive. It is almost always painted and then sealed having a protective coating. However, it does fade away and finally rust forms. Wrought iron may require occasional touchups of paint and sealer to avoid the rust. Resin materials and plastic would be the most popular plus they are available in a number of forms. Best of all, just the use of a scrubber and soap is enough to keep furniture of these materials clean.

3)  Weather proof or safe from nature's elements furniture is better. One of the furniture patio ideas you will want to know is whether or not your selections are weather proof or resistant. Many furnishings have cushions for seating comfort which means you will want to choose some produced from materials that don't fade under the sun and don't grow mold and mildew from rain exposure. Choose materials which are easily washed because it is inevitable that patio furniture get dirty at some point.

4)  Blend in. Choose furniture which will blend in with your environment as well as the inside your home. In the end, your patio should be thought about another room of your house. If the inside has southwestern elements, bring some of them outdoors to your patio in the color of the seat cushions or select a rustic wood for that furniture.

There are lots of more patio ideas to find out about so stay tuned for your forthcoming lesson….

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I have a 26' Columbia sailboat that is trailered. Any ideas how to keep the keel seal from cracking?

I'm having a problem with the high strength resin/sealer around the keel cracking from the road vibration while being trailered. I don't want water to seep into the crack and deteriorating the cast iron keel. Does anyone have any ideas how I can keep the crack from forming or of some kind of flexible sealer that will hold up to both the trailering and the sea? Neither silicone or H2O GOLD flexible epoxy stayed on after a day of sailing.

The Columbia 26 is a very nice boat that is really affordable. Like having champagne for the cost of Coors Light. First of all I would recommend that a GOOD marine surveyor is needed. They will be able to tell you whether or not there is any structural damage or if the bolts have just backed off or stretched. Either way there will be a substantial amount of work needed to be done to repair this problem correctly.

Assuming all that has happened is the loosening of the bolts, one will still have to loosen the rest of the bolts to seperate the keel from the hull for cleaning the joint. Next, assuming there is no structural damage, (i.e. rotten or delaminating glass) you'll have to thouroughly clean the two mating surfaces and apply a good grade of sealant. (this is a critical area and one should not become a miser on this repair.) In my humble opion I would suggest the use of 3M 5200. I don't know what H20 Gold is but 3M 5200 compared to silicone is like tire rubber compared to a boiled egg, ie it's MUCH tougher than silicone.

Be fairly liberal with it as this is not only helping to seal out the water it is also a large part of the structural intregerty of the keel hull joint. Next raise the keel into position (or lower the hull) and tighten all of the bolts letting the sealant ooze out of the joint. If you are using 5200, for optimum performance, walk away for 7 days. This way the sealant that has oozed out will be sandable. Next you will have to sand it flush with the boat leaving a little/very little indent and fair out with the rest of the hull.

This is a matter of opinion but most of the people I have had contact with and who have done this procedure believe you should put some glass tape and glass this joint also. Naturally you would have to finish off the area using either West System or similar product to waterproof the area. Then, of course, bottom paint.

This would be the easy fix. If it has structural problems then seeking out a good yard man (or woman), which is usually pretty hard to find, will be needed to assess whether or not throwing money into the fix will be worth it. Hopefully it will be just keelbolt separation and no structural problems. Good luck!

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