When sunny days come back, a garden furniture quickly becomes essential to enjoy the outside in a friendly atmosphere. But what to do with this furniture once the winter is installed? What models can stay outside all year round? Here are our tips for making the right choice.
Do you dream of leaving your garden furniture outside all year round, whether it is to enjoy it as soon as the weather is nice or because you lack space to store it? Here is everything you need to know to choose the right model and keep it for a long time.
What are the elements that damage garden furniture?
THE cold, rain and humidity are all elements that can damage garden furniture in winter. Also, if you do not have a storage space to store your garden furniture, know that some models are more fragile than others:
- Garden furniture woodenwhose quality can be easily altered by humidity
- Garden salons rattan which must imperatively be protected from the rain but also from the sun to maintain their brightness
Which garden furniture can we also leave outside winter?
Many models of garden furniture can completely spend winter outside without being damaged. If you have no location to devote to your garden furniture, you can opt for:
- Of Aluminum garden furniture : aluminum has high weather resistance (rain, wind, cold, humidity, sun) and does not rust. It thus retains its original radiance over the seasons
- A braided resin lounge : this type of garden furniture can stay outside all year round thanks to its solidity and its resistance to any test without requiring the slightest interview
- THE wrought iron furniture are much appreciated for their aesthetic appearance, they are also very functional and can remain outside winter provided they apply an anti -rust treatment before the cold season
- A plastic garden furniture : timeless and resistant, plastic furniture can spend the winter outside without incumbent if not tasks caused by rain which are easily cleaned with soapy water but beware of frost
What are the most sun -resistant materials?
Garden salons in aluminum or wrought iron will be the ones who are best resisting in the sun. Wood will also resist fairly well but will tend to lose its radiance and then require a little maintenance. You should know that it is plastic that will undoubtedly suffer the most from the sun (but also from frost).
Even if you choose a very resistant garden furniture, it is recommended to protect it during winter to ensure a long lifespan. You can protect your furniture for this using a Waterproof and ventilated cover and/or apply a specific treatment to material of which it is composed (anti -rust, protective oil etc.).
