subject: Tips On How To Protect You Patio Furniture From Getting Damaged During Winter [print this page] Tips On How To Protect You Patio Furniture From Getting Damaged During Winter
But not all climates are friendly to this furniture. Humidity, snowfall, and water/rain can damage these and many of us are clueless on how to defend this furniture from getting worn out.
Here are some tips to assist you in making sure that your patio furniture items will be in their best shape especially during winter season.
There are patio furniture that are made in all kinds of materials like wicker and wood, metals like wrong iron, fiberglass, plastic and several others. Different materials have different needs so you can't apply the same care for woods to metals and so on.
The wooded furniture is fragile during winter season because of the dry air that can very much break or crack it. Then, the snow will add water to the new cracks and then expand making breakings more visible until it can't hold the piece together as it weakens. What you have to do is either to place your items inside a closed room, either closed patio or gazebo or anywhere where it won't be exposed to humidity, very dry air and snow or you can use a patio plastic cover during the winter season and you can just remove it after. This way your items won't be affected by the harmful elements that can damage it.
As for the plastic type, though it is one of the most popular items to be purchased by homeowners because it is economical and can save money as oppose to purchasing hard wood, it is quite vulnerable to extreme cold as well. It can freeze and break since the snow can seep in the cold weather, make it brittle and just snap so you have to put it inside a close place where it is not exposed to the cold.
Rust is the main cause for damaged metal furniture. If your items aren't stainless steel then snow will ruin it both inside and out. Even just a little humidity or water can ruin it. On the surface will soon start the rusting process and then it will seep though any openings, freeze then expand and damage it. You can coat it with protective coverings to prevent it from rusting or you can store your patio furniture indoors.
Another important aspect is protecting the cushions. These things should not be out during winter times because will get dirty, wet and will smell funny. You can store these indoors or cover them so that it won't get wet.
There are many types of outdoor shades that you can use for protecting your patio furniture, such as the popular outdoor patio covers.
