subject: Patio Furniture A Great Thing To Own [print this page] This furniture is useful for outdoor eating and drinking purpose, picnics, summer, and vacations at sea beaches, gatherings, ceremonies and lawn parties. Patio furniture is a combination of table, 4,6 or 8 chairs and umbrella commonly recognized as parasol. Parasol protects us from heat. It also saves our food from any falling object. Big chairs (Chaise Lounges) constitute the set of Patio Furniture.
Umbrellas are built in and fixed with the table. They are very handy and easily foldable for free movement. Patio furniture set also contains heaters, fire pits and fire bowls help us use sit even on cold nights and are easily available for people who usually extend the outdoor stay.
Patio sets are made of many types of materials, which determine the cost, strength and durability. The major components for furniture manufacturing are teakwood, fiber, plastic, aluminium, wrought iron and wicker. Patios made using wood can suffer when we expose them to alien weather conditions; so wood furniture needs to be maintained and treated properly. Teak is an obvious material used in wood furniture. Teak has protective chemical silica, which keeps the wood strong and saves it from decay; water ill-effects, chemical reactions and adverse weather effect which damage wood. Its also fire, alkali and acid resistant. Patio furniture made using aluminium lasts longer as it is strong but requires proper coating protection which avoids corrosion. Plastic made furniture is water proof by its nature and it can be kept out for years without adverse weather conditions. Furniture made using Wicker is made using stems of palm trees, available easily in tropical land. The required structure and shape can be achieved by tightly waiving the stems.
Synthetic resin is also used in making wicker furniture it increases the furnitures life and helps in cost reduction. Nowadays, plastic molded Patio Furniture is gaining rapid popularity due to its durability and low maintenance cost. Patio made of weather resistant materials have a long way to go as people have shifted from old fashioned wood furniture to these types of furniture.
