Quote: Originally posted by bessie500 on 20/11/2023
I bought a new set in the summer, it’s coated aluminium.
Not cheap but last for years look at supremo as a brand
Bessie
Thanks, I'll take a look at what they have. I don't mind paying more. For me, it's important that they last.
Quote: Originally posted by clbewi on 21/11/2023
We have a Katie Blake rattan set, it was a quite expensive one and really pleased with it. Chairs are put away in the shed for the winter and the table, which has a glass top, is covered but left outside. I always put the seat cushions away after every use.
Rattan is among our top list. Read about it good reviews, and bad ones. I guess it depends on the price. The more you pay, the better quality you get.
Quote: Originally posted by Mick S. on 21/11/2023
We've currently got like a plastic rattan furniture set. It will definitely last longer than the real stuff. The last was powder coated alloy - which faded over time. Choose what you get, if you get 5 years you will be doing well.
We are on our third set in 6 years. Partly for wear, and partly because we get sick of seeing the same old stuff sometimes. We always cover the lot. If you do it right, it wont hold water or blow away.
I plan on getting more than 5 years. Maybe I'll buy a premium rattan set, I think it'll last that much. Hopefully.
Quote: Originally posted by dimbles on 24/11/2023
Have you thought of making your own. Its really not that difficult ,with not a lot of tooling needed. Some of the furniture I made over 15 years ago is still in use and should last more years . My favorite material is pine decking its reasonably cheap to buy and very durable and long lasting.The cussions I buy ready made and easily available
As I have aleady said its not difficult to do,with lots of tutorials available showing what folks can do for themselves at home, Speaking for myself I get far more satisfaction making my own rather than buying some of the expensive questionable quality shop stuff.
That's a very good idea, it's just that I'm not much of a handyman. I won't be able to do it. At least not by myself.
Quote: Originally posted by jambon on 24/11/2023
Probably coated aluminum is the most durable option over time, but also the most expensive, as mentioned.
Even if you're looking for other options than rattan, have you considered the Premium rattan furniture? It won't fade or rot, and doesn't need to be covered when the weather is bad. Besides all that, it's also somewhat cheaper than the coated aluminum. Check out some models here.
As I see it, I'm going to have to decide between rattan and coated aluminum.
I'm more inclined to rattan at this moment. I just like the cozy feeling that I get when looking at those sets on that site.
Quote: Originally posted by Fiona W on 24/11/2023
Look at “whole life” costs: the more expensive option lasts longer but how often will you use it: what’s the “pay per G&T sitting”.
We use wooden seats & benches which we teak oil when we remember, but they break eventually (10 years?). Used for occasional morning coffee or afternoon pause by the sweet peas in ‘cut flower’ bed. Rarely sit out in the evening because of the midges (hence the conservatory).
The white plastic seats we got 20+ years ago are still solid but look dreadful (cillit bang, leave it on x seconds to clean it - useless!), so we just drape old tablecloths over them if guests are using them. They live out all year, probably why they look awful.
If I had all the money, I would design a curved drystone wall & build a seat into it, with a Caithness stone floor, facing the afternoon sun (like one at the Threave School of Gardening outside Castle Douglas in SW Scotland).
We intend on using it as often as we can. Every weekend, that's for sure. And we like having guests, so the higher quality the furniture is, the better.
During the spring and summer months, we use ours practically every day. Living in Devon, we have a milder climate with warmer evenings, but we do have a table with a gas fire in the centre, just to take the chill off if it does get nippy as we live on the edge of Dartmoor. But we had plenty of T shirt and shorts evenings last year, despite August being pretty poor.
We have a view of open moorland to the West, so we get plenty of beautiful sun sets, wine in hand. Absolutely love our garden furniture. 👍
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Topic: Question about garden furniture
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