Outdoor Wood Furniture – Check the Wood Species Before Purchasing
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Article by: Malcolm Kay Not too long ago, the vast majority of outdoor furniture , Gardens: They are Fragrant, Breathtaking— the Perfect Idea for More Outdoor Decor was all made of teak. Teak has proved to be an ideal lumber species for outdoor furniture, , Abatement Consideration and Issues in Rural America due to its high durability, ease of working with machine tools, , Beauty After life - Plants For Drying - Grasses its low coefficient of radial and tangential expansion (which reduces potential problems in twisting, or swelling when wet), it's attractive colour , Relaxation in the Garden Starts With a Swing Bed and good working properties. , Growing Ginseng But such widespread use of teak, including for marine decking, has come at a considerable environmental , Water Gardens cost. The once great forests of South East Asia have been decimated to the extent that legally logged teak is now only available in very limited quantities, which is reflected in its high price. But unfortunately, illegal logging is still rampant and in many areas of South East Asia, ensuring its continuing supply to the furniture , How to Grow Hydrangeas trade. Plantations of teak have now been established in a number of countries including Costa Rica for example (presumably planted in most cases where the great forests once existed). But this plantation teak is harvested at a much younger age that has traditionally been the case, so caution should be taken in assuming that the properties , Flower Crabapples: A Baker's Dozen of such younger lumber (including durability) will be the same as old growth teak. Many responsible furniture , Water Gardens manufacturers will now only used teak which has been certified by such independent bodies as the Forest Stewardship Council. If sustainability of forests and sound forestry practices are an important consideration in your choice of furniture, , Online Flower Shops then look for the FSC logo or ask your retailer to provide documentation to show from where the lumber was sourced. Note however that even if the tag accompanying any wood furniture , How to Create a Beautiful Landscape Painting claims that the wood , Growing Ginseng is sourced from sustainable forests, unfortunately there is no firm guarantee that this is true. You may be able to make some verification by checking the FSC website, which indicates which companies and even manufacturers , Why Should You Own a Greenhouse? have been given official accreditation by the FSC. In recent years there has been a proliferation of different lumber species used in outdoor furniture , Beauty After life - Plants For Drying - Grasses as more manufacturing plants , Gardens: They are Fragrant, Breathtaking— the Perfect Idea for More Outdoor Decor are set up in places , How to Reduce Pollution Using a Robotic Lawn Mower such as Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Brazil, in particular. Unfortunately, a lot of furniture , Flower Crabapples: A Baker's Dozen is now produced with price as the overriding consideration, with scant consideration being given to the durability or in service performance of the furniture. , How to Grow Hydrangeas And all too often these days the name of the actual wood , How to Create a Beautiful Landscape Painting species in not even displayed - except perhaps a bland statement like "manufactured from durable hardwood species"Ā¯. And of course a lot of lumber is transported to furniture , Why Should You Own a Greenhouse? makers located far from the original source of the lumber, making it even harder to track the actual supply country or region. Thus there is often no guarantee that the furniture, , How to Create a Beautiful Landscape Painting which may look magnificent in a covered showroom, will survive the rigours of outdoor , Tips for Planting an Herb Garden use, year after year, fully exposed to the elements. Apart from the failure to state what timber , Wild Flowers species has been used, sometimes a wood , Garden for Birds #4 species is quoted which is virtually unknown outside , Chainsaws - Caring For Your Chain its country of origin and data on its durability or other properties , Make a Plan for Vacation Watering is either nonexistent or extremely difficult to locate. Although we have only referred above to the durability factor, this not the only property , Make a Plan for Vacation Watering you should be concerned with. Many species of lumber, although very durable, are also prone to twisting, warping and cracking under adverse climatic conditions, particularly where thin wood , 5 Tips On Caring For A Bonsai Tree section are concerned. Again teak has proved to be a very stable species in this regard but other species are not necessarily so stable. Whilst the lower costs and attractive colour , How to Grow Hydrangeas of some outdoor furniture , Plan Before Buying Rose Bushes can certainly be appealing, we strongly suggest you should always ask your retailer to provide the name of the lumber species used and from which country it was sourced. If this species is not familiar to you, no other data is provided, and your independent research fails to locate data on such species, you should think carefully before making your purchase.. Good quality outdoor furniture , Patio Chair Covers should give many, many years of service and its higher initial cost will inevitably be repaid in terms of a longer service life and a much higher quality product. , Why Should You Own a Greenhouse? Malcolm Kay is the CEO of Intex Pacific Pty. Ltd. an international supplier of landscape , Durable Wooden Swing - Decorate Your Outdoors with One materials including modular decking tiles. , 6 Indoor Plants That Love The Dark: A Tip From The Garden Center Nursery For more information , Flower Crabapples: A Baker's Dozen see http://www.swiftdeck.com or http://www.patiomakeover.com |
  
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