About Teak

Backyard Bling timber furniture is made in Indonesia from recycled (reclaimed or salvage) teak timber. Great garden furniture is made from teak.

Recycled, in this case, means the timber had a previous life of a plough, a fence or even a fishing boat. The timber old timber which has been weather-dried, not kiln-dried freshly milled timber.

The timber is then transformed into a new and unique piece of furniture.

Teak is a tropical hardwood native to Southeast Asia. When used as furniture it is durable and long lasting due to the density of the timber and the naturally high levels of resinous oil that makes teak resistant to moisture and drying.

When new, outdoor teak furniture will be a golden colour, this will fade to a silver grey if left untreated, this is due to surface oil evaporating.

Teak furniture maintenance:

Teak timber may have small movement as it absorbs moisture and dries out in the heat.

For best results, a regular polish with O'Cedar Oil will keep your teak furniture looking great.

Some rough guidelines are set out below.

Exterior use: apply teak oil every 6 months.

Interior use: apply teak oil every 12 months.

When applying oil, use a clean lint free rag, paint brush or a spray gun. Leave until it becomes tacky to touch and then wipe down with a clean rag removing any excess oil. After about 1 hour use a clean rag to buff or polish the furniture. This may be repeated 2-3 times.

With regular care, or even no care, your teak furniture will last for a very, very long time.