Garden benches can be a purchase for life. The bench for the garden, terrace or large balcony should be weatherproof and serve for many years. If you want to buy a garden bench, you should pay particular attention to the quality and less to the price.
Gardening stores display a manageable number of different models that you can try out on site. However, online furniture retailers offer an even larger selection of different brands. You can marvel at a wide range of different models on Pharao24.
Three materials are most commonly used to make garden benches: wood, metal and plastic. When it comes to wooden benches, it depends on the type of wood and how it is processed, whether and for how long the piece of furniture serves its purpose. Hardwood is particularly suitable for outdoor furniture. The same applies to the popular and inexpensive garden benches made of plastic. Inferior quality leads to discoloration and makes the material porous and brittle. For garden benches made of metal (whether delicate or robust), good welding and connecting seams as well as the right rust protection and paint ensure a long service life.
Where is the best place to place the garden bench?
Traditionally, there was a bench right next to the entrance to the house. It served as seating for many occasions. Garden benches are now more often found at the back of the property. Today, the home garden is no longer primarily used to provide food, but rather for recreation. But where does the garden bench come into its own best?
Many people attach great importance to aesthetics and successful garden design. Whether rustic, elegant or playful – garden benches suit every garden style. Freely placed garden benches are used more for decoration. A garden bench best fulfills its function as comfortable seating when it is placed in a protected area with backing. House walls, stone walls, hedges or privacy elements come into consideration for this. A garden bench under a large tree or by a small garden pond looks particularly inviting.
How are garden benches cleaned and maintained?
Plastic garden furniture needs winter quarters to protect it from frost. Metal and wooden garden benches can be left outdoors all year round. Metal benches need to be checked regularly for rust spots and need a new coat of paint approximately every five to seven years. The same applies to painted wooden benches. The amount of care required for garden benches made of natural wood depends on the type of wood used. Hardwoods such as teak or oak are significantly more resistant to weather influences and insect infestation than softwoods such as spruce and pine.
A kitchen sponge and some dishwashing liquid are sufficient to clean the wooden surface. The impregnation (glaze) of newly purchased garden benches wears off after a while. Softwood then swells and becomes vulnerable to pests. Therefore, softwood furniture must be treated regularly and rubbed with linseed oil. A swollen, fibrous surface is first smoothed with sandpaper. Nourishing oils penetrate the wood and impregnate the wooden surface for several months. The care treatment for high-quality wooden benches is carried out twice a year as required: in spring and autumn.
