Teak patio furniture from Teak Tropical is beautiful, long lasting, almost maintenance free. Teak patio furniture may be painted or stained to any color, but no finish is needed. In England teak wood patio furniture has been in use for a century or more, having originally been made there from the salvaged teak decks of obsolete war ships and ocean liners. And in the damp wet climate of England the teak patio furniture is almost never painted. When left unfinished, teak wood patio furniture will weather to a pleasant silver gray.

In America, teak wood patio furniture has only been readily available for only the last 20 years or so, when a few importers brought it over from Europe. Their teak patio furniture is built using only the strongest, longest lasting grade of teak. All joints in their teakwood patio furniture are made with either screws or pegs, plus marine quality waterproof outdoor glue. Their teak wood patio furniture will stand up solidly to any combination of sun, rain, saltwater, or sea air or snow and ice.

Q. How does your furniture compare to other manufacturers’? There should be no shortcuts when you are talking about teak furniture: Teak furniture is for life, and we encourage you not to short change yourself when it comes to a lifetime investment. Teak Tropical quality is quality that you live with for life! Their furniture has been evaluated by thousands of satisfied customers. Our customers tell us that their furniture is of highest quality when compared to other teak furniture manufacturers. With teak furniture you get what you pay for, so if a price you find on another website that is attractive and horrendously cheap, chances are that the furniture itself is also cheap.

Q. What color is the wood? Although not all of the pictures of the teak furniture on our web site may seem consistent, it is only because of the many different backgrounds and lighting effects that make the furniture seem varied in color when the pictures were taken. The teak wood is a light brownish tan color.

Q. Is it hard to put the furniture together when it arrives? The furniture requires very little assembly time, as most of the components are pre-assembled at their factory in Indonesia, and can be put together with common every day hand tools (a hammer and a screwdriver). On average it will take approximately 15 minutes per item to assemble the furniture.

• Folding Chairs require no assembly
• Steamer Chairs require no assembly
• Umbrellas require very little assembly
• Loungers require very little assembly
• Benches, Dining Chairs, Armchairs, Extendable Tables, Coffee Tables, Drink Trolleys all require light to no assembly, but nothing more than driving pre-made dowels into the pre-drilled holes to lock the mortice and tenon joint into place, which is the time tested joinery method of choice for outdoor furniture. Brass screws are provided where required, and have pre-drilled holes for ease of installation.
• As a rule of thumb... if you can start a car, you can assemble their furniture.

Q. Is the teak oiled or have a finish on it? The teak furniture comes from the factory kiln dried and ready for assembly. Some customers prefer not to use an oil or finish on the teak, therefore all items come ready to finish if so desired. Using teak oils will darken the complexion of the wood giving it a dark rich luster that some people like when used both indoors and outdoors. Some prefer to leave their teak furniture plain and let the natural outdoor patina lighten it to a silverish gray luster. The choice is always left to the customer for finishing. Teak Tropical does offer their Preserve-O if you wish to apply a treatment to your furniture.

Q. Why is there such a price difference when shopping for teak furniture? When shopping for Teak furniture, first make sure you are buying 100% solid Teak furniture. Also, it is very important to make sure you are buying Teak furniture that was made from "kiln dried" lumber, and not "green" lumber which has a high moisture content and will start warping over time when left outdoors. Teak Tropical furniture is made from 100% genuine plantation grown solid kiln dried Teak lumber from Indonesia, and is of the highest quality you can find anywhere in the world.