How does weathering effect teak?

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The best quality teak is referred to as FEQ (First European Quality) grade teak. Top quality teak is tightly grained, as opposed to largely marbled, which is the look of the quality of standard teak as opposed to premium. The best teak furniture will be made entirely of FEQ teak, right down to the dowels, ensuring a lifetime of use and reducing the number of trees required for replacement furniture of lesser quality. Teak lasts a lifetime without ever knotting, twisting or warping. Choosing the highest quality teak also means choosing the highest quality teak maintenance, such as teak restoration Malibu or teak restoration San Diego. For those whom already own teak this may require complete teak restoration first just to get the teak at a level which can be maintained such with decks via deck restoration Los Angeles. This process includes sanding, cleaning, sealing and coating.

Teak is a tropical hardwood tree most commonly harvested in Indonesia, Myanmar, and Costa Rica. Furniture should be maintained in as dry an area as possible with limited time spent beneath furniture coverings to combat the weathering affects of the already oil-rich wood. Mold and mildew feed upon the oil, turning the teak black. If this occurs, teak cleaner must be applied and the mold and mildew scrubbed until gone. Teak oils and sealers can be applied to dry teak. Teak oils restore the finish to the wood but also provide more fuel for the mold and mildew. Teak sealers simulate an oiled finish while protecting the wood underneath. Unfortunately sealers break down and must be re-applied in a labor intensive process. Teak restoration is available via teak restoration Malibu or teak restoration San Diego.

Teak is so durable and full of oil that it does not even need to be finished to be part of a piece of indoor furniture. The wood develops richness with age. As part of a piece of outdoor furniture, though, teak should be treated. As teak weathers it takes on a silver gray hue, which most like and some prefer to stain brown particularly in furniture to keep up a new look. Dark stains form on many woods from the bleeding of the natural color, but not on teak. Although teak is by far a low maintenance wood. The beauty of its natural aging and the unique patterns formed by its gain make teak an obvious choice, such as when seeking deck restoration Los Angeles.

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