As teak wood is exposed to outdoor weather it eventually begins to lose its natural honey color and fades into a silvery patina. However this color transformation does not affect the durability of teak furniture and is purely cosmetic.

Teak wood is considered to be one of the strongest woods. Teak is exceptionally durable and resistant to extreme weather. It is the best choice for you outdoor furniture. Especially in extreme weather areas, even when left untreated Grade A teak furniture can withstand decades of outdoor weathering.

Grade A Teak Furniture lifespan can last 50-100 years. Teak is a durable, weather resistant hardwood that's resistant to rotting, splitting. warping and is also naturally resistant to pests and UV damage.

Windsor Teak Imports teak furniture. We offer machine-made mortise and tendon joints that provides maximum dependability along with solid brass or stainless steel fitting. And all of our wood is solid pieces of heavy weight teak for these compositions. Some retailers will offer a lighter construction of teak at a reduced cost, but this type of construction does not offer the longevity and reliability of heavier constructions. 4) Finally, the teak must be Kiln-Dried before construction to an optima moisture content of 8% to 12%. Not air dried and not sun dried, but Kiln-Dried. This allows the furniture to dry to the core and reduces cracking, splitting and warping for decades.

For teak to become Grade A the teak tree has to grow for at least 45 to 50 years to fully mature before it is harvested. This length of time gives the tree time to produce a very heavy oil concentration, allowing the oil to spread to all parts of the wood, bonding the wood and making sure that nothing penetrates the wood. Plus Only the hearts of the tree are used in Grade A Teak and not the outer sap wood parts of the tree that has more knots and imperfections.

B and C grades of teak are harvested just after 10 to 20 years. This results in a lack of oil in the tree, which will give the timber a much shorter lifetime since water will be able to penetrate into the wood. Plus Grade B and C will also use the outer sap wood parts of the tree where you have more knots and imperfections as opposed to Grade A Teak only uses the Hearts of the tree where where's less knots and imperfections.

For cracks or separation of seams that don’t disappear and you want to get rid of or for splits in the wood, you can do the same that the teak factories and we also do at our warehouse…….use a good wood glue and fill them in.  The teak factories recommend either Gorilla Glue or TiteBond Premium glue…..our preference is the TiteBond because when it sets up in 8-12 hours… it expands the least and dries clear. A business card or paper clip can be helpful sometimes in pushing the glue in small cracks. Sometimes a clamp can be used in this process depending on where the crack/separation/split is….A little sanding with fine sand paper (150 grit) may be needed afterwards to sand away the excess glue that set up and expanded.  After this process, that part of your teak furniture will actually be the strongest part of the furniture piece.

Teak is a very hard, closely grained wood that is high in natural oils. These three properties combined together, is what creates this wood’s legendary endurance, truly making teak the King of woods, best suited for outdoor use that is extremely resistant to water and humidity.