Teak furniture – will last for years in your outdoor space

Teak furniture. Not only is it long lasting, but it helps keep termites and bugs away. There’s nothing worse than spending your hard-earned money on patio furniture only to have it destroyed by termites and bugs.

Termites and other insects are attracted to wood and most outdoor furniture is made of wood, like most trees. Teak furniture comes from the teak tree which is not an ordinary wood. Teak has natural rubber and oil so termites don’t think it’s wood and look for some wooden object to destroy.

For people who live in the south and along the coast, termites can be a real problem. For these people it is better to buy something that is already naturally protected than to have to try something else that they can buy or have to replace it in a few years because it has been destroyed because it was not protected. And, teak furniture is one of those naturally protected selections.

You’ve heard the cliche ‘you get what you pay for’. It is true. If you want something that is going to last a while, you have to pay the price. You could buy something cheaper but you will have to replace it sooner than expected because you wanted to take the easy way out. This way, you not only have to buy more furniture for your outdoor space, but you also have to pay for your education because one way or another you have learned an expensive lesson.

A termite is a group of social insects that are commonly misunderstood as white ants, but that is not the case. Termites feed on dead plant material, which is usually wood, leaf litter, soil, or animal manure. They are called pests because they can cause serious damage. Termites travel in colonies that generally number several hundred to several million. With so many termites, it won’t take them long to do some serious damage to whatever they’re attacking.

You may have seen some of the cartoons that show cartoon termites buzzing around a piece of furniture and within seconds the entire table or other item is gone. While it takes more than a few seconds in real life, the damage can be the same. Over a period of time, termites can do serious damage to an investment you spent your hard-earned money on.

So why give them the satisfaction? Buy something you know they won’t like so you don’t have to buy it twice. Otherwise, one day you can go sit on a bench whose leg has been eaten by termites. If you really want something bug-free, buy teak furniture. There is no point in feeding termites. Once they are there, it takes a long time to get rid of them without spending much more money. Instead, let them know they’re not welcome from the start by buying teak furniture they don’t want.