Garden Furniture Covers

Buying Garden Furniture Covers online

Are garden furniture covers really necessary? Here are some of the things to consider before buying your furniture covers.

What are you protecting against?

The main reasons to buy garden furniture covers is to protect from the Sun which can cause fading, the Wet which can cause rust and Animals/pets that tend to scratch.

What furniture are you trying to protect?

Wooden furniture - A lot of the wooden furniture sold these days is weather resistant and can be left in your garden throughout the year. If your wooden furniture is not all weather or you don't fancy the cracks that can develop when leaving your furniture out in the sun then a cover would make sense.

Wrought Iron furniture - Anti-rust treatment on most wrought iron furniture does a pretty good job but you are still advised to touch up paint work as and when surfaces get damaged and either put your furniture away or store under a furniture cover in the winter.

Cushions - Most people find that they can put their cushions away in a shed but if this is not practical then furniture covers can save cushions from fading in the sun.

Parasols - it seems strange that you need a cover to protect a parasol but if you are worried about your parasol fading in the sun then these parasol covers may be for you.

Protect that chiminea with a cover but let it cool down first!

Chimineas etc - there are plenty of covers to choose from but just make sure you don't put your cover on anything that is still hot!

What material furniture cover to choose?

Most furniture covers are made of some sort of breathable polyester or polyethylene fabric. Look out fabrics that have been protected with a Ultra Violet (UV) treatment to save fading in sunlight. Another thing to look out for are Eyelets (the little holes on the covers that are used to thread a fastener through to secure your furniture cover down) that are rust resistant.

Price

Buying online can be cost effective even after taking any delivery charges into account E.g. Greenfingers have free delivery on orders over £45 but as most furniture covers tend to be cheaper than that you are looking at a £4.95 delivery charge. Try one of the retailers listed below, and look out for any discount codes as we often feature them here.

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