Poly rattan garden furniture sets – material characteristics, advantages & tips
With a poly rattan garden bench and table set you get an attractive, as well as comfortable landscaped interior, which you normally only know from your living room. Many comfortable seats and a characteristic furniture can also be placed on your terrace. Thanks to its winter-resistant material and its suitable protection cases, the poly rattan lounge set can be used outdoor all year long. We are showing you the difference between poly rattan and other materials, the special features of poly rattan and how this popular material is cleaned and nursed. DeubaXXL gives you the answer to the following questions:
- What is poly rattan? What is the difference between poly rattan, wood, aluminium and plastic?
- What is the right material for garden furniture?
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of poly rattan furniture?
- What is the difference between various poly rattan garden furniture sets?
- Tips for cleaning & maintenance of poly rattan
- Where do I put the poly rattan furniture in winter?
What is poly rattan? What is the difference between poly rattan, wood, aluminium and plastic?
We will start with the definition of poly rattan: What is it exactly? Poly rattan is a plastic, which is optically leaned on natural rattan that you might know from baskets or rattan furniture. Natural rattan is made from the trunk of a palm with the same name. Different to that, poly rattan is produced synthetically. It is also a plaiting material, that imitates the popular and well-known look of the natural rattan. However, there is a big difference in the feel and the resistance towards external influences, like liquid, UV-light or heat, between the two materials.
Characteristics of natual rattan:
- Rattan is rough and uneven
- The material is easy to dye and impregnate
- You have a warm sitting comfort
- Fits optically well in its surroundings
- It can yield and therefore cause noises
- The natural material is not water-resistant and can get mouldy
Characteristics of poly rattan:
- It can be smooth and even, but also rough, if wanted
- Poly rattan garden furniture is water resistant and water proof
- You do not have to worry about mould or rust
- Poly rattan is a synthetically manufactured fibre
Wood furniture in its characteristics is pretty equal to rattan. As you might know, rattan is also a wood type and has therefore typical wooden characteristics. Like teak wood garden furniture, it has advantages and disadvantages.
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Poly rattan garden bench and table set: Differences between aluminium and plastic
In case you do not want to plan with wooden garden furniture, there are also garden furniture materials like aluminium and plastic. Of course, poly rattan is a plastic, too, but we are talking about plain, classic garden furniture plastic. This still counts as one of the long runners when it comes to garden furniture and convinces through water- and weather-resistance. Compared to poly rattan, the surface is smooth and does not have a plaiting look. This also counts for aluminium. People, who want modern and light furniture, mostly choose the metal. Aluminium is also water-resistant and fits very well with glass elements.
What is the right material for garden furniture?
There is some kind of profile, which characteristics the material of garden furniture should have. To sum up:
- The material should be water-resistant.
- It should be resistant towards heat and UV-light.
- Garden furniture is not vulnerable to rust or mould.
- The ideal material should not be too heavy, for example, if you want to store your poly rattan garden bed.
- The material offers plenty of design possibilities and variants.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of poly rattan furniture?
If you compare the checklist for the optimal garden furniture material with the already mentioned characteristics, you can see: Poly rattan gets very close to the ideal material for garden and terrace furniture. Furthermore, there are plenty of adavantages, which become possible through the steady development of the material:
- Poly rattan outnumbers other materials when it comes to weather-resistance and resilience.
- Poly rattan furniture is very durable.
- Poly rattan garden bench and table sets are becoming lighter, which makes it easier to move them around or relocate them.
- Poly rattan garden furniture sets offer a great variety of colours and shapes.
- Extras are possible, too. For instance integrated cover boxes below the seatings, in which you can easily stow the covers away.
What is the difference between various poly rattan garden furniture sets
This paragraph is to show you the difference between the single poly rattan garden bench and table sets. You are planning on not getting an aluminium or wooden seating area? Well, then you still have to choose from a great variety in the category of poly rattan garden furniture. These are your possibilities:
- You can find slight differences in the plaiting structure. It can be tight or coarse, flat or round.
- Both rough and smooth surfaces are possible. There is poly rattan garden furniture in almost every colour.
- Poly rattan fibres are not all the same: In contrast to the natural rattan, there is more than just one material and a varying quality between the various materials.
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Tips for cleaning & maintenance of poly rattan
Another advantage of poly rattan garden furniture is the easy and effective cleaning. There are always some light stains or dirt when you are drinking coffee or having a barbecue. However, it is very easy to clean it with a wet cleaning cloth. In case there are persistent stains, it is possible to clean your furniture with a garden hose.
Where do I put the poly rattan furniture in winter?
It is no problem to keep your poly rattan garden bench and table set outside all year. In winter, we would recommend putting a covering sheet or a tarpaulin on the furniture. With that it will be protected from cold, bad weather or seceded plant parts and you will be able to enjoy it for many years. If you stick to that, you can expect a durability of about 10 to 15 years.