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FAQ's

What courier do you use?

We normally deliver all benches, chairs and table sets with our own Teak4less vans and drivers so that it arrives in perfect condition, if you order a small item such as a 50cm folding side table or a brass plaque we may send these safely packaged with a courier. If you live in a remote area we may deliver your item with a specialised two man delivery service, if you have any questions about our teak garden furniture or our delivery process please contact us!

Do you use plantation teak?

Yes, we only use teak that is grown in the Indonesian Plantations that are owned and run by the Indonesian Forestry commission Perum Perhutani. The teak plantations are harvested as a crop and the space in between the very long straight lines of trees is normally used by local farmers to grow vegetables. Once the trees are big enough they are cut and the ground is cleared and new teak saplings are replanted, this process happens over and over again to create sustainability.

Why are you so much cheaper than other furniture retailers?

We control the manufacture and import of all of our furniture and because we do not have an expensive showroom to run it keeps our running costs and overheads to a minimum.

Do your items come flat packed?

We will always deliver items fully assembled unless by you ask us not to by prior arrangement for example you are moving abroad and want to take the items with you. All of our products benches and table are made with mortise and tenon joints (no bolts) and we will deliver your item to your address ready to sit on and use.

Should I treat the furniture with teak oil?

We do not recommend using teak oil on any teak furniture as it can be extremely difficult to apply correctly and requires almost military precision to get a good looking finish. Even If you do manage to get a good finish because it’s a natural organic product with in 4 to 6 weeks it will start to evaporate and give the furniture a “patchy” appearance, in a worst case scenario it will turn your furniture black and mouldy. The mould can be cleaned off but only with a large amount of "elbow grease" chemical cleaners and sandpaper. Teak4less always recommend that you leave your furniture to weather naturally it will first turn to a light brown colour then eventually a silver grey, its cheaper, better for the environment and so much easier!

How quick can you deliver?

Normal delivery time is 10 to 14 working days

Do i have to pay a delivery charge for every item I buy?

No, you only need to pay one delivery charge per order.

How do I maintain my Teak Furniture?

If left untreated your teak furniture will gradually turn a light silver grey colour As the teak weathers it will become less smooth and small cracks may appear, especially on the ends of larger components such as legs and arms. In hot dry heat (25 Celsius +) some cracks may appear slightly larger these are perfectly normal characteristics and will not affect the strength or lifespan of your furniture. You can use a light grade sand paper to remove any roughness in the early stages of weathering.

Teak Garden Furniture Blog

March 15th, 2010 10:39 PM

New delivery areas available for Teak4less Customers

We will soon be updating our website to reflect our new delivery zones, we have the green coloured zone 1 and the blue coloured zone 2. We now offer a fixed delivery price that is dependent on your postcode for any number of teak table sets or teak benches to anyone located in the green [...]

March 15th, 2010 10:16 PM

How to look after your Teak Bench

This is a photo of one of our own Lutyens Teak Benches, its approximately 2 years old and has been left outside in a normal garden all year round. It has had no plastic cover on it, no teak oil, wood preservative or varnish applied to it and has just been left to age naturally to a [...]

March 8th, 2010 02:18 PM

New teak heavy duty bench just arrived

We have just had a 150cm heavy duty curve top bench arrive with our latest stock delivery, this bench will retail at £349.99 and will compliment are existing 150cm Heavy Duty Teak Bench and our 180cm Heavy Duty Teak Bench. This bench is made with 8cm legs with flat top arms and extra seat supports [...]

March 7th, 2010 09:19 PM

Why don’t we sell teak reclining chairs?

We never sell products when we are not 100% confident in the quality, unfortunately reclining chairs are prone to break and fail so we never sell them. Each red circle shows the location of a metal component, in this particular chair there are 16 individual metal parts which make up the folding and reclining mechanism. If just one of these [...]

March 6th, 2010 08:23 PM

Looking for a strong Teak Table?

We get many emails and telephone calls everyday asking about our Teak Garden Furniture , a popular topic for our potential customers is to ask “how strong are the teak tables we sell?”, the photo attached to this post is one of our most popular tables that extends from 180cm to 240cm. Its show 10 of our [...]

March 5th, 2010 08:51 PM

Welcome to the new Teak4less Teak Garden Furniture Blog!

We will be posting answers to customers questions as well as help and general advice for buying teak garden furniture on this blog, we are going to try and keep this a “waffle” free zone so if you need a photo of a particular product or want to know a size,weight or dimension let us know and [...]

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