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The small things that make the rest work: fixings and fittings for putting shade and furniture up, cleaners and protectors for keeping it right, and the consumables that run out mid-season. Useful when you are fitting a shade sail, replacing a part or getting furniture ready at either end of the year.

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Fixings for shade and furniture

Anything tensioned puts real load on its anchors, and a shade sail in wind puts considerably more than its size suggests. Use fixings rated for the substrate, into masonry or into a post that is properly set, and never into guttering, fascia or a fence panel. Stainless fittings are the ones to use outdoors, since plated steel will weep rust down a wall within a season.

Cleaning and protecting

Most garden furniture wants nothing more than a wash with mild soap and plenty of water at each end of the season. Beyond that, hardwood takes an oil if you want it to hold its colour, fabrics can be re-proofed once water stops beading, and metal wants any chip in its coating touched in before rust starts. Avoid pressure washers on woven furniture and on timber, as both suffer more than they gain.

Getting furniture ready, and putting it away

Two afternoons a year is most of what garden furniture asks for. In spring, wash everything down, check and tighten every bolt, touch in any chipped coating and re-proof fabric if water has stopped beading on it. In autumn, clean it again, dry it properly, bring cushions in, empty water-filled parasol bases before the first frost and get covers on. Doing the autumn half properly is what decides how much the spring half costs.

Consumables

The things that run out: fuel and media for fire pits and lanterns, and the replacement parts that fail before the product does. Worth having spare before the weekend you need them rather than after.

Frequently Asked Questions

What fixings should I use outdoors?
Stainless steel wherever you can. Plated or painted steel will corrode and stain the surface beneath it within a season or two, and a rusted fixing is far harder to remove than to have replaced.

Can I pressure wash garden furniture?
Better not to. Pressure washing lifts the surface of timber and can break up woven synthetic strands. Mild soap, a brush and plenty of clean water does the job without the damage.

How often should hardwood garden furniture be oiled?
Once a year is usually enough, if you want it to keep its original colour. Left un-oiled it weathers to a silver grey without losing strength, which some people prefer.

What can I fix a shade sail to?
Structural masonry with the correct fixing for the substrate, or a post set properly in the ground. Never guttering, fascia boards or fence panels, which cannot take the tension.

When should I re-proof outdoor fabric?
When water stops beading on the surface and starts soaking in. Clean the fabric first, since re-proofing over dirt does not work well.

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