Teak Repair

Teak Repair Orange County

Teak is an excellent wood with long-lasting qualities and should be refinished or repaired with care. Teak may have up to fifteen percent moisture content, but will eventually dry out. As it dries, it shrinks, often resulting in splitting and cracking. If you have patience and experience, you can repair and refinish it yourself. If not, find an excellent repair service. Teak repair may involve furniture that is subjected to the sun's rays and will require special attention to protect it.

A boat trimmed in teak is subjected to these same rays and, in addition, it is necessary to protect the teak against water damage. There are varying opinions as to how home repair should be done: research it carefully. If you contract with a teak repair service, be sure you check with other customers to see how they fared. If the service is listed on a Better Business site, there are often customer reviews and a rating provided.

Teak furniture repair can be easy or difficult: some less-expensive pieces are put together with glue and are harder to repair. If some joints are coming apart, you should not attempt to repair these without acquiring an industrial-strength glue.

Natural teak can be protected with applications of pure tung oil. This solution is temporary, and must be repeated frequently to keep the wood from drying out. This does not protect it from the sun's rays, but wood full of oil isn't going to take on water and isn't going to rot.

Nicks and scratches that do not cause structural damage need not necessarily be repaired. You can use wood filler to fill in the deeper indentations and can often find a furniture marker that comes close to matching the color of the wood; be aware that teak changes color over time.