Wicker Versus Resin-Wicker: What Lasts Longer?

When you purchase a home, it’s nice to be able to decorate your back porch or patio with furniture that can sit outdoors, so you can enjoy your outdoor living space. Reading the paper outside or drinking some iced tea is great outside in the sun.

When you put regular wicker furniture outside in the sun and rain, you can only expect it to last about 2 years, until it starts looking shabby. Real wicker splinters after it ages, even if you repaint it. If you move it to an enclosed patio it will last longer if it’s not in direct sunlight, however, only by another year. The elements affect wicker to a great degree. Wicker starts to break down and deteriorate after one year, and then loses its beauty rapidly after that.

An alternative to regular wicker is resin wicker. It looks like wicker, but it is made of synthetic polyethylene, which can hold up for years even exposed to the elements of rain, snow or direct sunlight. Resin wicker is unyielding to the elements of water and harmful UV rays. It won’t split or crack like simple wicker, so you can enjoy your furniture set for many years with no touch-ups to the color or surface material repairs.

As far as the construction of these wicker furniture pieces, the frames are heavier construction and weigh more than a regular wicker chair. They are also more comfortable to sit in, since they offer more support. The furniture at is on a powder-coated aluminum frame that is strong and sturdy, and built to last. The new outdoor furniture collections are stylish pieces made for residential use. They use the resin wicker materials.

The modern resin-wiker furniture pieces are classically designed, since they will last for many years, and you don’t want them to go out of style. In consideration of how long this furniture will last, the price for most all-weather wicker is affordable. You won’t have to replace it like regular wicker since each piece is manufactured to be long lasting furniture. It will retain its beauty year after year.

The resin wicker furniture collections are also easy to clean. You can clean this furniture with a non- abrasive cleaner and a soft scrub brush. Regular wicker is not this durable and will fray or splinter if you scrub it. The color is not just on top, but throughout the material, so you won’t scrub it off.

The outdoor furniture pieces you can choose from include wicker chairs, wicker bar sets, rocking chairs, sofas, loveseats and other wicker furniture for the patio or garden. Resin wicker (all-weather wicker) outlasts simple wicker in age, appearance and strength, and is worth the additional money to get up to 20 years of use.