Protect Patio Furniture

Many people aren’t ready for the shock that is the cost of patio furniture. It can be the most expensive furniture you will buy, so it’s important to protect it from the elements. In North Vancouver we have some pretty bad weather, last week’s snow storm being an example. Here are some tips to keep your patio furniture in tip-top shape.

Protect Patio Furniture

Ditch The Tarp

Simple putting a tarp over your furniture will not protect it. Water can still seep in and wind will push that water further in. This will lead to rust forming and any wood patio furniture will expand and potentially crack or rot.

Buy The Right Furniture

What your furniture is made from is the most important part. Pay attention when shopping the material will make a huge difference in longevity. Plastic will last long but fade, wood might rot or crack and metal is prone to rust. Choose something with an aluminum frame and give it a coat of wax to protect it.

Use Proper Covers

Buy the proper patio covers for the weather. As said before, a plain old tarp won’t hold up. Make sure to buy good quality weatherproof patio covers. Make sure they are snug and any wind won’t lift them off the furniture.

Store Patio Furniture

The best way to protect furniture is to store it away in the offseason. If you don’t have room, choose North Shore Mini Storage for your seasonal storage needs.

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Mike Olsen

18:58 16 Oct 19

This is inexpensive storage that operates 100% as advertised - they do not offer 24/7 access and do not charge 24/7 access pricing. They are incredibly responsive to requests to unlock doors and provide access. It is not fancy but if you need a clean, dry place to store your stuff, you can't beat these guys. Don't expect bells and/or whistles but you also won't be paying for them.

Dave Shirlaw

01:54 10 Jun 19

Have to phone to have buildings unlocked. Annoying.

megan chow

23:06 21 May 19

sara ~

01:04 25 Sep 18

Prices are 1/2 the price of other storage units but it shuts down (locked gates) from 10 am - 6 pm except if you have the enormous ground level outside facing units. Those hours are impossible. The technology getting items up to the second story is an actual forklift thats made stationary. You balance your items up the forklift (and you raise the wooden pallet up yourself) Then you must walk up stairs and hope their is a dolly available to wind precariously around tiny turning hallways. Budget carpentry and ancient carpet in the units. The trolleys sound and feel like their from 1980's and are either coached to disobey or they keep their own counsel. They say its secure but I had a neighbor pick something up and they weren't even asked for permission. I explicitly stated only I was to have access. They said they do not let it happen. The locks are your own, but the flip closure is attached by 3/4 wood screws easily and possibly quite quietly could be opened and emptied with no one batting an eye. A kid could detach it with anything. They have "24 hour security" which means a guy lives on site. Does he/she have CCTV access? Probably not, nor would you want that job. Are there motion sensors? Not likely as sometimes the lights won't turn on and finding a switch in the straggly wandering corridors is impossible. They do not offer insurance. You have to sign forms saying all the things you will and won't do, but they are not liable if anything happens: theft, fire, water, vandals, pests etcSo despite all those complaints, its still 4/5 only because of the prices.