Why do we choose to build our Swing Seats with timber?
When looked after properly, wood improves with age and doesn’t deteriorate over time. Take any of our oak swing seats for example; when it first arrives it’s a wonderful tan colour. Over time and with the British weather taking it’s toll, it morphs itself in to a lovely and majestic silver colour. It’s the same with the Western Red Cedar we use. Providing you keep it clean and look after them, wooden swing seats will always improve with age. Wood is a natural, softer material to create swing seats with compared to the likes of metal or plastic.
What difference does the wood actually make?
We use Oak, Western Red Cedar, Pine and Accoya. Accoya in particular is an interesting one as it is an engineered and totally rot-proof wood, which naturally sounds ideal for garden swing seats. However, when we tried to paint it we found it didn’t have that perfect finish that we insist on for our seats. We therefore decided to keep it just as a natural unpainted finish which has proven popular with many people. Each wood has its own distinct features that make it unique.
Oak is the hardest, the toughest and has the greatest impact resistance – but it’s also the most expensive. Western Red Cedar is a durable softwood commonly used to make cedar shingles for roof tiles.
We’re always open to trying new materials or types of wood for our swing seats. Walnut for example is beautiful timber but you can’t use it for outdoor garden furniture.