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How to care for your oak furniture - Dining Furniture care guide - Furniture maintenance

Our Vancouver Oak Furniture range arrives with you, having already been treated with an oiled wax finish, which is literally the finishing touch applied by our manufacturer.

As with all Oak, a little care goes a very long way, and for this reason we recommend original Bri-Wax, which you can order online at the time of your purchase. Our advice is that you wax your table once or twice a year to care for and protect surfaces.

Some useful Guidelines on Caring for your furniture:

1. Don’t place your Oak furniture too near a heater.
Constant applied direct heat can affect solid oak and especially veneer by causing small movements in the structure of tables and chairs.

2. Avoid leaving your furniture in direct sunlight for prolonged periods
Direct sunlight can affect the tone and visual colour characteristics of the finish of your Oak furniture. It can also cause splits on the flat surfaces of the table.

3. Don’t use a wet cloth on Oak surfaces.
Because water can leave marks on Oak and over time may degrade the wax protective finish on your table.

4. Use place mats
Never place hot or damp items directly on your table surface. This can cause marks that will be difficult to remove. Use place mats for all hot cups and plates.

5. Use a table cloth
Consider leaving a protective tablecloth over the table surface.

6. Spillages on Oak surfaces
Remove immediately with a dry cloth to remove as much of the spillage as possible. If it’s sticky, you may need to gently dab with a damp cloth (not wet) to remove. Use a dry soft cloth to dry the area.

7. Removing marks or scratches from an Oak surface
If you have any marks or scratches that you want to touch up, then wax filler sticks work really well. Wax filler is also a great option for any minor splits or expansion/contraction gaps that appear on table surfaces as the table adjusts to the heat inside your home.
See Bri-Wax own recommendations on using filler sticks http://www.briwax.co.nz/OtherProducts.php

8. Assembling Tables
Take great care when assembling a heavy extendable table. Our tables are very heavy. Do not attempt to assemble one on your own - you need at least two strong people. Not only do you risk injury to yourself (due to the weight and awkwardness), but you risk damaging the table if you attempt to turn it over and place all the weight on just two legs. If you want advice - please check with us.

9. Moving Tables and Chairs
Once assembled, tables can be very heavy. Never ever drag a table, as this will stress and weaken critical supports on the underside of the table. Dragging a table just a few times will stress joint supports. On our extendable tables, the legs are attached to the substructure of the tables, which in turn supports the entire weight of the table. When you drag a table the entire weight is transferred directly to the support joints. If you need to move a table - it takes two people minimum to lift it into place. Get some help and carefully lift the table in the closed position, when it needs to be moved. Tables and chairs have joints just like you and I. They shouldn’t be stood on, rocked on, or dragged, all of which will stress and damage joints.

9. Use your Table
You’ve already bought your table and chairs so enjoy them.

Download our ‘Caring for your Oak Furniture’ handy guide

Tips on caring for your oak furniture table and chairs, don’t place your Oak furniture too near a heater, Oak furniture and direct sunlight, wet cloth and Oak surfaces, the use of place mats and tablecloths, spillages on Oak table surfaces, removing marks and scratches from an Oak table, A guide on moving Oak tables and chairs

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