PRODUCT INFO 

Delivery

Chairs normally arrive at your door within 2 working days of receipt of your payment in the North Island, 3 days in the South Island. This can be slower in peak times like the last couple of weeks up until Christmas. South Island delivery times can be less reliable at times.

We use Fastway Couriers who will deliver to your door or pass on to your Rural Post contractor if you live in the country. The couriers prefer to have someone home to accept delivery but will leave in a specified place only if we write instructions on the packages.

Dimensions

	Seat width	545mm
	Total width	815mm
	Total height	1000mm
	Total length	900mm
	Kit size	900x320x150mm
	Approx. weight	13kg
	Length	545mm
	Width	280mm
	Height	320mm
	Kit Size	550x150x130mm
	Approx. weight	3.5kg
	Length	900mm
	Width	560mm
	Height	440mm
	Kit Size	900x200x150mm
	Approx. weight	8kg
	Diameter	900mm
	Height	440mm
	Kit Size	900x200x150mm
	Approx. weight	9kg

Assembly

Assembly of Garden Pine Design furniture is quite straight forward but requires a fair number of stainless steel screws to be wound in so with each kit we supply a square drive bit for a cordless drill or driver. Square drive screws are very user friendly and all the holes are pre drilled. The instructions are comprehensive and have photos of each stage of assembly.

Painting Tips

Treated pine will resist rots and insect damage for many years but if left unprotected in full weather will discolour and develop surface cracks (called checking) caused by swelling in the rain and drying too quickly under fierce sun. This happens to all timber to varying degrees. This is why we recommend painting or staining. Oil stains retain the more natural look but unless under a verandah or similar the oil will need replenishing frequently.

Acrylic paints require much less maintenance, are easily applied and wash up in water. They are also flexible so won't crack or peel when the timber swells slightly. Be sure to use good quality paints. They can be tinted to hundreds of colours from bold and bright to the more conservative creams and white. Lighter colours reflect the heat from the sun better so last much better unless in a shady situation. Most colours will achieve good coverage with two coats (approx. 500ml per chair), although some colours are more see through and might need one more coat. Paint manufacturers recommend priming with preferably an oil based wood primer as they seal better. Tinting the primer to suit your top colour can help with coverage. Your paint supplier should be able to help there. Customers often ask me whether to paint before or after assembly. I only paint after assembly because I spray paint for local customers and this is easier than having parts lying around drying and touching up after screwing together. However, if brush painting, there may be some advantage in a little pre painting, but be sure not to paint over the pencil guide marks for helping assembly. Personally I would assemble first and leave off or remove the bottom curved support board to paint between the bottom of the back boards as this is the trickiest part to get a brush into.

Mould

Mould can show up, especially in the winter but is easily removed with chlorine(sodium hypochlorite) based bleaches like Janola. There are many types available and will work within minutes. They can be used in quite strong concentrations but should be washed off after a few minutes when the mould has gone. They can start to bleach some paint tints if really concentrated and left too long.

About Pine

New Zealand has some of the largest plantations of Radiata Pine in the southern hemisphere so providing Connoisseur Chairs with a reliable consistent supply of quality timber from a renewable resource (i.e. not damaging rain forests). Our timber comes from the pruned base of the tree and so is the oldest, strongest and knot free part of the tree. Pine has many advantages and some disadvantages over other timbers. Advantages include: eco friendly renewable resource, consistent supply, easily worked so it planes to a nice finish and is unlikely to split when screwed, absorbent so is easily treated, painted or stained. The disadvantages are that it needs treatment to deter insects and rots and swells when wet more than most timbers. This can lead to surface checking (cracks) if unprotected in full weather. This happens to varying degree in all timbers and is why we recommend painting or staining the furniture.

All our furniture is LOSP pressure treated to H3 standard. LOSP stands for light organic solvent preservative which is based on white spirits. H3 means it is suitable for outdoor use such as decking, fence palings or furniture. All this means your chairs will last for many years.


Courier Charges

Kitset only - Within 150km radius of Hamilton...NZ$10ea, (i.e.Orewa in the north to Whakatane/Turangi in the south)
Rest of North Island...NZ$15 ea, South Island ... NZ$20 ea.