Maintaining Your Table

Maintaining your live edge furniture is as easy as one, two, three!

Step 1:

For everyday maintenance, clean your table using warm water, a splash of dish soap, and a paper towel.

When it comes time to refresh your table with maintenance oil, simply wipe down your table top with warm water and allow the table top to dry completely before proceeding to step 2.

Step 2:

Apply the provided maintenance oil to your table and buff in using a microfiber cloth or paper towel. Allow product to sit for 5 minutes.

Note: there are a wide variety of RMC maintenance products. Please use the product(s) specifically recommended to you by Kristopher.

Tip:

Maintenance oil can be used to remove ring stains!

Step 3:

Buff out the maintenance oil using a clean microfiber cloth or towel. The table surface should feel dry to the touch and is ready for immediate use!

Apply maintenance oil quarterly for best results.

Maintenance oil restores the tables original finish, removes ring stains and increases the tables ability to repel water. A well maintained table will require refinishing approximately once every 5 years. This process is done by stripping the original finish, re-sanding and sealing the top on-site. Refinishing a table will restore the tops natural luster, remove dings and dents and will put new life into your piece of functional art.

Please click below to schedule your onsite table refinishing.

Disclaimer:

Our products are made from natural materials. Although our slabs are kiln-dried, they will react to external factors. Tables will ding, dent and scratch with use. Tables will crack and fade over time due to environmental factors unless kept in temperature controlled environments.

These are natural products and as such, movement, aging and natural weathering is not considered a “Defect.” These markings are deemed character and to be expected, just as a fine quality leather product should expect to gain character over its lifetime.

Outdoor tables are to be protected from the elements at all times by a shade structure, gazebo, etc. and covered while not in use to slow down the effects of Mother Nature.

Kristopher Kirkpatrick shall not be held liable for a tables reaction to its environment once it leaves his workshop.

A tables worst enemy (in no particular order) that will cause excessive cracking, fading, etc below.

• Sun light

• Rain/ water

• Fire place

• Heating duct

• AC ducts

• HVAC ducts of any kind

• Extreme temperature changes

• Non climate controlled homes

• Constant direct exposure to the elements
  

  The best way to preserve the natural beauty of your table is PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE.

  Keep your home temperature controlled, keep your table indoors, away from HVAC vents, fire places, etc.

  Use a humidifier if you have a dry climate to prevent your table from drying out and cracking.

  Cover your outdoor table when not in use and ALWAYS keep it underneath a gazebo, or similar to protect it from direct exposure to the elements.

  Think of your table (wood or stone) as a sponge.

  It will absorb heat, cold, moisture, etc.

  Movement = problems.

  Reduce movement to avoid problems!

  Of course, if you have an issue or need a table refinished on site, don’t hesitate to contact us.

Stone Table Maintenance

Step 1: Clean your table with warm water and dish soap to remove every day build up.

Step 2: In addition to regular cleaning, your stone table will require yearly maintenance to keep it looking and functioning it’s best! Yearly maintenance includes re-sealing, filling voids and cracks that may have been caused by the sun, etc. The best policy is to “set it and forget it!”

Step 3: Contact your local on-site stone surface servicing company and schedule yearly routine maintenance. This service usually ranges from $400-$500 per year and will keep your functional piece of art work looking and functioning at it’s best!

San Diego clients, click the link below to contact a local stone servicing company.