Plastic teak patio chairs

Slats that read as teak from the curb. 18 chairs here pair plastic teak seats with aluminum or painted metal frames, in natural, dark walnut, cherry, black and grey. One line on each listing matters more than the color, and that is the usage note. Several chairs are marked for covered patios only, and they belong under a roof.

Roof overhead or sky overhead

A handful of chairs here carry the note to use them on a covered patio only. They share black or white metal frames with faux teak slats. The black metal armchair with faux teak is one of them: it stacks, has an 18-inch seat and is rated to 400 pounds, and it wants an awning, a solid pergola roof or a deep overhang above it.

The aluminum frames carry no such note. The black aluminum chair with cherry slats is listed for the patio, has an 18-inch seat and is rated to 500 pounds. Sort by frame before you sort by finish, and the covered question answers itself.

Families that match

Most aluminum chairs here belong to a line with an armchair, and several lines go on to bar stools and tables.

• Black aluminum with natural slats, side chair and armchair, both stacking
• Grey or silver aluminum with natural slats
• Black aluminum with dark walnut slats, 17 3/4-inch seats
• Rust aluminum with natural slats
• White aluminum with grey slats, 18-inch seats

The stools and tables that complete these lines sit in poly outdoor furniture, and the tables alone in plastic teak tables.

Width at the table

Armchairs here range from 17 to 24 inches wide, and side chairs from 16 to 23 1/4. That overlap is useful: a slim armchair can fit where a broad side chair cannot. Measure the strip between table edge and curb, then filter by width before you filter by arms. In the families that list a seat height, side chair and armchair match, so a mixed row sits level at the table.

More than half the range stacks. If the row comes in nightly, start there; if it stays out under covers, choose on comfort and look. Prices run from about $88 to $136 a chair, and capacity is listed at 400 or 500 pounds.

Slats drain, solid seats puddle. After a storm, tip the chairs to shed what water sits in the frame, wipe the slats, and when the season ends put them under a cover or indoors. Compare other seats in patio chairs, then save the row in an outdoor plan.