On a cheap outdoor set the steel goes first and you never see it happen. Water sits in a foot, salt from a path finds the cut end of a tube, and by the third spring the piece wobbles in a way no amount of tightening fixes.

The maker specifies anti slip pads on every foot, which also keep the tube ends off wet stone, and a steel surface they describe as rustproof. The set then nests into a 93 in block under the cover that comes with it, so the frames spend the wet months off the ground and dry.

What holds it together

An orange painted steel frame under the weave, with pads on the feet and cut out handles on the storage pieces. Rustproof and all weather are the maker's words for their own materials, printed on their own panel, and worth repeating rather than hiding.

Eight pieces, measured

Corner sofas 29.5 in square, armless sofas 27 in by 28 in on a 16.5 in seat, ottomans 17.5 in square, the glass table 39.5 in by 20 in and the storage box 29.5 in by 33.5 in by 26 in. Sofas and ottomans take a stated 350 lb, the table 165 lb.

Off the ground for winter

Six steps take the set from seating for four to a single stack. Cushions go in the boxes, the sofas nest, the tables go on top and the cover goes over. Nothing is left standing in a puddle for five months.

What that leaves you with

A block 93 in long, 29.5 in deep and 26 in high. On a small deck that is the difference between a set you use for five months and one that is in the way for twelve.

With a surface the maker describes as rustproof.

Under every piece, per the manufacturer's panel.

The maker's description of the brown weave.

On the 39.5 in coffee table, rated 165 lb.

And per ottoman, stated by the maker.

29.5 in by 33.5 in by 26 in at the end of the run.

In removable zipped covers that can be washed.

A full set cover, packed with the order.

Ships from our United States warehouse. Delivery to Canada usually takes 8 to 14 business days, with no customs charges or duties to pay on arrival. Free shipping on orders over $150, a flat $18.90 below that, and tracking by email as soon as it leaves.

Return within 14 days of purchase, unused, in original condition and packaging.

Covered directly by the manufacturer under their warranty terms for material and manufacturing defects.

Found it cheaper at a Canadian retailer? Send us the link and we will match that price. It has to be the same item, in stock, sold and shipped inside Canada, and compared like for like on what comes in the box.

Pads that keep the tube ends off standing water matter more here than any cushion specification does.

A frame that can be packed down and covered outlasts one that spends every winter upright in the rain.

Black on brown is the quietest pairing offered here and the one that hides a season of use best.

What we stand behind

• Rustproof, all weather and anti slip are the manufacturer's descriptions of their own materials.
• No steel gauge or coating type is published, so we quote neither.
• Flowers, drinks and food in the photographs are styling.
• Ships from our United States warehouse, free shipping over $150, and 14 day returns unused in the original packaging.
• 14 day returns, unused and in the original packaging.

Is the frame aluminium or steel?

Steel, according to the maker's own materials panel, with a surface they describe as rustproof. No gauge or coating type is published.

Do the feet mark a deck?

Each foot carries a pad the maker calls anti slip, which also lifts the frame off the surface. No pad material is stated.

Can it be left outside all winter?

The maker says the set can be left outside under the included cover. Packing it down first and bringing the cushions indoors dry is still the version that lasts longest.

Is the weave brown or grey?

Brown on this listing. The cushions are black, which is what the colour in the title refers to.