BRANDT & WHITNEY, INC.

This page will cover the types or option of lawn & boat cushion fillers we offer. For each options I will cover basic issues of cushion comfort and firmness, weather and sun resistance, cost differences, cushion durability, mold and mildew resistance.

Being a custom furniture upholstery shop we create cushion on a daily basis. Every order is different. We are happy to help you evaluate your options and best choices for cushion fillers. We can even itemize for you the cost differences between options that would be suitable for your applications

Bonded Dacron Fiber is the most common type of cushion fill we see in seasonal exterior cushion.
Bonded Dacron fiber fill used to fill out-door cushions is also by far the most cost effective product for filling exterior cushions.
Bonded Dacron Fiber fill cushion is generally comprised of multiple layers of 1.2 oz or greater bonded Dacron polyester fiber.
This will make a suitable out-door porch lawn or boat cushion, provided enough layers are used in the cushion so that after the Dacron cushion core begins to get compress and used it retains it comfort and esthetic.
If a existing Dacron fiber out-door cushion is still in good shape but could use a little fluffing up (so-to-speek), and provided the cushion core is still  clean we can add a layers of 1.2 oz. Dacron to build the loft of the seat or back cushions.
Dacron fiber used as a seat cushion filler dose not give the most firm support considering all your lawn cushion options.

Furniture foam is often used in out door cushions because it is generaly considered to be the most comfortable foam for seat cushion applications. I only reccomend using furniture foam for your out-door cushions if they are in a covered area or not directly exposed to the sun or precipitation.
The reason for this is because furniture foam cushions will absorb and hold water like a sponge, then you will have a very wet bottom when you set on the seat cushion.
When interior furniture foam cushions are exposed to the ultraviolet the tend to breakdown faster.
When exposed to moisture and high humidity interior foam cushions can also get mold and mildew which there is no way to remove.