Metal picnic tables offer more versatility in terms of design, color, durability and easy maintenance
Advances in the design of Metal Picnic Tables have resulted in many variations that are different than your traditional triangular table designs.
For establishments such as parks, restaurants, malls, coffee shops and businesses, these exciting new configurations of commercial picnic tables are worth exploring.
Here are some metal picnic table options to consider:
Seat backs: Want to make your picnic tables super comfortable for your visitors or customers? How about adding seats with backs?
Take our Metal Picnic Tables with Contoured Seats.
This metal picnic table displays an inviting appearance. For one, the seats are super-simple to get to. There is no frame to step over. The frame that holds the contour seats runs along the ground, allowing easy access.
The seat backs themselves are contoured, with a rolled top edge that is easy on a person's back.
You can order this stylish picnic table in either a portable or surface mount. There is a hole available in the center if you want to add shade with a commercial umbrella.
Working with metal provides more flexibility than say wood or concrete. The metal can be molded into configurations that offer many benefits, like contoured seats.
Metal picnic tables with contoured seat
Metal Picnic Tables feature hardened thermoplastic coatings
Another great advantage of metal is that there are super-durable coatings that can be applied to the surface.
In this case, our contoured metal picnic table is covered with a thick, oven-fused thermoplastic coating. The coating is applied with a fluidized bed application that completely covers every corner and surface of the metal.
When that coating dries, it hardens into a tough shell. That shell is impervious to the elements - rain, snow, ice, cold and heat. It's also impact resistant.
As everyone knows, the sun's powerful UV rays can also damage just about anything.
But a thermoplastic finish repels the sun. These commercial picnic tables are fade-resistant and will retain their luster for years.
Finally, with a thermoplastic or powder-coated finish, maintenance is very easy. There is no sanding or repainting required.
A thick thermoplastic coating prevents paint from adhering to the surface. So, any graffiti can easily be removed with paint thinner or a light industrial cleaner.
Expanded and Perforated Metal: Another option to consider instead of your standard flat surface commercial picnic tables, is to order metal picnic tables with expanded or perforated surfaces.
Basically, these surfaces have openings in the tabletop and seats.
That allows for air to flow through, therefore keeping the surface cool.
Another benefit is that liquids cannot pool on the surface. Thus, preventing a mess or corrosion.
Finally, because about 50% of the metal is not present as in a standard picnic table, the table is lighter.
This makes for reduced costs when shipping.
In addition, the light weight makes it easier to relocate these commercial picnic tables around the grounds, if you have a portable mounting option.
Commercial Picnic Tables with easier access
Leg room: The traditional wood picnic table with the A-frame type structure has been around literally for centuries.
Metal picnic tables with canopy that offers built-in shade
But that design has been improved upon in several ways.
The big benefit - making it easier for people to sit down and offering more leg room.
Take a pedestal mount table for example.
The table is held in place by a center pole, surface mounted or installed in-ground.
This allows easy access for people to sit down. And plenty of leg room to move around.
The bolt-through design, where the frame is somewhat "pinched" from the table down to the ground, also permits for more leg room and easy access.
A span leg design offers an innovative configuration.
With that style of picnic table, the table is elevated in the center and supported by poles that reach under the seats.
Canteen style picnic tables are supported by a beam that runs through the center of the frame, supporting seats on both sides and the table in the center. Super-easy access for diners.
Also, metal picnic tables offer plenty of options for ADA Picnic Tables that provide wheelchair access for the handicapped. Every park and facility should have at least one ADA picnic table for their handicapped visitors.
With today's warmer climates and record-setting summers, also be sure to consider commercial picnic tables with a slot for durable commercial umbrellas.
The Park Catalog has a Commercial Picnic Table with a Canopy covering built right into the design. That's a perfect product for an open area where there are no shade trees. The metal is perforated, so the table is easy to clean and virtually maintenance-free.
More options for table colors
What's also beneficial about metal picnic tables are the large variety of colors.
With wood picnic tables, facility managers are basically limited to two colors - the standard Southern Yellow Pine…and a redwood stain.
For the top/seat options with metal tables, those colors include black, blue, beige, brown, burgundy, green, red, purple, red, white, yellow and ultra-blue (Note: some picnic tables have fewer color choices).
The metal frame supporting the table can come in different colors as well. Those powder coated colors include beige, black, blue, brown, burgundy, dark grey, green, purple, red, white or yellow. Or there is the basic, but durable unpainted galvanized steel frame.
Don't get us wrong. We sell plenty of durable, attractive wood picnic tables. Many people still prefer the traditional look of wood and the way it does blend in with rural environments.
But if you are looking for more durability, design and color options, consider metal picnic tables and all the styles that are available.
Same goes with ease of use. Need commercial picnic tables with easy access instead of stepping over the bench frame…and a table with plenty of leg room?
Then definitely consider the advantages of metal picnic tables.