Point Loma Teak Furniture & Deck Restoration

Point Loma is a narrow peninsula wedged between San Diego Bay and the open Pacific, and that geography means teak furniture here gets hit from two directions at once. Homes along Sunset Cliffs Boulevard face raw ocean wind and salt spray, while properties tucked closer to Shelter Island and the bay side deal with a calmer but still humid marine environment tied to the working harbor below.

Because so much of Point Loma's waterfront is tied to boating — Shelter Island Yacht Basin, the Southwestern Yacht Club, and countless private docks along Rosecrans — we spend a lot of time on boat teak here as well as patio furniture: cockpit tables, swim step treads, and companionway trim that see far more sun and saltwater cycling than a typical deck chair.

The bluff-top neighborhoods near Cabrillo National Monument and the older Loma Portal homes closer to the Naval base each have their own wind exposure, and we've noticed that furniture set on the exposed western bluffs grays noticeably faster than pieces just a few streets over on the bay side near Talbot Street.

Point Loma's older housing stock, much of it built mid-century with additions over the decades, often has narrow side-yard access or hillside stairs down to lower patios, so our on-site process is built around working within those constraints rather than requiring furniture be hauled up to street level.

Whether it's a teak dining set on a Sunset Cliffs bluff or the teak cockpit sole on a sailboat moored at Kona Kai, we adjust our sanding and finishing approach to how much direct salt exposure the wood actually sees.

We work with homeowners and boat owners throughout Point Loma, from Sunset Cliffs to Shelter Island, and coordinate marina gate access when restoring teak on docked vessels.