How Do I Stop My Garden Furniture Cover from Blowing Away?

September 4, 2025

Does your garden furniture cover keep blowing away in strong winds? Then it’s high time for a smart solution. Blowing covers can damage furniture, wear out quickly and offer hardly any protection against rain or dirt. In most cases, the problem is easy to solve with the right fastening. Here you’ll read what you can do to keep your cover firmly in place, from drawstrings to sandbags and other practical accessories.

Why do garden furniture covers blow away?

A blowing cover is almost always the result of a combination of incorrect sizing and insufficient fastening. When a cover is too loose, there is room for the wind to get under the fabric. The cover then acts like a sail, causing it to lift or start flapping. This happens especially with models without an elastic hem, drawstring or buckle closure.

In addition, loose folds, open sides or sagging corners prevent the cover from fitting snugly. During gusts of wind, the cover then has free play. On exposed areas such as a roof terrace, in polder areas or by the sea, this problem can occur more quickly due to the lack of shelter.

The first step: always choose a well-fitting cover that fits snugly around your garden furniture. Brands such as Raffles Covers and Platinum AeroCover offer the most sizes and models, giving you a great chance of a perfect fit.

Damage caused by a blowing cover

A cover that is not properly secured can cause more damage than you might think. Once the wind gets a grip, the cover starts shifting, flapping or even coming loose. This creates friction between the cover and the furniture, which can lead to scratches on wood, aluminium, or plastic. With glass tables, it can even cause cracks.

In addition, the material of the cover wears out faster when it is constantly moving. Tears in seams or corners then become inevitable, meaning the cover is no longer waterproof and dirt can easily get inside. In extreme gusts, the cover can blow away completely, which means not only a lost cover but also unprotected furniture.

In short: blowing covers cause inconvenience, wear and unnecessary costs.

Smart ways to prevent blowing

Prevent your garden furniture cover from blowing away with the following practical tips:

Choose a well-fitting cover without excess fabric or folds.
Use drawstrings or elastic hems to tighten the cover.
Attach buckle closures or adjustable straps to chair or table legs.
Use sandbags or weight bags at the corners or along the bottom edges of the cover.
Place cover clamps or bungee cords for extra fixation.
Choose a cover with ventilation panels / air vents to reduce wind pressure.
Fasten elastic bungees and eyelets at the corners and anchor these to the furniture or the ground.
Check the fastening regularly, especially in changeable weather.

A combination of these fastening tips makes the difference between a cover that blows away and a cover that stays securely in place, even in strong winds.

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When is it time for a different cover?

Sometimes smart fastening tips are no longer enough, and it’s simply time to replace the garden furniture cover. This is especially the case when your current cover has no fastening system at all, such as a drawstring, buckle or elastic hem. Without those features, the cover remains vulnerable to wind, no matter how well you try to secure it.

Choosing a new cover with ready-made fastening and ventilation openings saves you time, effort and, in the long term, costs.

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Before buying a new cover, we recommend that you measure your garden furniture carefully first!

This is how your garden furniture cover stays firmly in place

A blowing garden furniture cover is not only annoying, but also damaging to your furniture & the cover itself. Fortunately, there are plenty of smart and simple ways to prevent this problem. The best way is to buy a well-fitting cover. Raffles Covers offers by far the most sizes in the collection. So the chance of a suitable cover is greatest here. Choose sandbags, clamps, bungee straps, bungees or simply a better-fitting cover. With the right approach, everything stays neatly in place, even in gale-force winds.