Staining pressure treated wood enables you to capitalize on the strength and durability of the lumber without sacrificing looks. Here’s how to do it right.

Pressure-treated lumber offers durability, resists decay, and can be a great solution if you need a long-lasting garden fence. Prior to the early 2000s, ...

Painting pressure-treated wood comes with some complications caused by the very treatment that allows the material to last outdoors. The chemical preservatives used to produce pressure-treated ...

Pressure-treated wood that hasn't dried requires special storage conditions, too. "If you are going to store the wood for a while, it needs to be laid flat, or the boards might warp," the expert said.

Pressure-treated lumber was first patented in 1938 and has been used for over 60 years -- generating $4 billion dollar annually. Warren says not all pressure-treated woods have been banned. He ...

Prepandemic, the consumer pressure-treated lumber industry sold about 5.5 billion board feet—13 million m 3 —per year, he says.

Use 4×6 pressure-treated lumber for the floor joists, set into 2″-long×3″-deep pockets in the sills. Cut a 35-degree bevel at the ends of the joists to alleviate stresses as timbers expand ...