Pressure treatment forces chemical preservatives into the cellular structure of wood. These chemicals are undesirable in mulch or compost, so if your scrap lumber is lined with tiny holes or stained ...

Last week we talked about cleaning and staining the garage floor and taking care of all the cracks. So I got a few questions after that about wooden decks -- especially the pressure-treated wood decks ...

Natural-wood decking products can be roughly divided into three categories: pressure-treated lumber, redwood and cedar, and tropical hardwoods. You'll find most types of wood decking at your local ...

Q. Am trying to decide whether to use pressure-treated decking or composite as a replacement for my deck, which is 11 years old. Being in the “Elderly Class,” we do not use the deck with any great ...

To revive a shabby deck, there are five main directions you can go, and we'll guide you through them all. As a ...

Q: Thanks so much for your very informative article on composite decking materials ("All decked out," July 9). My husband and I installed a pressure-treated deck about 15 years ago. We did not know ...

A shortage in pressure-treated lumber is causing a number of outdoor home improvement projects to be shelved this summer. “People have been calling here who live an hour away,” said John Kalife at ...

Q. I ripped up the old boards on my deck and replaced them with new pressure-treated boards. Now that they’ve had time to dry out, I’m about stain the deck, but I’ve discovered that a handful of ...

Q. I have a deck that was constructed from pressure treated wood. The deck is about 8-10 years old. I have lived in the house for 6-7 years. The former owners never waterproofed the deck or cleaned it ...

Last week we talked about cleaning and staining the garage floor and taking care of all the cracks. So I got a few questions after that about wooden decks - especially the pressure-treated wood decks.

Q. I have a deck that was constructed from pressure treated wood. The deck is about 8-10 years old. I have lived in the house for 6-7 years. The former owners never waterproofed the deck or cleaned it ...