Pressure treating protects wood from the elements, helps prevent insect attacks, and minimizes the effects of aging. While pressure-treated wood offers many benefits, structures built from it often ...

If building a deck or working with pressure-treated wood is on your to-do list, one of the cardinal rules everyone should know is how long to wait before staining pressure-treated lumber. 🔩 You like ...

I let my pressure-treated deck go a couple of years too long without recoating it with the solid stain I’ve applied since it was built 15 years ago. I’m using the Diamabrush tool (highly recommended!) ...

Once you have finally checked off that deck project that's been on your to-do list, you'll want to finish it off with a coat of stain to improve its appearance and protect the surface. Not all times ...

The best time to stain your deck is when temperatures are between 50° F and 90° F with relatively low humidity. But before you prep your deck with a good cleaning and sanding, make sure you know ...

Last week, following publication of my column about disposal solutions for wood treated with preservatives, a colleague reminded me I had ignored the best alternative to disposal. Recycling ...

Micropro Sienna revolutionizes backyard projects this summer with new pressure-treated wood that looks like cedar Consumers and contractors alike now have a new option in Canada for outdoor wood ...

Question: We live in a bungalow condo and are responsible for maintaining our front and back wooden decks, which are pressure-treated, 2x6 boards with rounded corners. What I have done over a period ...

Q: Some 20 years ago, I had a “treated” wood deck built behind my home and was told by the builder that additional sealer or wood treatment was not necessary. In fact, the builder said, it could hurt ...

Q. I am a regular reader of the Globe and your column who lives in Melrose. This is a strange one. The Sears-brand window above our kitchen sink got a crack in the glass a few weeks ago out of nowhere ...