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 lumber decks are much cheaper than a deck made of Ipe wood, but you’ll have to invest time and money each year sanding, staining and maintaining your deck to ensure it’s able ...

A. Robin, we haven’t installed pressure-treated decking in some time. Our experience was that pressure-treated wood doesn’t hold solid stains very well, especially if the wood has weathered.

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, pressure-treated wood was treated with ...

Some pressure-treated lumber is expensive, while high-grade pressure-treated lumber costs more. If you have your heart set on imported wood, such as mahogany, cumaru or ipe, you’ll spend much more.

ProWood pressure-treated lumber is perfect for decks, exposed structures, and other applications. What’s more ... The recommended applications include railings and balusters but not for deck joists, ...

Wood-composite decking cost two to three times more than pressure-treated wood, and PVC decking runs 10 to 15 percent more than wood-composites. Composite decking brands include Trex , Fiberon ...