painting and staining pressure-treated wood is actually good for your new deck. Although the treated wood doesn't need to be protected against rot, staining it will help reduce surface cracking. The ...

Prepare for cooler temperatures in Southeast Texas and get tips on building a greenhouse to extend your gardening season.

Lumber and engineered wood are materials derived from trees and include timber, lumber, veneer, wood pulp, wood flour, pellets and chips. There are two basic types of timber: hardwoods and softwoods.

Bob visits the Georgia Pacific pressure-treated lumber plant in Sterling, GA to discover how pressure treated lumber is made to resist weather and rot.

Burning chemically altered wood, like a pressure-treated plank of lumber, produces ash and smoke that is harmful to humans.

Is it safe to use that green-treated CCA-wood in children's playgrounds, or as fence posts around cattle and other animals? After all, the timber has been soaked in some moderately toxic chemicals ...

Dip-treated timber offers limited protection as the preservatives only penetrate the surface of the wood. In pressure-treated timber, preservatives are forced deep into the wood, which offers ...

Most homeowners in the U.S. choose asphalt shingles because they are of the easiest to find, most affordable and versatile types ... Wood roofs can last 50 years in dry climates but need to be ...

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The hunt for the perfect instrument is increasingly focusing on the production process – but with 15 billion trees ...

Protesters call for the water release plan to be called off in a rally outside the Japanese PM's residence in Tokyo on Tuesday Japan will start releasing treated radioactive water from the tsunami ...