When the call comes in to clean up a construction or demolition project that involves pressure-treated timbers, the rules can be quite different than those for the average project. Some states have ...

Q: JLB asks: I am planning on using pressure-treated landscape timbers for a raised vegetable garden. Others have told me that I need to be concerned about the chemicals that may leach out and affect ...

Ground with a steep pitch or slope can become a problem area if it is often eroded by runoff water from heavy rains. One way to contain the erosion is by leveling the slope with a terrace, then ...

Using treated landscape timbers in vegetable gardens has been a controversial subject for many years. Some of the worry comes from the scary-sounding name of the chemical commonly used as a ...

Pressure-treated wood has become a common material and is found in some form on three-quarters of our properties. It may be in a desk, a chair or table, or the foundation of the home. Many people use ...

Pressure-treated wood has virtually revolutionized the construction of outdoor structures such as decks in the last few years, but many homeowners are still unfamiliar with its selection, uses and ...

Q. I would like to build a raised vegetable bed, but I have read that pressure-treated landscape timbers contain arsenic, which leaches into the soil and therefore into the vegetables. Do you know of ...