Your backyard fence can look timeless or modern depending on the material you choose and these two popular options each bring ...

Trying to choose the right material for your fencing can be difficult. Wood has long been popular but needs regular maintenance. Vinyl fencing can be affordable, but not all vinyl fences are made the ...

The picnic tables inside Plastic Lumber Co.'s warehouse look solid and durable, as if they were crafted by a master carpenter using thick lumber and a sharp saw. But they weren't built from redwood or ...

Thomas Nosker's work to create lumber out of recycled plastics has led to projects around the world. The Rutgers University professor has seen it on walkways and fencing in the Galapagos Islands. It ...

BestPlus Plastic Lumber was used to deck out a backyard oasis for a family in a project for Make-A-Wish New Hampshire. The subsidiary and its parent company, Somerville, Mass.-based Triumvirate ...

Wood is a great material for building things—it's lightweight, strong, and easy on the environment. However, attaching wood to other materials like metal or plastic can be an issue that makes wood ...