It’s also a tasty snack, at least for fungi and insects such as termites. On a molecular level, wood is about three-quarters polymerized sugars that are indigestible to humans and most other animals.

Aaron Pilch was on a quest for two pieces of wood. It took him three weeks to find them. The do-it-yourselfer recently needed the 2-inch-by-12-inch-by-12-foot planks of pressure-treated pine to make ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? If building a deck or working with pressure-treated wood is on your to-do list, one ...

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 ...

Those who have spent some time working with wood know that the building material comes in different types, and they’re not all equally suited for every project. Other than the features that depend on ...

Q. I ripped up the old boards on my deck and replaced them with new pressure-treated boards. Now that they’ve had time to dry out, I’m about stain the deck, but I’ve discovered that a handful of ...

Over the summer I ripped up the old boards on my deck and replaced them with new pressure-treated boards. Now that they’ve had time to dry out, I’m about to stain the deck, but I’ve discovered that a ...