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 ...

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: 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...