With supplies low and demand high, prices for pressure-treated lumber have skyrocketed. Consumer Reports explains how to be flexible if you want to build a wood deck right now.

Each year approximately 75 percent of all new decks are covered with pressure-treated (PT) decking. The understructure frame—posts, beams, joists—of virtually every deck is made of PT lumber.

Wolman RainCoat, made by one of the big names in pressure-treating, is a widely sold water repellent that is a good choice for use on pressure-treated wood, although it can also be used on other ...

SINCE LAST November, Karol’s “new” deck has been the province of dogs, cats, ... Pressure-treated or not, a wood deck needs care Share this: Click to share on Facebook ...

Must be kiln-dried: “Pressure-treated decking boards will shrink, split, crack and warp if they have not been properly kiln-dried,” says Kou. Not all PT wood is kiln-dried, so it’s important ...

I have a deck that was constructed from pressure treated wood. The deck is about 8-10 years old. I have lived in the house for 6-7 years. The former owners never waterproofed the deck or cleaned it.

Some pressure-treated lumber is expensive, while high-grade pressure-treated lumber costs more. If you have your heart set on imported wood, such as mahogany, cumaru or ipe, you’ll spend much more.

I’m starting to have some rot issues with my 10-year-old deck. Not only are some of the treated wood decking boards rotting, ... A defective pressure gauge at a treatment plant might be the culprit.

Q: I have 35-year-old decking made of pressure-treated wood planks. They have been stained several times. Now the surface is splintering and nail heads are popping, creating a risk to bare feet. I ...

Last week we talked about cleaning and staining the garage floor and taking care of all the cracks. So I got a few questions after that about wooden decks -- especially the pressure-treated wood ...

If building a deck or working with pressure-treated wood is on your to-do list, one of the cardinal rules everyone should know is how long to wait before staining pressure-treated lumber.. 🔩 ...

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 m ...