Pressure-treated wood lends itself well to outdoor projects due to chemicals that ward off moisture and pests. But the same chemicals complicate staining.

While pressure-treated wood offers many benefits, structures built from it often leave something to be desired in appearance.

Pressure-treated wood nearly always has a green tint from the copper-based chemicals and preservatives added to it during the manufacturing process. Because of the tint, pressure-treated fence panels ...

Timber can be treated in a variety of different ways and for a variety of different reasons: Some paint can be applied with a paintbrush or roller; some needs an undercoat so that the timber is ...

Some paint can ... stain, varnish or coat the timber in any other way. Dip-treated timber offers limited protection as the preservatives only penetrate the surface of the wood. In pressure-treated ...