Perhaps the most common wood preservative available to DIYers, oil-based copper naphthenates are classified for general use by the EPA. It’s commonly used as a brush-on preservative for end cuts on ...

Q When I bought my house I inherited a precast concrete shed that needed the door and frame replaced. I was warned by the carpenter who fitted it that the ledge-and-brace door would need trimming as ...

Maxwell uses this weed sprayer to apply clear preservative to high-risk areas of wooden decks. One application on wood-to-wood contact areas every few years prevents rot indefinitely. (Credit: Photo ...

Wood is an amazing material to use around the house, both for its green credentials and the way it looks and feels. That said, as a natural product there are a lot of microorganisms and insects around ...