Homeowner

Dennis shares a bit of background on arsenic—and why it’s naturally present in treated lumber.

Entertaining this fall means having a great open-air setup, so we decided to bring the kitchen outside with this DIY outdoor cook station. 

Building a deck? Make sure you know the best practices on safe and code-compliant guardrail post connections.

Extend the open-air gathering season as long as possible with this DIY temporary outdoor covering. It's simple to construct, but will keep you dry from that Pacific Northwest drizzle in the rainy months to come. 

In this video, expert Dennis McWhirter digs into how to keep your pressure-treated wood healthy and prevent making a common mistake that means voiding your lifetime warranty.

Learn everything you need to know about working with PVC trim in this guest blog from THISisCarpentry, our good friend and expert carpenter Gary Katz’s carpentry blog.

In this video, cedar industry veteran Paul Mackie—known as "Mr. Cedar"—walks us through best practices for pre-staining cedar decking.

Distract squirrels from your bird feeder with this kid-friendly squirrel feeder project—with minimal tools required, it's an easy way to get up close to nature.

In Part 2 of this series, Fortress Building Products Vice President of Product and Brand Toby Bostwick shares how steel stair framing eliminates and minimizes many common stair framing issues.