Painting a deck is a project that you can easily DIY. Here's what you need to know about choosing the right paint, and preparing the wood for a pro finish.

A: The paint probably never adhered properly because the wood wasn’t allowed enough time to dry thoroughly before the work was done. Oddly, I found some useful information on how to determine ...

When compared to leaving a wood or metal deck exposed to the elements, there’s no doubt that deck paint is worth the cost. It protects and preserves your deck surface.

Painting pressure-treated wood comes with some complications caused by the very treatment that allows the material to last outdoors. The chemical preservatives used to produce pressure-treated ...

Q: I live in a condo development. The association is requiring owners to paint their patio fences. The fences were made of pretreated wood and were painted gray. The paint has never stayed on very ...

Dryness is key to properly painting pressure-treated wood AL HEAVENS; The Philadelphia Inquirer. Updated April 13, 2011 9 ... I used this technique on the deck of a former house, ...

This may seem like a job anyone can handle. But to get lasting results, you’ve got to do it correctly.

How to properly paint pressure-treated wood. Published 5:00 am Tuesday, April 12, 2011. By Al Heavens / The Philadelphia Inquirer. Q: I live in a condo development.

Q: I live in a condo development. The association is requiring owners to paint their patio fences. The fences were made of pretreated wood and were painted gray. The paint has never stayed on very ...