Your next home improvement project may be delayed if pressure-treated lumber is on your shopping list. Stores across Michigan, and other parts of the country experienced a shortage of the material ...

Pressure-treated lumber, an outdoor building staple, is normally as easy to find as, well, toilet paper. But as recent panics over that household necessity have shown, these are not normal times.

Home Depot's incoming CEO provided a fresh update on rising lumber prices during the company's earnings call.

This popular lumber — known as CCA-treated wood — will not be sold for home use after December. In 2002, the Environmental Protection Agency and the wood-preservative industry agreed to phase ...

This winter will see a revolution in the way home landscape structures are built. That doesn't mean decks will suddenly become vertical or planting beds will get suspended from the sky. In fact ...

Home improvement retailers are feeling pressure from investors as questions arise about the housing market.

This popular form of lumber, known as CCA-treated wood, will not be sold for home use after December 2003. Last year, the Environmental Protection Agency and the wood-preservative industry ...

There a lots of different wood species for decking, but which is best? I spoke to decking experts to find out the best wood ...

Rival Home Depot saw a similar impact. The Atlanta-based home improvement retailer on Tuesday said lumber accounted for about 60 basis points of margin pressure during its second quarter.

By this fall, pressure-treated lumber used to build everything from playgrounds to picnic tables will get warning labels cautioning people about the presence of the dangerous pesticide arsenic. The… ...