Pressure-treated Wood Facts

Pressure-treated wood is:

  • The most widely accepted and used outdoor building material
  • Readily available
  • Extremely durable
  • Very, very strong
  • Exceptional at holding paint, stains and sealants, due to its unique cellular structure
  • Beautiful
  • Rot- and insect-repellent
  • Safe for direct ground contact
  • Safe to use around vegetables, people and pets
  • Safe to use for playsets and other child-focused structures

Pressure-treated wood is not:

  • Hard to use
  • Unsafe
  • Detrimental to U.S. forests and/or the environment