You can also coat exterior wood with copper naphthenate. Copper is a natural biocide. It helps to ward off wood rot, mildew and algae. The issue is that this liquid produces a greenish cast on the ...
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Ask the Builder: DIY wood preservatives

There’ s a very good chance you own something made of wood that’ s exposed to the weather. It might be a fence, a deck, a dock, patio furniture, wood siding or a shed. Redwood and western red cedar ...
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You've spent plenty of time and money landscaping your yard, and now all that's left is to give that fence between yours and your neighbor's house a fresh coat of paint. Perhaps a lovely whitewashed ...
A side-by-side view of Turner's Marford Mill (left) and the real-life inspiration behind it (right) Print Collector / Getty Images, Bill Pearson via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 2.0 Rossett Mill, ...