Most of the wooden structures in your backyard are made of pressure-treated wood. Fences, sheds, pergolas, decking - you name it. For some of us though, the natural wooden tones they typically come in don't fit our more vibrant landscaping ideas. For a more colorful and considered design, you might want to try painting the wood instead.
We've all seen painted sheds and fences, so it seems safe to assume that you can go ahead and paint pressure-treated wood, right? Well, here's the catch. Pressure-treated wood contains chemicals to help make it more durable, but those preservatives also leave the wood with higher levels of moisture which can lead to peeling paint. That means that painting pressure-treated wood properly requires a little extra know-how.
