Tips

Mending a broken hearth

When it comes to minor damage, fixing up your tiles is easy

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Making a take-out window
Tips

Making a take-out window

How to modify screens for easy opening

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How to turn MDF into tongue-and-groove pine
Tips

How to turn MDF into tongue-and-groove pine

Get the authentic wood look for less

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Make your own adirondack mirror
Projects, Style

Make your own adirondack mirror

How to make a one-of-a-kind piece that brings nature into the cottage

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How to use a tap
Tips

How to use a tap

Need to rethread screws and bolts? No probem, here's how

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Guide: Repairing the cottage roof
Renovation

Guide: Repairing the cottage roof

Weather conditions can do a number on the cottage roof. Here's how to make it watertight

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How to wind-proof a screened-in porch
Tips

How to wind-proof a screened-in porch

3 ways to keep the nasty weather outside without losing your view

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10 tips for winterizing plumbing
Maintenance

10 tips for winterizing plumbing

What to do this fall to keep your system in top shape

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Dock-levelling turnbuckle
Inventions

Dock-levelling turnbuckle

How one cottager made a jack for raising his dock

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Pipe protection
Inventions

Pipe protection

How one cottager keeps zebra mussells away from the water pipes

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