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An overheard shot of someone staining a deck

Cottage Q&A: When should I stain my new deck?

Man installing new deck boards.

How to check your deck for rot

Upgrade your cottage with more sleep space

General

warped wooden boards

Warning signs that it’s time to replace or repair your deck

Outdoors

Self-drilling screws piled on a wooden deck, fastener

Are you using the right fastener for the job?

A large cabin deck

Cottage Q&A: Building a deck on rock

General

man cleaning terrace with a power washer - high water pressure cleaner on wooden terrace surface, pressure washer

7 tips to get the best out of your pressure washer

Aerial Drone Close Up of Roof Damage, Missing Shingles, spring maintenance

7 things everyone should have on their spring maintenance checklist

Close-up of deck boards with water drops on them

Cottage Q&A: Staining cedar, yes or no?

close-up of wraparound stairs on a deck

4 easy steps to building wraparound deck stairs

Cottage Q&A: How to extend the life of your deck

General

aluminum boat focus, tinnie

This simple DIY will stabilize your tinnie

deck maintenance

Weekly Hack: 5 spring deck maintenance tips

custom-scribed deck boards around a rock formation

Give your deck a custom finish with this easy DIY scribing technique

A pink bucket and a scrub brush on a dirty wooden deck.

Your guide to cleaning just about everything at the cottage

Top down aerial drone image of people sitting on a wooden dock at a cottage lake.

Spring maintenance deck and dock checklist

Get your dockside bar stocked for summer

Collapsed deck

15 DIY deck mistakes not to make

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