DIY Archives | Cottage Life

electronic lock installed on a wooden door

Why you should ditch your spare key for an... electronic lock

Hampton, New Brunswick / Canada - May 5 2018: Flooding at the Lighthouse River Center Hampton, New Brunswick Canada

8 things every cottager can do to get ready for... the next flood

General

floating sauna raft

This awesome DIY floating sauna is something you... would only see at the cottage

Weekly Hack: Testing tire treads

various types of sandpaper on orange background

Save time by picking the right sandpaper

repurposed cooler on deck

The clever way this cottager repurposed a leaky... cooler

old dirty farm metal garden tools as shovels and rakes hanging on the wall on nails

A brief guide to rust removers

3 light switches that will make life easier at... the cottage

Closeup crop hands of young woodworker making wooden detail and using electric sanding machine at workplace covered with dust near equipment

5 easy ways to prevent dust spread during a build

Weekly Hack: Fall painting tips

Four electric elements on a stove with one turned on

How to fix a blown fuse on your stove

This designer and builder created her dream cabin... for $20,000

This dad’s DIY Tarzan raft sets a new... standard for fun on the water

Outdoors

Padlocked weathered wooden outside structure

How to unstick a stuck padlock

Outdoors

Pressure-washer

Prepare your power equipment for winter storage

close up of various files and rasps

Why you should have files and rasps in your... toolbox

Cottage Coach Episode 6: Sprucing up a waterfront... pergola

custom-scribed deck boards around a rock formation

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

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