maintenance Archives - Cottage Life

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

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Can you help the environment at the lake and protect your cottage from wildfires?

Outdoors

A cabin with solar panels against a winter background

Cottage Q&A: Why is my solar power conking out in the cold?

A snow covered roof with icicles

6 winter maintenance tasks that you never want to ignore

You might not consider a biffy stylish, but cottage-country outhouses have a charm all their own

A new grey composite deck

Cottage Q&A: Should I get a composite deck?

Conifer needles that have turned brown

5 signs that your trees are unhealthy

Outdoors

A room tiled with wood wall tiles

Stuff we like: Wood wall tiles

A person cutting PVC pipe with a string.

Steal these 7 CL-approved DIY tricks

A close up of a dripping tap

Cheap and simple DIY fixes for 10 annoying cottage problems

How to inspect (and care for) your cottage utility pole

A hand removing a nest from a nest box using a trowel

Cottage Q&A: How to clean out a nest box

Outdoors

A smokey wildfire

Fireproofing tips from the experts

A black cat staring at a mouse in the foreground

4 mouse-proofing strategies wacky enough to work

A 3D rendering of a leaking pipe

How to thaw a frozen pipe before it bursts

A frozen copper pipe against a black background

7 tips to keep your plumbing from freezing

A ceiling fan mounted to a wood ceiling

3 fixes for malfunctioning fans

Young African American man fixing a refrigerator

8 tune-ups to extend the life of your appliances

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