maintenance Archives - Cottage Life

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

man applying protectant to the bottom of a canoe, illustration

Keep paddling! 3 easy ways to care for your canoe

boat being loaded onto a truck's trailer on boat ramp

Watch how to prepare your boat for removal, transportation, and storage

Outdoors

A close-up of pruning shears used in tree maintenance

Cottage Q&A: Preventative tree maintenance

Outdoors

A leaky garden faucet, yard

5 things to tackle in your yard before winter

Outdoors

wooden bat house installed high up on a tree, ecosystem

6 ways you can improve your cottage’s ecosystem

Outdoors

A man's gloved hand holding a can of stain

Cottage Q&A: Staining cedar shakes

General

Garden rake going over soil in a garden, yardwork tools

7 yardwork tools you need to have at the cottage

Close-up of a toilet bowl clogged with personal hygiene products, septic tank

6 things that should never go in your septic tank

A green wheelbarrow.

How to pick the right wheelbarrow for every job

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

Flooding on the grass caused by a blocked, malfunctioning septic tank.

5 signs that your septic system is failing

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