maintenance Archives - Cottage Life

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

Close up of man changing an outboard engine

6 boat maintenance tips for spring

Barbecue gas grill in stainless steel, barbecue tune-ups

5 barbecue tune-ups to get your grill ready for summer

Outdoors

Old red kayak rest on a lake wooden dock on a summer day. Cottages are visible across the water.

6 expert tips to get your dock ready for summer

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

7 things everyone should have on their spring maintenance checklist

deck maintenance

Weekly Hack: 5 spring deck maintenance tips

Road salt

Weekly Hack: 7 tips for using less road salt

Outdoors

4 closing-up tasks you don’t want to forget

General

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