Maintenance & Repair

Some cottagers love the laid-back life on the dock, while others proudly wear the badge of "Master Putterer". Get out your tool belt and let Cottage Life guide you as you tackle that broken deck board, your loose porch steps, those rotten floorboards, the crumbling chimney, your uneven tiles, that leaking toilet...

 

Keep your cottage safe from fire
 
forest fire

 

From wiener roasts to campfires, there are plenty of times when cottagers are playing with fire. 

Here's how to protect your cottage and the surrounding landscape.
 

 

Featured Articles
 
Wind-proofing your screened-in
porch
Cheap and cheerful DIY solutions for extending the usefulness of your porch into wet and rainy shoulder seasons.
Floating Docks
Any shape, any budget, and almost anywhere - fall is the time to research everything you need to know for a first-class floater.
 

 

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Check out the Cottage Life Forums for advice from cottagers who have seen it, built it, renovated, and sourced the perfect supplies and building materials for any cottage project. 

Click here to go straight to the discussions on big and small building projects.