- What is a Cottage
- Disclaimer
- Why buy a cottage? The dream.
- Where to look?
- Sleeping Accommodation
- Land
- Other Considerations
- Build Your Own
- Taking the plunge
- Selling your cottage
- In conclusion
- When the Power Goes Out
- Electric Heaters
- Oil Furnaces
- Gas Furnaces
- Wood Stoves
- Water Systems
- Water Sources
- Open Bodies of Water
- Wells
- Dug Wells
- Drilled Wells
- Water Tanks
- Pumps
- Centrifugal Suction Pumps
- Piston Suction Pumps
- Submersible Pumps
- Hand Pumps
- Water Purification
- Initial Filtration
- Obtaining Potable Water
- Ceramic/Carbon Filters
- Reverse Osmosis Systems
- Ion Exchange Units
- Distillation
- Ultra-Violet (UV) Treatment
- Ozonators
- Which purification system should you use?
- Disinfecting your well
- Water Heaters
- Winterizing the Water System
- Hot Water Heater
- Cold Water Tank and Pipes
- Sinks, Showers and Toilets
- Water Pump
- Some other hints...
- Garbage
- Sewage
- Outhouse
- Portable Toilet
- Composting Toilet
- Other Class 1 Systems
- Holding Tank
- Septic System
- Fall Close-up
- Outside Tasks
- Boats
- Inside Tasks
- Winter Use
- Arrive Early in the Day
- Prevent Heat Loss
- Water Usage
- Spring Opening
- When to Open Up
- Turning on the Water System
- Health Considerations
- Other Opening-up Tasks
- Landscaping.
- Building Maintenance
- Tools
- Hand Tools
- Garden Tools
- Power Tools
- Winter Equipment and Tools
- Projects
- Dock Sections
- Dock Deck
- Ladder Eavestrough Attachment
- Trailer Jockey
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