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How interior paint is getting much better

It may have improved over the years, but there are still three keys to ensuring a quality result.
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Homeowner Helpers: Hold off on spring yard cleanup

Being a lazy gardener is better at this crucial time.
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Homeowner Helpers: Correcting low humidity in your home

How to raise indoor humidity levels during the cold months.
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Homeowner Helpers: Cleaning appliances — How often should they be done?

How often should you clean these popular appliances?
maintenance tasks for winter
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Homeowner Helpers: 10 essential maintenance tasks for winter

10 easy winter maintenance tips to keep your home running smoothly.
10 essential maintenance tasks
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Homeowner Helpers: 10 essential maintenance tasks for the fall

10 inside and outside tips to get your home ready for winter.
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Homeowner Helpers: How to clean your windows

Cleaning windows takes practice but is well worth the effort.
home maintenance for the holidays
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Homeowner Helpers: 5 steps to cleaning grout

It’s a chore we might not want to do, but it’ll save you grief in the long run.
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Homeowner Helpers: Monthly maintenance checklist for your home

Eight easy tasks to do every month to keep your home in peak operating condition.
Homeowner Helpers out-of-date medications
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Homeowner Helpers: Disposing of out-of-date medications

There are right and wrong ways to dispose of unused medicines.
monthly home checklist for January
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Homeowner Helpers: Mid-winter maintenance round-up

Your mid-winter maintenance checklist.
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Homeowner Helpers: Make your own green cleaning products

Make your own green cleaning products with common household ingredients.
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We’ve renovated! Ottawa’s best resource for homebuyers and owners gets a redesign

We’ve reimagined the site to bring you more on buying, renovating & maintaining your home. Find out what’s new.
Homeowner Helpers maintenance tips for mid-August
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Homeowner Helpers: 8 maintenance tips for mid-August

Six things you need to do around the house and one you don't.
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Eavestrough

A trough or channel that runs around the perimeter of a roof, collecting water so it can be directed down a drainpipe and away from the house, which the water could otherwise damage. Also known as a gutter. How to keep your eavestroughs operating properly. (Back to top of glossary)
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Homeowner Helpers: February home maintenance checklist

Here are 5 easy tasks you can do this month to keep your home running smoothly.
how often should you clean that hand washing sink
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Homeowner Helpers: How often should you clean that?

12 tips on cleaning & timing for things you might overlook.
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Homeowner Helpers: Got wonky cabinet doors? Here’s how to fix them

Fixing or replacing the European-style hinges found on most cabinets these days is easier than you might think.

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