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Bunk Rooms

Bunk Rooms

A fun and efficient way to add extra beds at a cottage is to plan a bunk room. Usually for the kids, this provides extra beds for friends or family to share time at your cottage together.

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Passive Cooling

Passive Cooling

Passive Cooling describes a range of strategies to create spaces that are cooler in the summer – without resorting to energy-intensive air conditioning.

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Steel or Cribs?

Steel or Cribs?

“Steel or cribs?” is often the first questions I hear when discussing a new dock or boathouse.
Is an engineered steel pile frame the most reliable foundation in a lake, or is the traditional timber-and-rock crib best?

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The Screened Porch

The Screened Porch

Experienced cottagers usually tell me that the most important room at their summer cottage, the space where they spend most of their time, is the screened porch – also known as the “Muskoka Room” in that part of cottage country.

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