Ottawa, Ontario
Home maintenance guides for Ottawa
Straight answers tuned to this climate and this city's clay, salt, and pollen - no filler, real prices where prices matter.
When to aerate your lawn in Ottawa
The two aeration windows that work in Ottawa - late April to early June, and late August to mid October - plus the soil cues that matter more than the calendar, and the cases where you should wait.
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How often should you clean your windows in Ottawa?
Twice a year suits most Ottawa homes - once after the late-May pollen drop, once in early fall. Here is why this city is harder on glass than most, and the situations that change the schedule.
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Fall home maintenance checklist for Ottawa homeowners
The Ottawa fall order of operations: aerate and overseed from late August, clean windows by mid October, gutters after the main leaf drop, hose bibs before hard frost, and winter tires when mornings hit 7 degrees.
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What does property maintenance cost in Ottawa?
Real 2026 numbers for Ottawa home maintenance: window cleaning $10/pane, core aeration $60, gutter cleaning $80 as an add-on - and what a typical detached home spends per year.
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