After a relentless winter in Peterborough with snow falling into mid-March, it’s finally time to start planning those outdoor projects for the season. As your grass (or what’s left of it) is revealed, it’s important to refresh your lawn sooner than later. Spring is a sensitive time for your yard, but with a few hours […]
How to Choose the Best Paint Brushes & Rollers For Your Project
In our last blog post, we discussed how to prep your walls for the best paint job. Now that your walls are ready to be transformed, you need to use the right paint brushes and applicators for a consistent, long-lasting finish. There are hundreds of different paint brushes and tools available today – how do […]
The Perfect Gift for DIYers: Merrett Home Hardware Gift Certificates
This holiday season, inspire a new home improvement or update with a gift certificate for Merrett Home Hardware Peterborough. With a wide selection of quality lumber, tools, building supplies, and home products, a gift certificate is the best way to make a homeowner feel special. It’s an incredibly useful tool for managing home improvement projects […]
Interior Painting: The Best Way to Prep For a Beautiful Finish
There are three important steps to every successful painting project: prepping, patching, and priming. An experienced home painter will be the first to tell you that how you prepare your walls is equally as important as how you paint them. We asked the home painting experts at Merrett Home Hardware for their advice on how […]
LUMBER 101 – Here’s what you need to know!
You’d think choosing the right type of lumber for your project would be simple. It’s just buying a piece of wood, right? But there are so many choices and home improvement stores in Peterborough, it’s become surprisingly complex, even with a supply list in hand. And this year’s extremely damp conditions has added another piece […]