@guitarist20 Thank you! That confirms my gut feeling. I'll definitely go with a company that pulls permits. I appreciate it!

I'm so glad I found this thread. I've gotten a couple quotes as well (I'm in Brandon, Hillsborough County). Quick question for the group: Is a permit ...

We had a similar issue at my parents' lake house a few years back. Installed vinyl windows thinking they'd be low-maintenance, but after a couple of b...

I learned this the hard way myself when we replaced our patio door a couple summers back. Thought cleanup would be easy since it was tempered glass—ju...

I totally get what you're saying about semi-gloss highlighting imperfections. When we moved into our place, the window trim was pretty beat-up—lots of...

Yeah, totally relate to this. When we replaced our windows a couple years back, the contractor warned us upfront there might be some "issues"... but m...

Had a similar experience a while back—thought aluminum was the issue too, but turns out the caulking around the frames had cracked over time. Quick fi...