Man, this is hitting home. When I started on my windows, I was all fired up about keeping every bit of the old woodwork. Thought I’d be “preserving ch...

Man, I hear you on the short level—been there, done that, ended up with a window that looked like it was trying to escape. As for the flashing tape, c...

Yeah, prep makes all the difference. I’ve definitely been guilty of thinking “eh, close enough” when cleaning out old caulk, then regretted it when wa...

Haha, glad I'm not the only one waxing windows like they're a sports car. I started doing this a couple years ago after a neighbor recommended it—thou...

Yeah, good point about humidity—windows alone won't magically fix everything. Learned that the hard way myself after upgrading mine. Still, totally wo...