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RE: What surprised me (and what went wrong) installing my own windows

- Been there, done that. Pretty sure my house is held together by shims and wishful thinking at this point. - Thought I was being clever measuring “co...

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RE: Feeling stuck between aluminum and vinyl windows—regrets, anyone?

Same here—my toes could tell when I walked past the old aluminum frames in January. Here’s my quick rundown: - Vinyl: Warm, no more ice buildup insid...

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RE: Did you go Euro for passive house windows or stick with local triple-pane?

- Gotta say, I was tempted by the Euro windows too—those YouTube tours make them look like spaceship tech. - Ended up with local triple-panes. Not fla...

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RE: Do triple pane windows make rooms feel darker?

- Had a similar moment after swapping out my old single panes for triple last winter. - - Yep, can confirm—my south-facing office isn’t exactly a...

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RE: Why are window headers always such a pain to fix?

- Story of my life. My place is early 60s, and I’m convinced the drafts are just part of the original design. Maybe it was “natural ventilation” befo...

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RE: Which matters more to you: original wood windows or modern replacements?

- Gotta admit, I’m still clinging to my original wood windows. Yeah, they’re drafty and sometimes make weird noises when it’s windy, but there’s just ...

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RE: Big windows vs heating bills—worth it?

Haha, yep learned this the hard way too. Dropped a chunk of cash on big windows thinking they'd magically fix everything... turns out $10 worth of wea...

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RE: Budgeting for new windows—how do you approach it?

- Yep, learned the hard way about warranties... went cheap on windows once, and two years later, seals started failing. Warranty covered basically not...

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RE: Finally upgraded my windows and loving the results

Had a similar "aha" moment when we swapped ours out a couple years back. We went with Andersen windows—mostly because the sales guy was hilarious and ...