You’re not kidding—caulk and weatherstripping are like the duct tape of energy savings. I used to think you needed to be some kind of wizard to make a...

Totally agree on mid-range being the sweet spot. Learned that lesson the hard way myself—went cheap on windows once and spent the next winter wrapped ...

Same here, man. I thought my windows were decent until one cold day I felt a breeze and realized I was basically heating the neighborhood. Weather str...

Yeah, sizing can be a bit of a gamble with salvage windows. I usually measure first, then hunt around for something close enough. But honestly, I've e...

Yeah, tell me about it. A few years back, I decided to paint the wood windows on our old place—thought it'd freshen things up nicely. Looked great at ...

Yeah, aluminum definitely has a mind of its own when the sun hits it. I remember doing some fascia trim a couple summers back—thought I'd nailed it (l...

Yeah, paint can definitely turn into a flaky nightmare if it's not done right. I've had better luck with stain myself—at least when it wears out, it j...

Yeah, learned that the hard way myself. Dropped a chunk of change on triple panes thinking they'd magically fix my drafty old house... nope. Ended up ...