Man, I hear you on the sump pump thing. When we bought our place last year, everyone kept telling me to put one in “just in case,” like it’s some magi...

Frame issues here too—my place is late ‘60s and nothing lines up. Ended up with a lot of shims and some choice words. If you’re going impact glass, me...

Yeah, drafts are no joke. I tried swapping out a couple windows in my 1920s place last fall and let’s just say… the house is definitely not square any...

I tried quick-dry once thinking I’d be all efficient, but my putty lines looked like I’d been glazing with a butter knife. It set up before I could sm...

Totally relate to this. I swear, my front door has a mind of its own—one day it closes fine, next day it’s like wrestling an alligator. I tried the we...

Totally get what you mean about the “science experiment.” I had something similar last winter after moving into our first place. The old windows were ...

I totally get it—my house is from the 50s and every wall seems to have its own opinion about what “straight” means. When I swapped out the old windows...

I hear you on the cave vibes—my living room felt like a bat cave last winter after we put up blackout curtains for the summer heat. I actually tried t...

Curved windows do look amazing, but man, the curtain struggle is real. I spent way too long trying to DIY a solution and ended up with fabric puddled ...

Honestly, I felt the same way. I went with inserts too because the idea of demo-ing my 1960s frames was… let’s just say, not appealing. The drafts are...