Totally get where you’re coming from—our place is a 1958 ranch, and I swear the only thing square in this house is the mailbox out front. We did vinyl...

Funny you mention the “marine” PVC frames—my cousin put those in a few years back, and they looked pretty sharp at first. Fast forward to now and the ...

That’s exactly how I felt swapping out my basement windows last year. The rebate process reminded me of filling out college applications… except inste...

Funny, I actually found swapping all my windows myself was cheaper—at least in upfront dollars. I did three in a weekend, and yeah, it was a pain (old...

I totally get what you mean—when we swapped out our old windows for ones with that fancy Energy Star label, I expected our bills to drop way more than...

That’s pretty much how it went for us, too. The rebate barely covered a takeout dinner, but honestly, I’d do it again just for the difference in comfo...

That’s wild about the wasp nest—definitely not the kind of “extra” you want to find mid-project. I had a similar moment when we swapped out our back w...

I’m kind of in the same boat—spent a ton of time last fall tracking down every little draft in my 1970s ranch. Honestly, I was shocked how much cold a...

I hear you on the single-pane glass—my old farmhouse had those, and I swear you could feel a breeze even with the windows closed. Tried to turn one in...

I totally get the hype for roller shades behind curtains. Did the same thing in our living room with those giant windows, and it was way less stressfu...