I’ve actually pulled some trim and drywall in my sunroom after about six years to check on the tape, since I had the same worries. The butyl tape was ...

That’s pretty much been my experience after 20+ years by the water. Stainless is good, but even marine-grade stuff isn’t immune if you let salt sit to...

Had a similar run-in with condensation after we swapped out our original 1940s single panes a few years back. The installer also brushed it off, but I...

That creaking and shifting sounds all too familiar. I put in a set of Jeld-Wen casements in my ‘62 split-level, and every big temperature swing, there...

I know what you mean about that dry winter air—my wife jokes she can shuffle across the living room and power a small appliance with static. We put in...

We had a similar experience—windows helped, but weren't the magic bullet. One thing that surprised me was sealing gaps around recessed lighting fixtur...

That's a good point about indoor humidity. When we first switched to vinyl, I had similar condensation issues until I realized our humidity was hoveri...

When we replaced our furnace a couple of years back, we were able to claim both the utility rebate and the federal tax credit without any issues. As o...

We went through something similar a few years back, and honestly, the thermal mass effect wasn't as dramatic as we'd hoped. We added a concrete slab f...