Can confirm the dust and mess comments: cover everything or you'll be cleaning forever.

Can confirm the dust and mess comments: cover everything or you'll be cleaning forever.

I went all impact and honestly have no regrets (besides the wallet hit upfront). My house is a 2006 build and I used to have aluminum hurricane shutte...

I had a somewhat different approach. Our home in St. Petersburg had decent-quality frames from the '90s, so we went with insert replacements for effic...

Nice, @donnabaker. My insurance also went down after window upgrades. Every bit helps given how insurance rates are these days.

Jumping in with a hidden cost that bit us: lead paint handling. Our house was built in 1970, and one of the companies added an extra charge per window...

We ended up doing the marble sills too! Great suggestion @pauls51. It was like $100 per sill extra, but totally worth it – no more peeling paint or wo...

I've definitely noticed a difference with sound insulation too, but honestly, I think it's mostly down to the better sealing and newer weatherstrippin...

Yeah, vinyl frames are definitely the way to go. Did mine about two years back, but honestly, the flashing detail is what really makes or breaks it. Y...

Yeah, argon's definitely hyped up more than it deserves for soundproofing. When I swapped mine out, I noticed the same thing—double-pane made a differ...