I hear you on the interior appearance. When we moved into our house, it still had the original wood windows (which were beautiful but painted shut and...

@georgesewist Thanks for that tip about ordering extra screens! I wouldn't have thought of it until inevitably one gets damaged. I'm going to see if I...

One last note from me, since maintenance came up: especially for those near the coast (looking at you, Pinellas County folks), remember to occasionall...

So great to hear, @geo733! We all love a success story. And good luck @jennifer_river – you won’t regret it. Once you feel the difference new windows ...

@geo733 I’ll share my experience since it sounds like you’re deciding between Simonton (with Karoly) and PGT. We actually went with Karoly Windows &am...

I used to be one of those “I’ll just put up my shutters” people. After getting impact windows this year, I can’t imagine going back to dealing with sh...

Reading all these great experiences – I'll add a lesson from a hiccup I had. I had my windows done 3 years ago by a local company (I’ll refrain from n...

I’ll chime in with a slightly different approach. I replaced my windows last year too, but I actually went with non-impact windows and kept using my e...

@vr_jeff Just chiming in: make sure you’re comparing apples to apples on the product quality too. Sometimes a quote is higher not just from “brand nam...

I'll admit, I dragged my feet on replacing my windows for years because of the cost. My house is a 2001 build in Pinellas, and the old windows were "o...