That’s honestly so true. I used to stress about whether the chunkier trim would collect too much dust, but after living with it a while, it’s not as b...

That's a great point. When we swapped ours out last summer, I underestimated how much time it'd take to haul everything myself. Still, totally worth i...

Yeah, totally with you on storm windows being enough most of the time. I used to live right by a bus route—not exactly Times Square, but still noisy e...

Wish I'd read this sooner—I spent hours trying to smooth out bubbles on my windows last summer. Didn't even realize altitude-rated films were a thing....

Good call on the weather stripping—I did something similar last year and it really cut down on drafts and noise. Didn't realize how much energy I was ...

Totally agree about fiberglass holding up better in harsh winters. We replaced our old vinyl windows with fiberglass two years ago (we're in northern ...

Yeah, that's a good point—sometimes the easy fix just hides the real issue. I had a friend who kept patching up leaks around his windows, thinking it ...

Yep, learned that one the hard way myself. Thought I had everything sealed up tight, but turns out a sneaky bit of rot was letting water in behind the...

I totally get that feeling... when we replaced our windows last summer, I went down a rabbit hole of "what ifs" about insulation, moisture barriers, y...