That foam insulation trick actually brings back memories—my old place had these chunky iron rods that felt like ice cubes in January. I ended up wrapp...
Cedar siding’s been the bane of my existence since we bought this house in the late 90s. I swear, I’ve re-caulked those joints more times than I can c...
Funny you mention the noise. When we swapped ours out, I was mostly just relieved not to get a hernia every time I tried to open the old ones, but yea...
I totally get where you’re coming from. I remember when we remodeled our place about ten years back, the contractor tried to talk us into built-in bli...
Funny timing—back in ’19, we had a week-long blackout after an ice storm. I’d just finished putting in some “smart” upgrades, including window sensors...
That reminds me of when I redid the basement windows in our '70s split-level. Even with all my measuring and double-checking, the rough opening was ju...
That’s bang on about the frames and seals being just as important as the glass itself. We did a big window upgrade about five years ago—went with doub...
I've dealt with this exact issue when we redid our living room windows a few years back. Our house is pushing 80 years old, and trust me, nothing line...
I've had similar experiences with regular caulk—sometimes it helps, sometimes it's barely noticeable. A few years back, I switched to acoustic sealant...
You're definitely onto something there. When we first moved into our place, I thought sealing alone would do the trick...but after a few brutal winter...
