- Totally get what you mean about the salt air—it's relentless. - Vinyl is kind of clunky, but I do appreciate not having to paint or worry about ro...

- Swapped to vinyl last year—mostly for the budget, honestly. - Noticed way less draft and outside noise. Huge plus. - Condensation’s still a thing on...

- Tried wood filler on a door hinge once—worked okay, but after a year or so, it started flaking out where there was a lot of movement. - Epoxy scared...

- 100% relate to this. We swapped out our old leaky windows last fall (went with Marvin, fwiw), and suddenly we were playing detective with the humidi...

- Totally agree—proper install is everything. I had a small spot where the seal wasn’t tight and yep, got some condensation right away. Fixed it with ...

- Totally relate to the "scavenger hunt" vibe. I tried to get a rebate for just swapping out two old windows and it was almost more paperwork than it ...

Yeah, same here—went with thermal curtains last winter and honestly, they're pretty great. Not perfect, but definitely warmer and way easier on the ey...

We went motorized about a year ago, and honestly, battery life hasn't been bad at all. I've only swapped them once so far, and ours are pretty high up...

Haha, learned that lesson the hard way myself—ended up with curtains that were just a bit too short. Loving the new windows though, quieter nights and...

Good tip—I hadn't thought about going straight to the local chapters. I've only tried ReStore once, and it was a bit hit-or-miss for me too. Maybe it'...