That painter’s tape gunk is the worst—thought I was being clever, ended up cursing at sticky blue stripes for days. I tried the heat gun trick on old ...

Man, I feel this. Tried painter’s tape on my living room windows last month and it still managed to snag a little paint, even though I barely pressed ...

Man, I thought I was the only one who tried to save a handle with glue and crossed fingers. It lasted maybe two weeks before I was back to wrestling w...

I hear you on the tape. I tried to save a few bucks and just used the “fancy” waterproof tape stuff when we swapped out windows last spring. Looked gr...

Honestly, I thought swapping to triple-pane would be a bigger deal too. I mean, yeah, it’s a little warmer in winter, but my wallet barely noticed the...

Honestly, this is my kind of project pace. I tried to rush stripping paint off my window trim once and ended up with a mess and a weird smell that lin...

That’s actually reassuring to hear, because I keep going back and forth on whether it’s worth the hassle (and money) to really seal things up down the...

I've used those window film kits before and honestly, they're not as ugly as you'd think. Once you get them tight enough with the hairdryer, they blen...

We just moved into our first place with huge windows, and I went with cellular shades after a few failed experiments (let's just say neighbors got a l...

Yeah, wiping helps a bit, but honestly I think it's mostly cosmetic. I learned the hard way—ignored caulking for too long and ended up with a mini ind...