Totally agree on the warmth factor with clad wood windows. We switched from vinyl to aluminum-clad wood about five years ago, and it was like night an...

I see your point about the top-down bottom-up shades, but honestly, I found them kind of fiddly after a while. Maybe it's just me being lazy, but adju...

Good call on gutters—I learned that the hard way after ignoring mine for a couple seasons. Ended up with water sneaking behind the siding, total night...

Haha, totally feel you on that one. I went the staining route once too, thinking it'd be a quick weekend job every few years. Nope... after a couple h...

Privacy film is definitely underrated. I put some up in our bathroom window about five years ago thinking it'd be temporary until we figured out somet...

You're definitely not alone—glass shards give me the creeps too. I usually spread out an old tarp instead of cardboard; it catches more of those sneak...

I've gotta second the fiberglass recommendation here. Had vinyl windows in my kitchen for about 10 years, and while they held up okay, the humidity fr...