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RE: Remove Siding or Interior Casing to Flash a Replacement Window?
For the interior air seal, the frame-to-rough-opening gap can sometimes be sealed from the room side with compatible backer rod and sealant, or low-expansion window foam, if the window maker’s instructions allow it. Chec...
RE: ONE BRAND FOR ALL YOUR WINDOWS OR MIX AND MATCH? WHAT'S BETTER?
This hit home. I’ve got a “charming” mix - translation: every window has its own personality disorder. My living room casement is smooth as butter, but the kitchen slider needs a gym membership to open. If I ever move, I...
RE: Noise, dust, and drafts: city window upgrades worth it?
Funny enough, it’s always the living room window that looks like it’s hosting a dust convention. Rest of the house isn’t nearly as bad. Swapped out the weatherstripping there last winter and it helped, but I still get a ...
RE: Worth switching to fiberglass or hybrid window frames?
I get where you're coming from with the fiberglass - definitely seems to win on the no-fade front. But I gotta say, I went with hybrids for my last round of window replacements and haven’t really regretted it. The chalky...
RE: Foggy windows driving me nuts - what’s actually normal?
That’s pretty much my experience too. I live in a 1950s ranch and no matter how many times I reseal or upgrade, there’s always a bit of fog when it gets chilly. Like you said, unless there’s water trapped between panes, ...
RE: Getting new windows in without the headaches: my step-by-step
You’re not alone sweating over foam vs. shims - old houses really do have a way of keeping things interesting. I had the same paranoia about expanding foam. The “low-expansion” stuff is supposed to be safer, but in my 19...
RE: Impact glass vs. shutters for storm season - what’s your pick?
Funny you mention the glass getting hot - mine does the same thing, especially on the west side where the sun just bakes it all afternoon. I actually stuck a thermometer on it out of curiosity and it hit nearly 100°F onc...
RE: Vinyl vs. fiberglass windows in the wild - what’s really easier?
I hear you on the fading - my old place had dark green vinyl windows and after about five years, they looked like they’d been left out in the desert for a decade. But honestly, I’m not totally convinced fiberglass is the...
RE: Saving money on new windows: my favorite trick so far
That rope caulk is a lifesaver until you forget it’s there and it turns into a fossilized worm in the spring... but hey, it’s kept my 1950s windows from rattling like a haunted house. I agree, though - condensation’s a w...
RE: Is it worth going solar for the panels or just for the rebate?
I can’t help but laugh at the “solar panel influencer” thing - suddenly everyone’s posting their roof like it’s a new car. I’m with you on the boring upgrades, though. We did a full crawlspace encapsulation and attic ins...