Man, I hear you on that. My wallet nearly fainted when I saw the quote for my “dream” windows. I ended up doing the same thing—just tackled the worst ...

Totally get the “hospital-y” vibe—some of those cheaper lines just look sterile. I had a similar moment standing in the showroom, squinting at swatche...

You nailed it with the “babysitting” comment. I put in some composite fascia boards a few years back, thinking I was done with scraping and painting f...

I get what you mean about trusting your gut, but honestly, my “hand test” once convinced me the window was fine when it turned out the cold air was sn...

That line made me laugh—ain’t that the truth. I tried the “standard” wood filler when I swapped out a latch last winter, and it crumbled faster than a...

That’s what I noticed too. I swapped out for Milgard hoping my living room wouldn’t sound like a freeway during rush hour, but it’s about the same. Pr...

Yeah, I hear ya on the wallet recovery time—still nursing mine back to health after splurging on a fridge that texts me when I'm low on milk (spoiler ...

Had a similar battle myself—thought I was a genius with epoxy until the wood started looking like soggy cereal again. Turned out my gutters were secre...

Gotta disagree a bit here. Yeah, curtains alone won't silence the garbage truck symphony at 5 am, but calling them placebo might be a tad harsh. I liv...

Had pretty much the same experience last winter. I thought thermal curtains were the answer until I noticed my cat pawing at the base of the window fr...