I went the curtain route first—honestly, didn't do much except make my room darker. Nice for sleeping in, but traffic noise still woke me up at 5am. E...

Quick question for anyone who has insight: did you opt for any specific tint or glass color on your new windows? I'm considering a gray-tinted glass f...

I went through a full window replacement on my St. Petersburg home in 2021, and I’d like to share a few “lessons learned” from that experience. Some o...

I have a little cautionary tale: when I first moved into my house in Clearwater, I knew I wanted to replace the old windows for both energy and noise ...

We live in Clearwater near the coast, and our old windows were original single-pane jalousie style (those crank-out slats!). Talk about inefficient – ...

This discussion has answered questions I didn’t even know I had. Kudos to all the contributors. I’m feeling much better about signing on the dotted li...

@charliebaker I explored that idea briefly. I found that many window contractors prefer to provide the window themselves because then they're familiar...

@geocacher77 - I don't think it's required, but I did give the install crew a tip because they did a great job and worked in the summer heat. I gave e...

Hi @lindafisher438, I'm over in St. Pete and went through this process last year for my 1985 block home. I had 10 openings replaced (8 windows and 2 s...

We went triple-pane about two years ago, mostly for energy efficiency. Didn't really think about noise either, but now that you mention it, our street...