I’ve had the bowing issue too, especially with older wood frames. One time I got a little too enthusiastic with the foam and ended up fighting to get ...

That’s spot on about the sash cords. I’ve found the same—sometimes it’s just a matter of digging out fifty years’ worth of gunk from the pulleys or ev...

I’m right there with you—foam always seems like a shortcut, but it’s just too unpredictable, especially in these old places where nothing lines up. I’...

I get the appeal of those window films, but I’ve honestly never been totally sold on them—at least not for older houses like mine. Maybe it’s just the...

I’ve got to agree, the sound reduction with krypton was way more noticeable than any storm window I ever tried. We put them in about five years ago wh...

Blackout curtains do help a bit, but honestly, they’re not a magic bullet for city noise. I tried the thickest ones I could find—helped with light and...

That’s exactly how I described it to my wife—like someone turned the “cool” slider up in Photoshop. We swapped out our old single-panes for low-e a fe...

I’ve lived in the same drafty old house for over twenty years, and I can say blackout curtains made a bigger difference for my sleep than I expected. ...

I’ve wondered about those magnetic insulators too. My gut says they’re probably more hassle than they’re worth unless you never open your windows all ...

Couldn’t agree more about the hassle of changing out glass. When we remodeled our place back in 2012, I thought about switchable glass for the bathroo...