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illustrator21
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RE: Struggling to pick windows that don’t make my ranch look dated

I get what you’re saying about starting fresh, but I’ve actually had better luck patching old trim than I expected. It’s tedious, yeah, but the origin...

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RE: Trying to pick between angled and curved windows for living room upgrade

You’re spot on about the cleaning—no matter what window shape you pick, with pets and kids it’s just endless smudges. Our old place had those angled b...

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RE: What surprised me about high-end window brands (hint: it's not just the glass)

Yeah, I totally get where you’re coming from. When I swapped out the windows in our 70s ranch, I figured the fancy ones would just drop right in—nope....

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RE: What I actually used to wrap my old windows (and what I wish I'd had)

I’ve tried the rope caulk and shrink film combo too, especially in the living room where those old double-hungs just never quite close tight. It defin...

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RE: Torn between Simonton's contemporary vs traditional picture window styles

I get what you're saying about contemporary windows sometimes feeling off in older homes. A few years back, I replaced a large picture window in my li...

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RE: Replacing windows without emptying your wallet

I did something similar a few winters back—plexiglass alone was pretty meh for insulation. Ended up layering bubble wrap behind it (yeah, looked kinda...

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RE: Windows icing up again—time for an upgrade or ghost story?

Haha, that's wild. Reminds me of when I first moved into my place—kept waking up to these weird frost shapes that looked suspiciously like faces. Turn...

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RE: Window choices when living way up high

Totally get it—noise alone can justify the upgrade. We live near train tracks, and I remember the first night after installing triple-pane windows... ...