I swapped out all the original 80s windows in my place last spring thinking I’d see a big difference in my heating bill... honestly, it's been more “n...

That dust is relentless, isn’t it? I did exactly the same—plastic sheeting, blue tape, the whole nine yards—and still found a layer of grit inside my ...

I totally get the pet struggle—my cat used to treat shrink film like it was a new game every winter. I’ve found the rope-style draft stoppers are dece...

Storm windows definitely help a lot—I put some in last year and noticed a difference right away. Acoustic glass sounds tempting, but yeah, the price t...

Good call on the primer—I skipped it once thinking it was just marketing fluff, and ended up redoing the whole job a year later. Lesson learned. Anoth...

I tried cellular shades first and honestly, they didn't do much for noise. They're great for insulation and privacy, but street noise? Meh, not really...

Interesting experience—I actually had a pretty different outcome with vinyl. I'm up in the mountains too, dealing with some pretty harsh winters, and ...