Totally relate to the drafty window struggle. What’s worked for me is using that clear plastic film you stick over the whole window with double-sided ...

Totally get where you’re coming from. I went with unfinished trim and stained it myself—took a few weekends but honestly, I liked having control over ...

I actually gave the insulated curtains a shot last summer after getting tired of my AC running nonstop. Our house is a 60s ranch with these big, draft...

Yeah, the low-expansion foam is definitely key. When I installed vinyl windows at my cabin, I learned that one the hard way—used regular foam on the f...

Had a similar issue last winter—thought for sure the windows were defective. Turned out the installer skipped sealing around the top edge properly, an...

Both good points made above. When we updated our farmhouse windows last year, we went with white grids because it matched our existing interior style ...

Yeah, those drainage holes are sneaky little things... I overlooked mine for years until water started pooling up after a heavy rain. You're definitel...

I'm in St. Pete and went through a window replacement in mid-2022. We got two quotes: one from NewSouth Window Solutions (a big local company that hea...

Well, this thread just saved me a ton of research time. 😅 I’m convinced – I’ll be reaching out to one of the big two (Karoly or Pro Tech) for ...

One thing I did before hiring my window installer was actually call a couple of their references and specifically ask about punctuality. It might seem...