Totally get what you mean—spent a weekend crawling around the attic with a caulk gun and a flashlight, and honestly, that made the house feel less dra...

Yeah, I get where you’re coming from. I tried something similar—spent half a weekend running wires just to get the “smart” film up, and then it starte...

I get the love for tapes, but honestly, I’m not totally sold on them for coastal spots. Tried them on my sunroom windows—prepped like a maniac, follow...

Yeah, the exclusions really get you. I had a similar deal—mine was a “lifetime warranty” but when I tried to get a sash replaced, they said the seal f...

That pencil trick is classic—my dad used to do the same thing, though sometimes he’d forget and the window would rattle all night. I’ll admit, I’m a b...

I get where you’re coming from, but I’m not totally convinced yearly maintenance is just “the cost of living near the ocean.” Maybe I’m stubborn, but ...

That line about the ocean always winning made me laugh, because it’s so true. I’ve got a 70s ranch about three blocks from the water, and it’s been a ...

Honestly, I was pretty skeptical about the whole “eco window” thing at first. We dropped a small fortune on triple-pane windows last fall, thinking it...

I totally get the confusion—single-wall polycarbonate sounds good on paper, but in my experience, it’s kind of a “meh” middle ground. That’s spot on....

Haha, I feel your pain on the thermostat fiasco. Had a similar experience myself with one of those "smart" door locks. It was great... until the batte...