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RE: What would you do if your double-pane windows started fogging up?
Totally get where you’re coming from - when my office window started fogging up, I figured it was just an eyesore and put off doing anything. Fast forward six months, and the paint around the sill was peeling like a bad ...
RE: Struggling to pick windows that don’t make my ranch look dated
Black frames do look slick, but yeah, they’re basically little solar panels if you’ve got direct sun. I geeked out and actually measured the temp on mine last July - southwest exposure, full afternoon sun - and the outsi...
RE: Little trick for keeping icy drafts out with older windows
Yeah, the cloudiness drives me nuts too. I always assumed it was just cheap plastic reacting to sunlight or maybe even the heat from the radiator under my window - who knows. I’ve tried the hairdryer trick to tighten it ...
RE: How do you seal your windows - tape, liquid, or old-school metal flashing?
I hear you on the rope caulk - super easy, but I always end up with fingerprints all over the glass and somehow manage to get it stuck in my hoodie strings. Here’s the thing, though: I actually had decent luck with the s...
RE: Is it worth going solar for the panels or just for the rebate?
I actually had a similar debate with myself when I put panels on my garage last year. My neighbor went with the string inverter setup, I did microinverters - mainly because a giant maple throws shade on half my roof by 3...
RE: How I spotted a shady window installer (and what tipped me off)
I hear you, but honestly, I’ve had some great luck with the “cell phone and Gmail” crowd. One guy fixed my doorbell cam wiring and had zero web presence - just a stack of solid references and a van full of tools. Sometim...