Haha, your neighbor's window fiasco sounds painfully familiar. It's like buying a top-of-the-line oven but forgetting to plug it in—fancy, but useless...

Windows are definitely a game changer, no doubt. I remember when I swapped mine out a couple years back—felt like I'd moved into a whole new house. Bu...

Good points on silicone vs acrylic. I've had decent luck with latex caulk outdoors, but only if I prep the surface really well first—scraping off old ...

I tried the DIY double-pane trick myself a couple years back when my neighbor got into late-night karaoke (trust me, nobody wants to hear "Sweet Carol...

Triple panes definitely have their perks, but honestly, noise reduction isn't always as dramatic as you'd think. I went from double to triple panes a ...