I’m right there with you on the EPA rules sometimes feeling overkill, but after doing my own window swap last year, I get why they exist. I figured I ...
I’ve had a similar experience. Used one of those kits on a small crack in the guest room window—wasn’t expecting much, but it’s been over a year and i...
Yeah, I’ve had that happen and it threw me off too. The first time I saw a quote where they listed every single lock, handle, and even the screens sep...
I had the same debate with myself before our last project, and honestly, I just went with heavy-duty plastic sheeting (the 4 mil kind) and painter’s t...
That makes sense—air sealing and insulation seem like the boring stuff, but I’ve noticed the same thing. I’m still debating which order to tackle thin...
I swapped out the old foam for silicone seals on my front door this winter, too. They held up better than foam but still got a bit squished where the ...
Not sure I totally buy that fiberglass is always the “no draft, no warping” solution. My cousin swapped to fiberglass in his place a couple years back...
That “new window smell” is real—mine lingered for weeks, and I was starting to wonder if it’d ever fade. About condensation: did you notice it more on...
I get what you’re saying, but I didn’t really notice much of a difference in brightness after switching to triple pane. My living room faces east and ...
I ran the numbers when I did mine last spring—materials alone ran about $350 per window (mid-range vinyl), plus another $30-40 for trim, spray foam, s...
