Yeah, I get what you mean. Put in big double-glazed sliders on my old place thinking I’d be basking in free heat all winter… but honestly, my toes sti...

I hear you on the stick-on films—mine started to bubble up after a month, and by the end of summer it looked like I’d tried to tint the windows with s...

That’s actually a good point—I used to be totally anti-modern when it came to old houses, but after helping my brother swap out his 1930s windows with...

Painter's tape is handy, sure, but honestly, I've found it can sometimes be more trouble than it's worth. Maybe it's just me being impatient (probably...

We went with polycarbonate on our shed windows a couple years back—totally agree about the noise thing, rain sounds like tiny drummers having band pra...

Haha, been there! I once lived next to a guy who thought he was the next guitar legend—spoiler alert: he wasn't. Thermal curtains definitely helped, b...

Yeah, bamboo's great until you wake up one morning and find it's invaded your neighbor's yard and they're giving you the stink-eye over the fence. &#x...

Totally agree about the masking tape trick—it does help cut down on those annoying reflections. But honestly, even then, lasers can still be a bit fin...

Yeah, interior storms and caulking definitely help, but honestly, I've found heavy thermal curtains to be a lifesaver. I was skeptical at first—though...

That's a smart move—I learned the hard way sanding old windows once... never again. Still finding dust in weird places years later, lol. Curious thoug...