I hear you on the maintenance grind. I used to think I could keep up with wood windows forever, but after a few years of patching and painting, I star...

That’s been my experience too. I put up interior storm panels last winter, thinking it’d be a quick fix. Helped a little with the noise, but honestly,...

You're spot on about the north-facing windows—I always thought mine were fogging up because of humidity, but turned out the seals were shot. Never tri...

We switched to fiberglass windows a couple years back in our 1920s farmhouse. Honestly, they've been great—no condensation issues and they blend surpr...

Thermal curtains can help, sure, but honestly they're more of a band-aid than a real fix. I had big windows in my last place—beautiful views, but man,...

Totally agree with you on windows being just as important as installation. Learned that the hard way myself a few years back—thought I'd save some cas...

Went through almost exactly the same scenario a couple years back. Thought I had it figured out after re-caulking around the window frame, but nope......

I've actually had cracking issues with both types, but acrylic was definitely worse. Even with thorough prep and primer, acrylic seemed to get brittle...