Yeah, that’s pretty much what I found too. Swapped out the ancient windows in my ‘60s ranch for storm glass and it quieted things down a bit, but my n...

I get the appeal—new windows are definitely the Cadillac option for comfort. But honestly, I’m still on the fence about whether they’re always worth t...

Yeah, I learned that the hard way too. Put in new windows thinking I’d be rolling in energy savings, but my attic’s basically a wind tunnel. Totally a...

That’s exactly it—old glass really holds a grudge if you even look at it wrong. I’ve had better luck sometimes just scoring around the putty a bunch o...

I hear you, but I’m not totally convinced prices are never coming down. I remember everyone saying lumber would never drop again, and then—bam—prices ...

Triple-pane windows really are a lifesaver. We swapped ours out last fall—mostly to stop freezing our butts off—and the noise reduction was a bonus we...

Gutters are definitely culprits, but I'll throw something else into the mix—window trim. Had a pesky leak myself last year, spent ages fiddling with g...

I get where you're coming from, but honestly, triple-pane made a bigger difference for me than I expected. Maybe my old double-pane windows were just ...

Yeah, flashing is sneaky like that. Had a similar issue where I kept patching around the window frame, thinking it was just bad caulk. Nope...turned o...

The candle trick is solid advice—I remember doing that once and discovering drafts in spots I never even suspected. Felt like Sherlock Holmes with a c...