Interesting, I was leaning toward Kolbe because a neighbor swears by them, but your mention of the crank handles makes me pause. I’m new to all this a...

I get where you’re coming from, but I actually went the “just the glass” route in my place last year, and it’s held up better than I expected. Maybe ...

I've been wondering about the dust issue too, actually. My parents have cellular shades (not motorized though), and they do seem to trap dust over tim...

My sister installed SageGlass last year, and honestly, the tint transitions seemed pretty smooth to me—didn't notice any lag or anything. Maybe your n...

I haven't seen any direct head-to-head studies either, but I did find a few homeowner blogs mentioning SageGlass holding up pretty well after 3-4 year...

Totally agree about motorized shades being hit or miss for huge windows. We just moved into our first home last year, and the living room has these ma...

That's a pretty smart way to reuse old windows. I recently bought my first home, and the previous owners left behind a couple of old wooden windows in...

Yeah, your comments line up with what I've noticed too. We've had ours for about a year now, and the energy savings are definitely there—our thermosta...

Corners drove me nuts too, especially since my house seems to have zero perfectly square angles...go figure. Ended up using scrap cardboard to make te...

Good call on the automotive window motors, hadn't thought of that. I'm planning something similar for my attic vents—do you think the DS18B20 sensors ...