Your description of the “character” in old windows made me laugh—totally get it. I’ve spent way too many hours trying to seal up drafts in my 1930s pl...

Had a similar experience with one of those kits on my sunroom window last spring. The crack was tiny but I was worried it’d spread, so figured why not...

Yeah, I’ve read low-e coatings reflect a chunk of infrared and some UV, so plants that love tons of sun might slow down a bit. I put a snake plant by ...

Man, I hear you on the “tight as a drum” regret. I got talked into the same thing when I did my 1940s Cape windows—everywhere you look online it’s all...

I hear you on the wood grain thing—nothing really beats the real deal, at least in terms of looks and that satisfying “clunk” when you shut an old sas...

That’s pretty much the story of every old house owner, isn’t it? I’ve spent way too many chilly weekends trying to outsmart drafts in my 1915 foursqua...

I went with fiberglass a few years back and definitely noticed a difference compared to vinyl. Like you said: That's exactly why I chose them—our w...

I went through something similar a couple years back when I moved into a place right on a busy intersection. At first, I thought I'd get used to it, b...

Yeah, I totally get where you're coming from with the complexity issue. I've seen some smart glass installations that look amazing at first, but then ...

I've installed interior storms in my own place (Midwest winters, ugh) and condensation was definitely a thing at first. But once I sealed up the origi...