Yeah, I ran into that chalky finish too—west exposure just eats up the surface here in NM. I swapped to Marvin fiberglass thinking it’d be a silver bu...

I get where you’re coming from about the frame being racked—I’ve seen that on a few budget prehungs, not just ReliaBilt. But I’ll say this: sometimes ...

Pulled the same move back in the day—thought flashing tape would be a magic bullet. Ended up tearing out half the window frame after finding rot under...

Funny you mention the old 1950s house—mine’s from ’48 and those original window frames are a whole adventure. I tried interior panels a few winters ba...

I had the same hopes when I swapped out my 70s-era aluminum sliders—figured I’d be toasty and rich by winter. Ended up with about a 12% drop in heatin...

Funny you mention air sealing—when we redid the front windows on our 1920s place, the installer spent almost as much time fussing over the gaps as the...

Interesting point about window coverings—I never really thought about that. A few winters ago, I replaced my old double panes with triple-pane windows...

Had a similar experience here—thought I was set after blowing in a bunch of cellulose, but still had drafts and uneven temps upstairs. Finally went ba...