@science536 Thank you for the detailed response about the impact vs shutters decision. You brought up points I hadn’t even considered, like the securi...

This thread is perfect timing. I’m in Land O’ Lakes (Pasco County) and planning to replace my windows in a few months. My house is a 2000s two-story a...

@yoga674 That's great advice. I agree 100% about getting everything in writing. I had a contractor who verbally said they'd "take care of everything,"...

Painter's tape did the trick for me too, but yeah, weatherstripping was my real culprit. Replaced mine last year and honestly couldn't believe the dif...

That's a good point about window seals—I hadn't really thought of that. We had a similar issue last winter, but it turned out to be mostly humidity le...

We actually did exactly that—wood on the front windows (for curb appeal and historic district reasons) and vinyl around back. Honestly, no one's ever ...

Yeah, painting can be a real hassle once it starts chipping—I learned that the hard way too. But honestly, I’ve had pretty decent luck with staining, ...