I was surprised too when I found out you could just swap the glass instead of the whole window. I always thought foggy double-panes meant you were stu...
I’ve tried those kits on a few windows around the house, and honestly, it’s hit or miss. I had a small chip in my front window from a rogue lawnmower ...
I hear you on the old wood—when I did my windows, I tried to keep as much of the original trim as possible. My house is from the 50s and that stuff is...
That’s actually why I ended up mixing things up in my own place. I tried mesh shades in the living room, hoping to keep things bright but not boiling ...
I hear you on the noise difference. We swapped out our old single panes for triple in the bedrooms, and the street sounds dropped off a ton—sleeping’s...
Funny, I had a similar experience after we put in storm glass during our remodel. Our old windows rattled every time a truck went by, and you’d hear e...
I swapped out some old chrome handles for matte black powder-coated ones last spring—mainly for the look, but also because the old ones felt gross aft...
Funny, I thought sealing up every last crack would be the magic bullet for our drafty old place too. Did all the caulking, weatherstripping, even repl...
Yeah, those old windows can really make you question your life choices every winter. I’m in a 1955 ranch and we’ve got these huge living room windows—...
Painter's tape seriously changed the game for me too, wish I'd known earlier—it would've saved a lot of headaches. I've had hybrid sealant around my k...
