I've had mixed luck with window film kits myself. A few years back, I tried one on an older window in our guest room—worked great at keeping drafts ou...

I tried the spray-on frosted stuff a few years back on our bathroom window. At first, I was pretty impressed—it went on easy enough, and the privacy w...

This really resonates with me. When we first moved into our current place, I remember being so excited about how quiet it was—double-glazed windows, t...

Yeah, sealing windows always feels promising at first, but I've been down that road a few times myself. A couple winters ago, I went all out with weat...

We upgraded ours about four years back—different brand, but same general idea. At first, I was kind of disappointed because the energy savings weren't...

We went through something similar, thinking windows would magically fix our humidity issues. Helped a bit, but the real game changer was insulating th...

I've had mixed experiences with privacy glass, honestly. We installed some in our bathroom a few years back—indoors, obviously, so no weather issues—b...

Interesting experience, but I've had solar screens for about six years now, and honestly, my frames haven't fared quite as well. Maybe it's the humidi...

That's a good point about ventilation. My attic windows were also pretty rough until I added some vents up there. Before that, summers were brutal—fel...

Totally agree on sealing being underrated. When we replaced our windows a few years back, I was so focused on the glass quality and frames that I didn...