I get what you’re saying about the frames and glass thickness making a difference. When we did our reno three winters ago, the old windows were these ...

Yeah, I totally messed up my first window with too much foam. It looked fine at first, but then I noticed the sash was sticking and realized the frame...

Yeah, I was worried about fading too, since our living room gets blasted by afternoon sun. Three summers in and the color’s still holding up. The latc...

That’s pretty much how it goes around here, too. I tried butt joints once thinking they’d be less hassle, but they just looked clunky on my old farmho...

I hear you on this. We swapped out the glass in our main floor powder room last summer, and while I love the “no more peeping neighbors” aspect, I did...

I lived downtown for years and tried just about everything to block out traffic noise. Acoustic windows were definitely the best investment I made, bu...

We've had double-pane vinyl windows for about eight years now, and honestly, noise wasn't something I thought about either until after we moved in. Tu...

We looked into privacy glass when we remodeled our master bath a couple years back, but ended up going with film instead. Honestly, the film has held ...

Rope caulk is definitely underrated. I remember a few winters ago, we had this one window in our guest room that was letting in a nasty draft. Tried w...

Honestly, I think the noise reduction has been even more valuable than the energy savings for me.