Vinyl frames can help a little, sure, but honestly you're better off investing in heavier acoustic glass. I swapped mine two years ago—night and day d...

Yeah, good point on the porous wood frames. Learned that lesson myself a while back—thought I'd be slick skipping tape, and ended up with smudgy caulk...

Couldn't agree more on this. Had fiberglass windows put in a few years back and honestly, they're great—but only after redoing the insulation around t...