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Windows are essential to any home. Whether you’re shopping for replacement windows or brand new windows for new construction, weigh your options carefully to determine which window frame material is ...

Installing replacement windows can make your home quieter and less drafty, and you might even save on heating and cooling bills. That’s particularly true if you’re replacing leaky old single-pane ...

We slept, or tried to, in a boxcar on a rattling freight train, rumbling through the cold, dark plains. At least, that’s what it felt like some winter nights when we first moved into our 1920 ...

Editor’s note: Welcome to the Brownstone Boys Reno, a reader renovation diary about renovating a brownstone in Bed Stuy. See the first one here. They also blog at www.thebrownstoneboys.com. Whether ...

The best replacement windows keep out noise and the elements while letting in maximum light. They’re easy to open and clean. And they’re energy efficient, saving you money on utility bills. Ideally, ...

If your windows are drafty, "hazy", or maybe the frames are rotting, there's a good chance you need new windows and that can be an expensive project. The experts at Consumer Reports recently tested ...

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Q: On one side of the house, I have old-style wood windows with the lead counterweight on a rope. They were painted closed decades ago. I am planning to replace them with vinyl windows. When I did ...