What's wrong with your windows?

Share your ideas; learn how others coped with their old, leaky windows

As a teenager, I remember many cold fall days standing on a ladder at my parents' house, putting up the storm windows on the second storey. I had to wash the regular windows first, and it was chilly, grueling, and unpleasant work. After I moved out, I lived in a series of rentals with poor insulation and drafty windows; I did my share of temporary weatherizing in those - from plastic sheeting to weatherstripping to closing off entire rooms. It's nice to finally live in a house where all the windows have been upgraded to low-e argon without storms.

What window problems have you had to deal with? Are you fighting window leaks? Are the panes cracked or the putty falling away? Does the heat pour out in winter, or pour in during the summer? Tell us what you've suffered through and what you've done to solve it.

What's wrong with your windows? Share your sorrows

Most of us, at one time or another, have lived in a house or apartment with windows that don't keep out the cold. Tell us what's wrong with your windows, and what you hope to do about it. Once you tell your story of woe, other site visitors can comment on your story, for example by offering advice on ways to keep the heat inside where it belongs!