From the WindowWorks blog
Guides for taking care of your home.
Plain, useful advice on protecting your roof, your siding, and your investment. No fluff.
Holiday lighting or permanent lighting? How to choose what fits your house
Seasonal holiday lights, permanent trim lighting, and landscape lighting solve different problems. Two questions sort out which one your house actually wants, including the down-facing versus out-facing call.
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What curb appeal is actually worth when you sell
A 2025 peer-reviewed study put strong curb appeal at about 7% of sale price, more in slow markets. What the research actually measured, what agents already know, and the roof misread that costs sellers real money.
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How much plastic does your laundry actually shed? The data
A single 6 kilogram wash can release over 700,000 synthetic fibers. Here is the measured data on a household's microplastics footprint, what the treatment plant catches, and what an inline laundry filter really does.
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Why we don't recommend gutter guards in the Pacific Northwest
We clean hundreds of guarded gutter systems a year, and we recommend removal more often than we recommend keeping them. Here's how every guard design fails under conifers, and where the water goes when one plugs.
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What roof moss treatment leaves behind: zinc and copper vs. soft washing
In the Northwest, how you treat roof moss is also a water-quality decision. Metal strips shed zinc and copper that never break down and are hard on salmon. Soft-wash chemistry degrades instead. Here's the science.
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What a clogged dryer vent really looks like
The lint screen only catches part of what comes off your clothes. The rest packs the duct behind your dryer, and it is the leading cause of home dryer fires. Here is a real job, start to finish.
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What to clean and when: a Pacific Northwest home maintenance calendar
Moss, needles, and grime never take a year off in western Washington. The season-by-season schedule, plus how often each service is really needed and what changes the interval.
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Moss, algae, or lichen? What's actually growing on your roof
Black streaks, green fuzz, and crusty gray patches are three different problems. Here's how to tell moss, algae, and lichen apart, and what each one is doing to your roof.
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How keeping your roof and siding clean could save your home insurance policy
Washington homeowners are being dropped by their insurers over moss on the roof. Here's what insurance companies are actually looking for, and how to get ahead of it.
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