Window Safety

Protect your home & family with our safety tutorials on all things window.

How to Choose Hurricane Window Covers

This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shows a homeowner several ways to protect windows during a storm.

Creating a safe wood-burning fireplace with This Old House host Kevin O'Connor

Learn how heat-reflecting glass for windows and sturdy steel for doors can up your home's fire-safe quotient

Preparing your house for an impending hurricane or tropical storm? Here’s how to install plywood panels to keep flying debris at bay.

Windows painted shut? Patience pays off in getting them moving again.