Who's Writing This

The pros behind the guides

Four subjects, four voices. Each guide is written in the first person by the voice that covers that trade, then fact-checked against NFRC, ENERGY STAR, and your state's building code — with sources cited at the bottom of every page.

Marc Hanley

Windows

Measures, quotes, and sells replacement windows in North Carolina homes. Writes down what the quote sheet doesn't say.

Windows guides

Luke Allen

Doors

Came up through finish carpentry — casing, trim, and hanging doors. Thinks in sixteenths of an inch.

Doors guides

Terrane Joseph

Siding

Exteriors first — tear-offs, housewrap, lap siding — then crew lead. Looks under the panel before talking color.

Siding guides

Makani Haoa

Sunrooms

Sunrooms and porch conversions. Always asks which way the glass faces before anything else.

Sunrooms guides