SarahFair
Senior Member
The bottom rail on one of my back windows is rotted and needs to be rebuilt.
Someone in previous years painted (and sometimes caulked) the windows shut and cut the sash cords.
The windows have aluminum weatherstripping that is very annoying to take on and off (and take the window shashes in and out), butnI guess they serve their purpose
I've already replaced sash cords in several windows, but in order to do that I have been having to cut small access doors on the side jambs (I, meaning the unenthused SO).
In this particular room I believe I can take off the side casing without ripping the wall up and access it all, but Im not sure and I don't want to go creating more problems.
Either way, Im going to have remove the windows from the weather stripping to tie off the sash cords (if there is a simple way to do this without removing one of the strips prior, I'm all ears!)
Would yall try through the casing or cut access doors?
Someone in previous years painted (and sometimes caulked) the windows shut and cut the sash cords.
The windows have aluminum weatherstripping that is very annoying to take on and off (and take the window shashes in and out), butnI guess they serve their purpose
I've already replaced sash cords in several windows, but in order to do that I have been having to cut small access doors on the side jambs (I, meaning the unenthused SO).
In this particular room I believe I can take off the side casing without ripping the wall up and access it all, but Im not sure and I don't want to go creating more problems.
Either way, Im going to have remove the windows from the weather stripping to tie off the sash cords (if there is a simple way to do this without removing one of the strips prior, I'm all ears!)
Would yall try through the casing or cut access doors?