How to replace window sash weights accessing the weights.
Sash window weights stuck.
For a window without access panels you also need to remove the window casing.
Prying off the window trim may or may not give you access to the weights but you won t know.
Replace the access doors to conceal the sash weights.
Tie the sash weights onto the new cords and drop them back inside the wall.
Windows old enough to have sash weights have probably seen a variety of painters of various skill.
Set the sash partially into the window opening.
Remove the window and then open the panel cover on the side jambs to access the sash cord weight and pulley.
Access the window sash cords.
Feed a new length of sash cord over the pulley on each side jamb and down into the wall cavity.
Your sash windows have been freshly decorated and there is no longer room in the frame to travel lower down if you ve pulled the window forcefully it s now stuck firm.