How Do You Replace Sash Cords On Hung Windows?
• Read through these instructions in advance so you’re not stuck leaving a window open as you go out for a tool or parts. • The basic pieces you’re working with are the window sashes (usually upper and lower frames for one or several window panes each), vertical cylindrical weights with a loop at the top, sash cord, pulley wheels, lower wood pieces affording access to the side weight travel paths, and in some cases, metal guiding strips that keep the window on a fixed track. • Windows will vary in some details, and these instructions describe replacing the bottom sash, but the same principles apply to replacing cord on an upper sash also and can be adapted to your window’s particulars. This is a layman’s guide but written from experience. • Purchase sash cord measured to match your original or to roll well in the pulley wheel. This might be 1/4 inch or for a larger window, 5/8″. • It must be cotton or cotton with a nylon core, because if you use nylon, it will jam up unexpectedly in th
