| 1. |
With a utility knife, score the paint between the sash and the window
frame. Next insert a putty knife along your scored edge and tap it carefully
with a wood or rubber mallet. You can use a hammer, but be careful not to
bang too hard with any tool, especially in cold weather, or you could crack
the window. |
| 2. |
Accessing your window from the outside, use a prybar leveraged against
a wood block (to protect the sill) to wrench open the window. Work slowly
and evenly, first lifting one side of the window, then the other, until
you have incremental progress. Don’t rush the job or you risk breaking
the window and damaging the sash. |
| 3. |
Working from the inside, score the paint between the sash and the frame.
Next place a wood block against the right stile (right vertical sash frame)
and carefully hit it with a mallet or hammer. Don’t be in a hurry,
or you’ll break the window. Then do the same to the left stile. Repeat
the process, right to left, as many times as needed until you free the sash
from the frame. |
