How To: Fix a Stuck Window

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In this video I'll show you how to get an old double-hung window open again after it’s been painted and caulked shut for decades. It’s all about knowing where to cut the paint free and a couple simple pieces of molding to remove.
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@dowth3 Год назад

VERY helpful, and the Sash Saw looks well designed. Will be ordering one!

@tyreemunoz7787 Год назад

Omg I couldn't open my bedroom windows for a long time! Thank you so much!

@TheNinaz1989 Год назад

We have two very large sash windows in our bedroom. Need to do this from the outside. Don't think they have been opened for a good 40 years. Thank you for this

@shanesmaineshop 3 года назад

I remember windows like this in the house I grew up in, I recall if you moved them up or down fast you could hear the weights in the wall. LOL that was a few decades ago, thanks for the memories.

@TheCraftsmanBlog 3 года назад

You can indeed!

@susang.perlina653 2 года назад

I want to thank you so much! I just moved into a new house 🏡 and its 85 degrees outside. I couldn’t feel the air conditioning because i couldn’t get the window down. I used a knife 🔪 and wd40. ✅

@furrykittenbelly 3 года назад

OMG! Thank you, thank you, thank you. I've been struggling with this problem in my lower apartment.

@dessiecoder9446 2 года назад

My house has this problem!

@uokiamxiong3360 3 года назад

Thank you for breaking the steps down and show different ways. It works.

@FlexibleToast 3 года назад

The upper sash was the one I'm most interested in. That's the one that is always stuck on every window.

@ansleyvalentine2251 3 года назад

Thanks for the tutorial

@jamesgriffin3866 3 года назад

Really informative and helpful. Thanks.

@sweetnothingsasmr1 3 года назад

Why do people always paint them shut? 😩

@jayir993 Год назад

Right lol

@danilorainone406 2 месяца назад

a 2 in semi dull stiff scraper w hammer,,, taptaptap along the painted seams, top, bottom and sides,, usually it comes free plain old wax candle wax rubbed onto the window tracks ,after you sandpaper the tracks,keeps the windows running freely,,you could also install 2 handles each a few inches from the jambs,easier still when one side tends to stick never paint the sash ropes,paint causes breakage of the rope,,and the worl to get inside and install new rope ( braided cotton rope,,3/8ths thick)

@nestor8369 3 года назад

Thats a nice window 3 pane glass i use a puty knife to open the uper sash much easier than cutting it but thanks for the tips 👍

@morland4712 2 года назад

excellent video. My window has a fuzzy lining where you are sticking the sash. What then. I am afraid i'll ruin the insulation.

@ibgeorgeb 3 года назад

excellent

@seavs1 2 года назад

Thanks.

@eaj2900 Год назад

Thank you

@realtorjames1 2 года назад

Which is the better sash lock the old clam style or the cam lock?

@CC-uw9kp 2 года назад

Is there ever a concern that the top window will simply crash down once it's free? Is there a way to mitigate that? Like...simply prop it up with something until you've got it free and can guide it down? I've got 2 big old original windows that I need to un-stick and re-hang the sashes on, and I'm wary of accidentally breaking the glass somehow.

@AT-oj7of Год назад

Maybe this is no longer useful, but a few thoughts from my experience doing this at home. First, the paint is usually so thick that, even when you cut through it, you have to muscle the sash down. Second, I’ve found that most of the top stashes still have at least one cord still attached, in which case it won’t fall. You can check whether it’s in tact by opening to the weight pocket door and reach in and tug on the weights to see whether they’re attached. Have fun!

@kimberlybeasley3112 3 года назад

I have a securely stuck upper sash and I'm not sure how to work it free. It's on the 2nd story of a tall house with a storm window, so cutting the paint on the outside is tricky. Any tips for cutting that area?