If you have a drafty old wooden double-hung window that lets heated or cooled air escape, you don’t necessarily have to install a new window. An alternative is using a sash replacement kit. I… ...

Another, almost as efficient, option is to install replacement double-pane sash kits in your existing window frames. These kits are basically new replacement windows without a new frame.

Another common way to restore old windows is replacing the sash cords. Connected to weights that sit in cavities on each side of the window, these cords allow you to raise the window and hold it ...

Windows are a "hot spot" for possible lead contamination because moving the sash up and down grinds paint off both the sash and the window stops.

Cut replacement sash cord the same size as the old rope (tied to the weight, or still attached to the sash). Run the new cord through the pulley at the top of the window frame down to the sash weight.