Remove Upper Sash Window

How to remove a fixed pane window.

Remove upper sash window.

Remove the parting beads the vertical strips holding the upper sash. Insert the top sash bottom end first snap one hinge pin into place and press down on the opposite side. Unscrew the upper sash from the window frame itself if no parting beads were used and the sash was directly secured to the frame. Window sashes are typically found in the double hung window style in which one sash is positioned above a lower sash.

Remove the fixed upper sash by releasing these shear blocks supporting the upper sash frame. Step 2 free the glass. Remove the sash hardware and store in a labeled bag. How to free up a stuck or jammed sash window it is a common thing to come across sash windows that have been painted closed.

Parting beads are the small vertical rails in the frame between the lower and upper sash. Pull out the upper sash and take off its cords or chains. Always slowly release the sash cords after removing them from the sash. If the sash will not move due to paint build up you can continue but the parting bead will be more difficult to remove and will likely come out in pieces.

These blocks are typically held in place with flathead wood screws on wood window frames or a sheet metal screw on metal window frames. Knot the cords to keep them from being pulled into the weight pockets. Pull out the lower sash and take off the cords or chains on both sides. Pull the upper sash all the way down to the window sill.

The lower window sash has the capacity to slide up and down until it is nearly parallel with the upper sash. Window removal involves cutting away. Tilt the window up then press the latches toward the center until the window is upright. Release the latches to snap the window into place.

Be certain the support the upper sash as these blocks are removed. Releasing the sash cords quickly can result in damage within the window frame. After the parting bead is out of one side swing that side of the sash inward and remove the ropes as with the bottom sash. Removing a fixed pane window takes a bit more work than taking the window sash out for a window that raises and lowers.

Unscrew or pry off the parting beads according to how the frame is manufactured and remove the sash from the frame. Remove the upper sash in the same manner as the lower window sash.