A nice day spent repairing sash windows in a large country hotel. The building was originally built in the 16th century as a Manor House. The windows themselves appeared to be at least 100 years old though there have been many repairs over the years.
In each case at least one cord had snapped. To get to the cords I had to completely strip down each window removing the staff and parting beads before removing the sashes. I always check that the weights are correct by weighing each sash and the corresponding weights before attaching new cords as this saves potential problems later.
Once new cords are attached to the weights they are then attached to the sashes themselves.
Finally the beads are replaced and made read to paint.