Chains and Windows:
If you plan to use chain in place of the cotton rope in the original design, I would recommend using flat link in a heavy brass. You will find that over time steel chain will rust and either become unsightly or deteriorate and break. The ropes in this house are over 70 years old and are still 100% intact. Many of the better windows have a small wood insert in each track that can be removed to give access to the weight area so that the ropes can be replaced. Dale
Dale, Question: can be removed to give access to the weight area so that the ropes can be replaced. I just went into the garage to take a look at the window... each side of the window, there's a drilled hole, the size of a dime/nickel that is drilled about 1/2 inch or so... and then the cord is just above the drilled hole. The cord is nailed in. The rest of the side is solid but at the edge... it looks like an insert but I cannot quite describe this. Does this window sound familar? ~Heidi~