Ron, there's a problem. I had already figured to get a P.T 2" X 6", and rip it to the correct size, but this area is where the sash weights go. If I sistered another 2X4 in its place, then the sash weights would not fit. I dug a bit deeper, and it seems that one side of the 2X4 is still solid. I don't know if this makes a difference or not. I thought that the window sill was supposed to rest on the parallel boards below the sill, but I checked another window I had done before(the center molding was still off on the inside), and I see these same boards below the sill, but they are not resting on them. Confusing for me.... Well, anyway, what exactly does the window sill rest on? Is there a support board that it rests on, that I can't see with the outside trim removed? Or, does the sill just float there, fastened to the lower edge of the window? If it is supposed to float, fastened to the window frame, then how about this. If I remove the inside and outside molding from the top, as well as the lower side, will the window frame be free enough to pry it upwards, long enough to tack a few boards from the top, to keep the opening square, then install the left molding to keep it square? After that is done, then the top molding can then be added back to hold the rest in place? Forgive my ignorance, but I guess what I really need to know is what the sill is supposed to rest on, if anything at all?
Tom, yes, there are weights for the windows. I know that there's is no big deal with removing the clap-boards, but here again, I keep thinking of that dern can of worms.:laughing: I am going to have to redo some of the plaster anyway, so removing the plaster for me is no big deal, it has to be done reguardless.