Sash balance windows - how to access weights
I'm working on an old house and replacing broken sash cords in the double-hung windows. When you open the lower sash there is a door to access the weights in the sash channel. However, some of these doors are nailed into place from the facade strip facing the indoors. This is the architrave like trim that frames the window. The interior architrave trim is clear coated cedar so I don't want to chew into it to extract the nails, but is there another way to prize out the nails so I can remove the weights cover? The weight doors are pretty tight fitting and need a putty knife to prize out, even without the headache of nails. There is two nails, one at the top and one at the base.