Thanks chipie for that practical advice. I'm thinking that first things first- I'll take the windows out, that'll be an achievement in itself and then gauge whether to leave the glass in.
Hi, can anyone talk me through this. I have begun to scrape the old paint off the inside of the sash with a stiffish scraper followed by sandpaper and this is going well. At some point I imagine I will need to remove the wooden bar at the sides to get to that part and then do the outside. So...