Use your posts or stakes and set them at each corner of the area.
How to build a wooden window well cover.
I used clear corrugated greenhouse roofing to allow light.
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You can follow the following designs as a starter.
Stake the area that you plan to dig the window well.
Use poly carbonate pvc or wood and make the perfect sized covers.
Cut the plywood into sheets that will cover the front and back of the frame.
Make a diy window well cover at home under 10.
A basement window cover or window well cover can be built using different materials and styles.
This area should be at least double the size of the actual window well.
Step 1 make your outline.
You could just get the plexiglass cut to measurement and place it on the window well.
Take your string and tie it along each post so it marks the area where you re window well will be.
Although factory structured covers are largely available to order it is not a mistake to customize your own cover designs in a do it yourself project.
This measurement will be 1 foot high on each side and angle toward the middle at the top to form a peak.
Some diy designs of basement window covers.
The best is to get make a metal or plastic frame and fasten the plexiglass cover on top of it.