This area should be at least double the size of the actual window well.
How to build a wooden window well cover.
Cut the plywood into sheets that will cover the front and back of the frame.
The best is to get make a metal or plastic frame and fasten the plexiglass cover on top of it.
Take your string and tie it along each post so it marks the area where you re window well will be.
I used clear corrugated greenhouse roofing to allow light.
This measurement will be 1 foot high on each side and angle toward the middle at the top to form a peak.
It will surely fly off with any wind so you must anchor the sheet somehow.
Stake the area that you plan to dig the window well.
You could just get the plexiglass cut to measurement and place it on the window well.
Apr 14 2018 in this video i used 3 4 emt to make a window well cover frame for my rockwell egress window well.
Use your posts or stakes and set them at each corner of the area.
Make a diy window well cover at home under 10.
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Some diy designs of basement window covers.
Use poly carbonate pvc or wood and make the perfect sized covers.
Step 1 make your outline.
Nail the plywood walls to the outside of the 2x4 frame.