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Basement window wells, when exposed can be a danger to anyone who passes them. If left uncovered, window wells can be an easy place for animals to fall into and get trapped, there will also be an instance wherein kids can fall and injure themselves especially if they do not know that there is a window well.

 

To prevent humans and animals falling into the window well and get injured, there are safety measures that you can do to avoid this. In preventing accidents on both animals and humans, cover the window well the safest and the simplest way there is. Before we discuss on how to prevent injuries, we first need to know the five risks that comes with an exposed basement window wells.

 

Animals, adults and children can accidentally fall and may be injured or trapped.

 

Your basement egress windows and screen can be damaged by the trapped animals who are trying to escape from the window well.

 

Open window wells can be filled up with leaves as well as other debris.

 

Any unwanted person can break in to your house if you have an open window well.

 

If there are leaking problem in your basement and has caused water damage, you should also check your window well especially if it is left uncovered.

 

Many homeowners know the risks that comes with an open window well, but still there are homeowners that leave their window well exposed despite the high risks of injury and burglary. Pre made well covers are often used by homeowners to these problem. Pre made metal grate window well covers may help in some ways, but in reality it does not solve the problem at all. This is because most homeowners found these pre made window well covers off the shelf and usually these pre made covers do not fit properly, needs to be replaced frequently, unattractive and hard to maintain. Rain, snow and debris can enter into the well because most of these covers are made with an open fabrication.

 

Since we have already discuss the risks as well as why some homeowners choose not to cover their window well, we can now discuss the preventive measures on how to make a solution for having an exposed well.

 

The best solution to solve your problem in an exposed window well is to have a custom made window well cover. A customized window well cover can be attached securely without any gaps or overlaps.

 

If you decide of having your window well cover installed it will not only help prevent injuries among your family members but it will also help in minimizing the risks that was mentioned above in this article. If you cover your window well, there is a very slim chance that any animals and child will be trapped in it. Since there is no animals gets trapped in your window well, there will also be a very slim chance that your window and screen will be damaged. Watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oo-jU_a-UKo to gain more info about window well.