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Window Well Experts Move To New Manufacturing and Office Location In Walworth, Wisconsin Window Well Experts has moved to a new combined manufacturing plant and office space in Walworth, Wisconsin to improve the quality and speed of their deliverables and services. Window Wells are a great way of getting natural light into spaces that are…

Window Well Experts has taken delivery of a brand new CNC machine that will allow larger window well cover sizes and shorter lead times for all customers. Window wells are an architectural feature that allows rooms built below ground level to still receive natural daylight, preventing the kind of ‘cabin fever’ isolation that individuals can…

Keeping your yard neat and tidy can be a challenge. There seems to never be enough time to do what needs to get done and what doesn’t get done seems to always be the one thing that sticks out like a sore thumb. Window well covers can actually help in a number of ways: Keeps…

Water, water everywhere… and it’s leaking into your basement! This is not a sight that anyone wants to see when going down the basement stairs.  Sometimes it’s a once-in-a-blue-moon freak storm situation where this has not happened before. Flooded Window Wells More often than not, it’s a call to our experts by a frustrated homeowner…

OK, so you’ve got a home with window wells that let precious light into your basement. Gotta cover that hole—you want to keep the little ones in your life safe and keep snow, rain, garbage, and critters out. If you are lucky, you have one of the sizes that the big box stores consider “standard.”…

Broken Window Well? We all are looking for the same things as homeowners and caretakers of our property. We are looking for easy, efficient, and nearly permanent solutions to problems that we have around the house. No one in my acquaintance has said, “Oh boy!  I can’t wait to shop for window well covers.”  But…

The Benefits of Polycarbonate Window Well Covers As with anything that you use, it’s the durability of the materials that makes all the difference!  Inferior materials give an inferior result. Upgrade your window well covers with polycarbonate for unbeatable strength and long-lasting durability. Unlike acrylic (Plexiglass), which is prone to stress cracking and lower impact…

Let’s Talk Metal! Have you been making do?  Making do is ok for a stopgap measure, but is it safe? Aluminum grates are ideal for egress and larger size window wells. Their lightweight assures that your family can escape from a hazardous situation in your basement and allows for municipal code compliance, yet they are safe to walk on…

Renovated basements can be a great addition to your home. But, problems there can significantly decrease your property’s value, while cost-effective finishing work can add livable square footage, vastly increasing its value. The costs of this significant improvement project can be substantial. The national average price for a basement remodeling project can reach $2,436 –…

How do I install the cover? Is it easy? How long will it take? Our Sloped and Flat Fabricated Style Window Well Covers are easy for the average homeowner to install. However, it would be best to have a permanent marker, a drill, and a screwdriver. The manufacturing technician will mark the protective film on your cover approximately where the…

WindowWellExperts.com manufactures our clear plastic window well covers from an unbreakable type of plastic known as polycarbonate, sometimes referred to as Lexan™.  We UV treat our plastic so that it does not age prematurely.  They will not turn yellow, crack or fail completely no matter what happens to them. Rain, snow and ice will stay out of your window wells.  People, pets, and…

Sloped Low Profile Covers Our Sloped low-profile covers are a great way to let the light shine in your basement!  Unlike many mass-produced window well covers, our Sloped covers are made of nearly indestructible polycarbonate (brand name Lexan®).  The plastic we use is UV treated to prevent yellowing, cracking, and breaking under heavy snow and…