Window Well Cover Hinges
Hinges and prop-up bars make ventilation and emergency fire escape much easier. Adding hinges & a pop-up bar to your cover:
- Allows Easier Access In And Out Of The Well
- Allows Natural Light And Airflow
- Egress Compliant
- Suitable For Most Custom-Sized Hinged Well Covers
- Can Be Added To All Metal Or Plastic Covers
Hinges For Window Well Covers – Key Features
Hinged window well covers allow much more effortless emergency escape for larger covers and make basement ventilation much easier. In addition, it’s simple to prop the cover open with the included prop up bar.
- The hinges can be ordered as an addition to our aluminum or steel window well grates and our crystal-clear polycarbonate covers.
- Adding a hinge and prop-up bar to your custom window well cover will allow easy access both in and out of the window well when needed for emergency or maintenance.
- We have two different styles of hinges. Sloped covers have a double angle piano hinge that is integrated into the back bar of the cover.
- Flat covers have wall hinges that attach directly to the foundation wall.
Why Have a Hinged Egress Window Well Cover?
The main benefit of adding a hinge to an egress window well cover is to make the cover easier to open in case of emergency. The hinge bears the majority of the weight of the cover, so pushing it up will be much easier, and will be held up with the included prop-up bar.
Hinged covers also allow you to ventilate your basement by opening the cover and using the prop-up bar.
If you have any questions, please get in touch. We are always glad to help.
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Hinged window well covers with prop-up bars make ventilation and emergency escape simple. Get in touch with our team at 1-888-650-9355 to order.
FAQ
Ordering hinged window well covers is always a great choice. However, in some cases, like when you have an egress cover, it is preferable to ordering one without because it is easier to manage the cover in case of emergency. If you are wondering why – the answer lies in the purpose of the cover.
Window well covers without hinges are secured to the well with clips. So, every time you want to open the cover, you snap it off of the well – just like you take off the lid of a cooking pot. As egress window well covers are meant to be used for fire escape, having one that opens is preferable. Rather than having to move the entire weight of the cover by pushing it out and away from the well, you will just push upwards and get out from underneath it.
If you are looking for a more permanent way to maintain the constant airflow in your basements, without opening the cover every time you want fresh air, we can offer these alternatives:
- Metal Grates – allow for non-stop ventilation. The grates are among the best window well covers that will enable airflow. If you have questions, call us for help deciding whether a metal or a polycarbonate cover is best for your home.
- Dome Covers with Mesh Sides – two of our most popular high-rise cover styles – atrium-dome and super-slant covers can be manufactured with aluminum mesh sides for a best-of-both-worlds solution to your basement ventilation quandary.
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