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Photos show two ways of keeping trash out of basement window wells.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Sep 1972 (v.50#9) pg. 169

Basement views. How to install a greenhouse window in a basement window. Part 1. How to excavate a large window well and line it with timbers. Insert tells how to enlarge a basement window into a door.
CANADIAN WORKSHOP May 1992 (v.15#8) pg. 44

Tips on installing a window well.
CANADIAN WORKSHOP Feb 1996 (v.19#5) pg. 21

Tips on installing corrugated-steel window wells.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #261 Sep 1985 (v.35#7) pg. 52

Basement exit (egress) windows. The importance of having an emergency exit from a basement. How to select and retrofit a window to serve the purpose. Also looks at window well design and construction options.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #309 Jun 1990 (v.40#6) pg. 42

Tips on installing an escape window in a basement bedroom.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #332 Oct 1992 (v.42#9) pg. 11

How to install steel window wells.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #351 Sep 1994 (v.44#8) pg. 8

Tip on using heavy-duty lawn edging to raise the height of a galvanized steel window well.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #354 Jan 1995 (v.45#1) pg. 76

Safety regulations involving basement bedroom windows and window wells summarized.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #370 Jul-Aug 1996 (v.46#7) pg. 10

How to channel water that collects in a window well down to the foundation drain tile.
HOME MECHANIX #742 Feb 1990 (v.86) pg. 70

How to install basement window-well covers so they may be opened for ventilation.
HOMEOWNER Sep 1984 (v.9#7) pg. 28

Shield built from plywood and acrylic prevents debris, rain and snow from collecting in basement window wells.
HOMEOWNER May 1989 (v.14#4) pg. 18

Slanted storm windows fit over basement window well to keep out winter snow and trash accumulation.
MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED #498 Nov 1969 (v.65) pg. 104

How to install plastic bubble window-well covers.
POPULAR SCIENCE May 1979 (v.214#5) pg. 143

Tip on installing a drain pipe to carry water away from a window well.
TODAY'S HOMEOWNER #818 Sep 1997 (v.93) pg. 79

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