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Comments (2)I agree that it would be best to start the seeds inside. I recommend using soil blocks...here is a link http://www.pottingblocks.com/ I have built several cold frames and my experience is you can use whatever framed glass you can find. I would say the the minimum size would be about 2'X4'. Often you can find recycled wood or aluminum framed windows free or very cheap. Remember that the glass must have a way to be opened for sunny days. Do a google search for "cold frames" and you will get thousands of hits which will give you great ideas....See MoreWindow well covers
Comments (12)While they too took a while to arrive due to fabrication template and specs of measurements, my WindowWell Experts covers came and are just as they were advertised. All four clear acrylic well covers fit the well precisely (we got the minimal slope covers) and clip on to the well edge, leaving a very small air gap for breathing below. They are very clear, something I notice each morning when picking up the paper. It's an aesthetic component I like. Sure enough, the night they were put on they got their first trial: heavy, heavy ran during the night. They worked perfectly in keeping the water out of the house crawl space. While the wait was long, they are worth it: durable, sharp looking, easy to install, and fit into the landscape. I have no hesitance in recommending them. This post was edited by SparklingWater on Fri, Feb 15, 13 at 17:48...See MoreWindow Well Covers
Comments (2)I am considering buiding a wooden frame on which I will attach cut plexiglass with hinges. Any ideas on how to produce the semicircle frame to fit the window well with a 5 to one slope to allow the plexiglass to shed water?...See MoreWindow Well Backing Up During Heavy Rain
Comments (12)Thanks again for everyone's help. It's rained pretty steadily, and with the changes we've made, so far, so good. We removed quite a bit of dirt, and did to regrade away from the window well. However, we can only lower the grading away from the window well so far, as eventually you reach the grass, and at that point, there's now a dip from the grass to the soil. Short of regrading the entire lawn, I can't think of a way around this, as if we build the soil up higher than the grass, the soil would be above the rim of the window well. Additionally, we dug up debris from the bottom of the window well added four inches of pea gravel to the window well. We've also placed some pea gravel in the area around the window well in hopes that slows down any incoming water. However, it's definitely going to take some time to determine if what we did was sufficient. I did confirm that water is not accumulating in the area around the clay drain tile (at least not today), as the roof overhangs that area. One question: If the window well indeed does not have a drain, where does (or should) any accumulated water end up? This post was edited by heldmacm on Thu, Aug 21, 14 at 13:45...See Moremike_in_kc
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