This project started last April, when we pulled the dead junipers out from under Phoebe’s bedroom window. Then came repairs to the well itself, installing the sump and making a new flowerbed. The Junipers made a nice cover for that window well, shielding it from rain and snow and providing a safety factor so at least nobody fell in. I decided to fabricate a steel-framed custom window cover for it because the builders used a too-small well that is splayed out or stretched on one side to fit. Nothing purchased off-the-shelf would fit right and the good ones cost over $500 anyway. I put this together for about $200 in materials and maybe 50 hours of labor. There was a TON of welding involved with a total of 25 separate pieces of steel going into the frame:
It can be locked from the inside with a chain and hook mechanism, so it adds a nice little layer of home security. Panes in, painted and installed:
