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How to Install a Terraced Window Well in Your Basement

How to build a series of low walls around your basement windows to let in more light.

By Sam Satterwhite

From The Family Handyman Originally in How to Install a Terraced Window Well in Your Basement

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• Overview and Preparation
  

• Step-by-Step Instructions to Install a Terraced Window Well

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The first step toward making that dreary basement into a bona fide room, a place where you’d want to hang out, is to flood it with natural light. Start by adding a window, or better yet, a pair of windows. Then build a terraced window well to funnel down as much outdoor light as possible.

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• Step-by-Step Instructions To Install a Terraced Window Well
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