If you've been searching for window well covers near me, you've likely seen flimsy plastic bubble covers at the big-box store that crack after one winter. Well Covered builds custom window well covers on site, in your driveway, fitted exactly to your wells — and we've been doing it for Chicago-area homeowners since 2001.
A window well cover is a clear, fitted lid over the open well around your basement window. Without one, the well collects rain, snowmelt, leaves, and debris — and becomes a trap for animals and a fall hazard for kids and pets. Standing water in an open well is the #1 cause of basement window leaks: it sits against the window frame until it finds a way in.
Most pre-made bubble covers and plastic window well covers are thin, brittle, and sized for "average" wells. Chicago-area homes — especially older ones — have wells in every shape and size: steel, concrete, and block, round and rectangular, shallow and full egress depth. A one-size cover leaves gaps that let water and leaves right back in, and thin plastic turns yellow and cracks under UV and snow load.
A fitted cover keeps rain and snowmelt out of the well so the drain never gets overwhelmed, keeps leaves from plugging the drain in the fall, and keeps out the chipmunks, frogs, and the occasional possum that end up stuck in open wells. In winter it keeps snow from piling against the glass and melting into the frame.
Free on-site estimates across DuPage, Cook, Kane, Will, Lake, and McHenry counties.
It depends on the size, shape, and number of wells. Pre-made covers run cheap but rarely fit and rarely last. We give free on-site estimates and neighborhood discounts when we can cover several homes on one trip.
Yes — because every cover is fabricated on site, shape and size don't matter. Round, rectangular, bay-style, concrete, or block wells are all fair game.
Yes. Our covers lift off from inside without tools or special knowledge, which is exactly what the IRC requires for emergency escape and rescue openings.
No — G.E. Lexan is optically clear and lets in over 98% of light.
On-site measurement, honest pricing, no pressure.