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In this video, mason Mark McCullough helps a homeowner remove and replace the window wells protecting her basement windows.
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Removing Window Well & Asphalt
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Removing Window Well & Garden Bed
Shovels [https://homedepot.sjv.io/e1YPAZ] —For this window well, they dug 10 inches down to make room for a layer of crushed stone. Consider the height of the new window well. Too high will block light.
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Add Crushed Stone
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Install New Window Well
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