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Prevent
water from seeping into your basement via the window wells: install
a drain.
Provide Positive Drainage:
All window wells are below grade. This can make them vulnerable
to flooding from trough spillover, driving rain, or snow build
up against the house. Once window wells flood, the water has nowhere
else to go--except into your basement! A drain installed inside
your window well, will provide the positive drainage required
to carry water away from your foundation wall.
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Drain
Installation: |
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Remove
the window well form. |
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Locate
primary horizontal weeping tile system by manually digging
to footing. |
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Make
a 4" T connection onto the primary horizontal weeping
tile system. |
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Run
a 4" in diameter piece of weeping tile, vertically up
the wall, to the bottom of the windowsill. |
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When
this is done make sure all weeping tile, at the footing level,
is covered with 1' of ¾" gravel. |
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Backfill,
making sure you leave the dirt 1' lower than the bottom of
the windowsill. |
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Refasten
window well form back, onto the foundation wall. |
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To
stabilize the new drain, fill the inside of the window well,
1' deep with ¾" gravel. The new drain must be
completely surrounded with gravel. The continuous holes in
the weeping tile will provide positive drainage. Backfill
and compact dirt around the outside of window well. This will
prevent water build up inside the window well. |
Prevention:
Plastic well covers are very useful in keeping debris and water
out of your window wells. These coverings are readily available
at most building supply stores.
Note:
The cost of installing a drain inside your window well is $1040
plus GST. Rates are subject to change without notice.
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