Egress Window Well Drainage

A properly installed window well drain can save your basement from a major flood.

Egress window well drainage.

Other than sump pump failure the most amount of water than can enter your basement is through the window well. Exterior drains sit in the gravel pit at the bottom of your window well. They extend to the base of your foundation and are connected to your perimeter drain or weeping tile. The easy to install cover is designed to fit window wells of 40 in.

Since the house had 4 inch drain tile empting into a sump well with a sump pump the most economically sound way to prevent water from entering the basement through the egress window was to install a drain in the bottom of the well that ties in to the house s existing interior perimeter drain tile. Drains can be connected to interior or exterior drain tile or can be run to daylight where a proper slope exists. Or less in length and 16 in. When you re finished your window will be protected from any water trying to get in.

When you want to install a window well start by digging holes around the window for the well and a drain so it doesn t fill with water. Especially when gutter downspouts are close we have seen windows wells fill up and their windows break flooding the basement. Window well drain every window well should have a drain to allow water to exit the window well and not build to a level that creates a basement seepage problem. Or less in projection from the house.

It helps keep your window well clean by keeping out rain snow small animals and debris. How to install a window well for your basement window. Materials purchased from menards. Once you dig the holes mount the window well onto your home to secure it in place around the window.

Plastic window well cover is a heavy duty cover manufactured from plastic. These drains can be installed the traditional way by excavating down to the footing and connecting to the weeping tile or by using our leading edge method of augering a new drain. A contractor will also be able to advise on the best type of drainage system for your property. Interior drains redirect rainwater to your sump pump.

Then you have a whole other issue on your hands. If the soil drains well and the water in the hole disappears quickly then you can probably put the stone back in the hole at least enough to bury the bottom inch or so of the metal window. Installed using masonry hammer drill along with concrete anchors and.