Window Well Installation Instructions

Window wells attach to your home s foundation around ground level windows to prevent water and soil from getting inside.

Window well installation instructions.

A basement window was leaking because it was level with the ground and water seeped between the foundation and the window frame. Use the instructions below. Set the prefabricated window well next to the house so that it spans the window evenly. The window well should extend at least 8.

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. How to install a window well for your basement window. 1 sloped the ground away from the window 2 installed a metal retaining well that sits higher than the surrounding soil 3 installed a plastic window well cover. After you have planned you should be able to know which materials you need to order.

That will prevent water from collecting and running inside the window well. Materials purchased from menards. Make a digging template. Window well installation steps step 1.

That picture shows the dirt stain on the concrete block wall after i removed most of it in preparation for the window well to go in. There are basically two kinds of below ground window wells. It was so close to the awning window that when i was in the basement and opened the window trying to allow fresh air in the bottom of the window scraped in the dirt and barely would open. Models that allow sunlight through small or medium size windows usually mounted high at the top of the basement wall and oversize egress wells with windows large enough to use as an emergency escape.

Carefully measure your window well. Make sure that the well is large enough for you to safely open the window. Ensure that the top lip of the basement window well is well above the ground. But it is extremely unlikely that a large amount of water would ever enter the window well if you ve done these other steps.