Window Well Installation Instructions

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.

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. Set the prefabricated window well next to the house so that it spans the window evenly. After you have planned you should be able to know which materials you need to order. There are basically two kinds of below ground window wells.

How to install a window well for your basement window. 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. Ensure that the top lip of the basement window well is well above the ground. Materials purchased from menards.

Installed using masonry hammer drill along with concrete anchors and. Use the instructions below. 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. Carefully measure your window well.

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. But it is extremely unlikely that a large amount of water would ever enter the window well if you ve done these other steps. Window wells attach to your home s foundation around ground level windows to prevent water and soil from getting inside. Make a digging template.

The window well should extend at least 8. I show you how to install a. 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. Window well installation steps step 1.