- Sep 24, 2000
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Recently we had a contractor put in a basement egress window which required a rather large window well. We put in a drainage pipe as well to carry water from our downspouts along with a surface drain to handle runoff from a concrete area. A few weeks ago we had a pretty bad hail storm that resulted in the surface drain clogging with hail and debris and ultimately led to water flowing into our window well and basement - a rather large amount, probably 50 gallons. We had to remove our carpet in the basement and all that fun stuff.
Here is a picture of the area: https://goo.gl/photos/CKhJwGKspRTj6aUg9
I've since replaced the flat drainage grate with the green one that sticks up and that seems to have helped. Are there any other more reliable options for moving water away from the well? I'm fairly handy and can do a lot of things myself so at this point I'm looking for some inexpensive options. Thanks.
Here is a picture of the area: https://goo.gl/photos/CKhJwGKspRTj6aUg9
I've since replaced the flat drainage grate with the green one that sticks up and that seems to have helped. Are there any other more reliable options for moving water away from the well? I'm fairly handy and can do a lot of things myself so at this point I'm looking for some inexpensive options. Thanks.