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Originally Posted by Mr. Plow
3 years later, water still sucks ass.
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Gonzo and I have had the exact same problem w/ our basement since we bought our house. Water was filling up in our window well and coming in around the window. I finally had enough of the bs and corrected the problem for less than $100.
I installed a basic sump pump and hose attachment kit into the window well a couple of weeks ago and it works great! The only downside to doing this is when you try to sell your home, the buyers might be put-off by it. However, it can be explained WHY it was done and, depending on the buyer, you might not have a problem selling your home.
So here's what I did... First I took a pole digger and dug approx. 2 ft down into the window well. Put down landscape fabric, (this helps keep mud and debris from being sucked into the pump). Placed 3 layers of bricks in the well to form a "border" around the pump area, (in my case, I had leftover Dakota bricks from when I installed a new patio). Then I placed river rock on the outside of the brick border and up along the wall of mud, (this helps filter the water as well). Next, I took a square, plastic container and drilled several holes in the top half of all 4 walls.
Now for the sump pump: I placed it into the plastic container, (making damn sure that the float wouldn't hit anything!). Lastly... the "test"... I placed a garden hose in the plastic container and filled up the window well. I had to do some additional digging to drop the pump down so that the float would begin before the water got to the window. After a few adjustments to the float, BOOYAH! No water has entered our basement since, (and we have had some major downpours).
Btw, prior to this, I did install a "dry" French Drain. It works fairly well for moving the water away from the foundation, but if rain is directly hitting your window well area, it is full of fail.
So, if you plan on doing the sump pump installation... be prepared to get dirty.
Best of luck to ya!
