Window Well Installation in Etobicoke
Basement windows sit below grade, and the window well is what holds back soil while giving the window light and air. When a well has no drainage, is filled with soil, or is rusted through, it turns into a basin that collects rainwater directly against the window.
Window well installation replaces or adds properly built wells with drainage that carries water down and away instead of letting it rise to the window sill.
What a properly built window well includes
A functional well is set to the correct depth relative to the window, secured to the foundation, and filled with clean stone rather than soil. Beneath the stone, a drain connects down toward the footing drainage so water has a downward path. Depth below the sill matters: without it, even a small volume of water reaches the window frame.
A cover is often added to keep rain, leaves and debris out while still admitting light. Covers also prevent the slow accumulation of soil and organic material that clogs the stone and defeats the drainage over time.
Problems this service addresses
- Wells that fill with water during heavy rain
- Rusted, collapsing or detached steel wells
- Wells packed with soil, leaves and debris instead of stone
- Grade sloping into the well rather than away from it
- Water entering around a basement window frame
Potential benefits
Removes a common and easily overlooked leak source
Protects window frames from ongoing water contact
Keeps debris and rain out with a fitted cover
Improves appearance and safety around the opening
How the process works
Assess the window and grade
Sill height, existing well condition, soil level and surrounding drainage are checked.
Excavate and set the well
The old well is removed where needed and a correctly sized well is anchored to the foundation.
Install drainage and stone
A drain is set and clean stone is backfilled so water moves downward, not upward toward the window.
Grade and cover
The surrounding grade is corrected to slope away, and a cover can be fitted to keep the well clear.
Window Well Installation in Etobicoke
Window wells are a frequent basement leak source in Etobicoke, especially on homes where landscaping and mulch have been built up over the years and the effective grade now sits higher than the well.
We regularly find original steel wells from the 1950s and 1960s in Islington, Rexdale and Central Etobicoke that have rusted at the base and are no longer holding soil back.
Serving homeowners throughout Etobicoke and surrounding areas, including Mimico, New Toronto, Long Branch, Alderwood, Islington, The Kingsway, Humber Bay and Rexdale. See all service areas.
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