Afternoon everyone! We bought an older semi-detached in East York last fall, and with the autumn rains approaching, I noticed that the soil inside our basement window wells is draining super slowly. Last week, water sat against the glass for almost two hours after a downpour. I tried scooping out leaves and gravel myself, but I think the sub-surface drain pipe is completely clogged with silt. I don't want to risk a cracked basement window or flooded basement this winter. I was reading up on options for window well repair in Toronto https://leaquida.ca/window-well-waterproofing-toronto/ and their breakdown of proper drainage gravel and window covers looks really thorough. For those who have replaced their window wells recently, did you go with custom clear covers or standard metal ones?
Afternoon everyone! We bought an older semi-detached in East York last fall, and with the autumn rains approaching, I noticed that the soil inside our basement window wells is draining super slowly. Last week, water sat against the glass for almost two hours after a downpour. I tried scooping out leaves and gravel myself, but I think the sub-surface drain pipe is completely clogged with silt. I don't want to risk a cracked basement window or flooded basement this winter. I was reading up on options for window well repair in Toronto https://leaquida.ca/window-well-waterproofing-toronto/ and their breakdown of proper drainage gravel and window covers looks really thorough. For those who have replaced their window wells recently, did you go with custom clear covers or standard metal ones?