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My basement window well fills up with water every time a heavy rain storm moves in. The drainage at that side of the house is poor, and I have been told to increase the slope near my window well to help with runoff, but I also want to know what else should I do? Can someone help me with a step by step process so this will not happen again in the future??
they make clear plastic covers to fit over the metal well to eliminate rain water going directly in the well. you can install a french drain system just below the bottom of the well height to drain any accumulated water away from the window well
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One window of my 20 yr old house has water condensation inside its two glass pieces. I am thinking of drilling one or two tiny holes on the inside glass piece so that the water vapor can come out.
I realise that these holes may reduce the insulation of the window glasses, as window company told me to replace it. But then again, cold air can always come inside my house through my kitchen exhaust vent and chimney?
Drilling holes may make the problem worse but if your only other option is to replace the window, give it a shot. I'd drill the holes and then use to heat gun to warm the window and the inner space. Once the moisture has been driven out, I'd seal the tiny holes with epoxy or some other material that I could take off as needed to drive out any more moistute that accumulates.
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Apparently there are companies that specalize in defogging windows so you may have another option other than replacing the window
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My husband broke an outer storm window and when it rained, water got into the jam (outside the single paned window) and water streamed into the walls at the baseboard on the same level and into the basement through the hardwood floor and walls.
Is this normal? Or should water not come in? What kind of work do we need to do here besides fixing the storm window?
As long as you get the storm window fixed ASAP, you should be able to avoid any other problems. If your drywall got wet and is cracked, you can patch it with some joint compound, prime and re-paint it.
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One window of my 20 yr old house has water condensation inside its two glass pieces. I am thinking of drilling one or two tiny holes on the inside glass piece so that the water vapor can come out.
I realise that these holes may reduce the insulation of the window glasses, as window company told me to replace it. But then again, cold air can always come inside my house through my kitchen exhaust vent and chimney?
there is argon gas inbetween the panes of glass, it keeps the window from fogging over. It can be repaired easily. Any glass or window shop should be able to do it.
So here is what makes these more of a pin to fix. there is a concrete sidewalk and asphalt driveway that is 20 feet off of the house and it is about the game elevation as the bottom of the window. the water doesnt appear to be coming through the window because in the basement the floor and wall are wet 7 feet on either side of the window.
its not a concrete block wall, it was formed and poured in sections.
If its a concrete block basement ,the blocks fill with water and drain out a few feet from the crack.only right way to fix is dig down to the footing outside and tar ,plastic wrap the wall and backfill with gravel.i had the same problem cost me $3000 to waterproof and replace 25 feet of concrete.
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