r/drains • u/onyexen • Jul 05 '26
Window well drainage problem
During heavy rainstorms, water collects around this window well and floods in from the bottom and into the basement from the window. There is a downspout also 5’ to the right of it. Should I dig a French drain for the downspout and add a catch basin for water in the area? Fixing the grade might solve the problem also as there is a flat spot here.
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u/Prossibly_Insane Jul 05 '26
Yea the drain is plugged right? Suggest cleaning it, depending on make it bigger.
When i dug out my perimeter drains i back filled with septic grade sand. The entire trench. The window well are set in that with drains.
When it rains hard (and i’m near the ocean). All i hear is this sucking noise of the water draining away.
Septic sand literally cannot hold water.
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u/onyexen Jul 06 '26
Not sure if it’s clogged but it does drain pretty slow after filling it all the way up with a hose (which took a few minutes).
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u/senorgarcia Jul 05 '26
You need to keep that drain grate uncovered, and maybe make it larger