socomustang
Mar 9, 2011, 01:55 PM
I live in an area where it is prone to flooding 1/2 mile each direction of our house. Fortunately we are not in a flood area but the ground around our house stays wet for long periods after rain. After quite a bit of rain our window wells start to fill up with water. We have covers over the window wells, gutter drain water about 10' from foundation, sump pump works quite well, have dug window wells down about 2' and filled with gravel and the problem still persists. I was thinking of drilling holes through the basement wall about 6" below the window sill and installing a pvc pipe through the wall to the outside and having the pvc pipe drain into the sump pump. Wondering if anyone has attempted such a thing or if anyone has a better solution? Thanks