window wells

Proper grading is required in order to pass the final inspection for the house. When the back yard was properly graded to slope away from the house, the ground level by the house was raised by about a foot.

Since raising the backfill fill level by 1' would raise the ground over the bottom of the basement windows, we had to have window wells installed.

Freda and I went to Rona and brought them home in the car - sticking out of the trunk (they are surprisingly bulky, and expensive too).

Here Dave is moving a bit of dirt so he can fasten the window wells to the walls with concrete anchors.