4 Tips to Prepare Your Family For A Home Evacuation
Hopefully, you won’t need to escape your home in an emergency, but you should know how to prepare your family for a home evacuation. Most homeowners never experience the terror of living through a disaster, whether it be a fire, flood, or another natural disaster. We hope you’re not an exception, but your family must […]
Window Well Height: What’s the Rule?
Habitable rooms within a basement also need to conform to the International Residential Code building code for windows. This requires a basement to contain no less than one operable emergency escape and rescue opening. In turn, these openings also need to follow minimum specifications.
Why Galvanized Window Wells Are Great for Your Home
If you are new to owning a home and living in a lively neighborhood or have a family of your own, having galvanized window wells is great for you. What Are Galvanized Window Wells? Galvanized window wells are the generic window well you can install on your home. Using a zinc sulfate solution, galvanized window […]
3 Signs I Need To Replace My Window Well?
Your window wells and liners do a lot for you. But do you know just how much? Your window well creates a barrier around the exterior of your home. This barrier pushes back the soil, leaving a hole in the ground. This hole is your window well, and the retaining wall is your window well […]
What Are Galvanized Window Wells?
Galvanized window wells are the most standard window well option on the market. They have everything you’d want in a window well; they’re durable, they last for up to 30 years, and they don’t rust. When it comes to window wells, these are the total package. But what else do you need to know about […]
Where Do Window Well Drains Go?
If you own a home with a basement, you may find yourself asking yourself questions about your window wells, specifically your window well drains. Think about it: understanding the function of your window well drains is going to lend some serious peace of mind when it comes to properly tending to your home and keeping […]
What Are Some Ideas of Window Well Liners for Kids?
If your child or children have downstairs bedrooms with a window well, it may be worth considering purchasing window well liners. Not only are these great for letting your kids express themselves, but they can also help make basement bedrooms more inviting. Today, we’ll talk about some ideas for window well liner for kids. Ideas […]
Should a Window Well be Attached to Foundation?
If you’re undertaking a DIY basement project for your window wells, you may wonder if it needs to be attached to the foundation. Whether you’re just replacing an existing window well or you’re doing a huge basement renovation, you want to make sure you’re doing everything in a way that is structurally sound and up […]
Where is a Window Well Drain Located?
If you have a window well in your home, you have a window well drain. It’s important to note this drain when considering how to maintain your home. There are some parts of having basement window wells that you may not have considered. Where is the window well located? What purpose does it serve? Is […]
Do All Window Covers Need a Drain?
If you have a home with a basement, you have window wells and window covers, but you might wonder, do all covered windows need a drain? As you consider the aspects of your home that need attention and maintenance, you may find yourself wondering if your window wells and window covers need a drain. Here’s […]
