Window Well Snow Clearing

What This Service Involves

In older Seattle and Tacoma homes with daylight basements, window wells fill quickly when wet lowland snow slides off the yard and packs against the foundation. A full well blocks emergency egress and, as our characteristic mid-winter thaws hit, channels meltwater straight toward the glass and the basement beyond. Our crews hand-clear each well without stressing the window or the well liner. Keeping wells open is both a safety measure and a defense against the water intrusion that defines a Pacific Northwest winter.

Benefits

Keeps basement egress windows clear for emergency exit; Prevents meltwater from pooling against the glass; Protects finished lower levels from water intrusion; Hand clearing avoids cracking windows or well liners

Our Process

1) We inspect each well and check the window and liner condition; 2) We remove packed snow and slush by hand from the well; 3) We clear the drain or gravel base so meltwater escapes; 4) We confirm the egress path is fully open

What Affects the Cost

Number of window wells on the property; Depth and density of packed snow in each; How much slush and ice has already formed; Access around landscaping and foundation plantings; Whether drains need clearing as well

Best Time of Year

Wells need attention right after each lowland snowfall and again during the thaw cycles that regularly punctuate our winters.