Free Window Well Inspections Before Colorado Summer Storms Hit

Colorado afternoon storms can show up fast. One minute it's sunny, and an hour later you've got an inch of rain sitting in your window well with nowhere to go. That pooling water is one of the most common - and most overlooked - ways homeowners end up with water in their basement.

Here's the thing: most window well drainage problems don't start with the storm. They start long before it. Poor grading around the well, a flat slope that doesn't push water away from the foundation, or a clogged drain bed underneath the gravel - these are the things we look for when we do an inspection. They're easy to miss if you don't know what you're checking.

We do a lot of window well work across Colorado - installations, replacements, cover installs, drainage corrections - and the setups we work on vary a lot. Some wells have solid drainage and just need a cover to keep debris out. Others have grading issues that are silently directing water straight toward the foundation every time it rains. A quick inspection catches both.

Rick at Colorado Outdoor Life LLC is offering free window well inspections right now. We'll check the grade, the slope, and how water is moving - or not moving - around each well on your home. If everything looks good, you'll know it. If something needs attention, we'll tell you exactly what we found and what your options are. No pressure, no guessing.

Summer storm season in Colorado is not the time to find out your window wells weren't draining right. Getting ahead of it now is a lot less stressful - and a lot less expensive - than dealing with a wet basement after the fact.