Cleaning out window wells

[Anonymous]

Our plumber told us it would be a good idea to clean out our window wells. He said "get a wetvac in there and suck all the rocks and debris out, then replace it with new grave."

Great. But who does one hire to do this? I googled and couldn't find a service that fit the bill. Anyone?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our plumber told us it would be a good idea to clean out our window wells. He said "get a wetvac in there and suck all the rocks and debris out, then replace it with new grave."

Great. But who does one hire to do this? I googled and couldn't find a service that fit the bill. Anyone?

Go to the bathroom
Turn on the lights
Look in the mirror

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our plumber told us it would be a good idea to clean out our window wells. He said "get a wetvac in there and suck all the rocks and debris out, then replace it with new grave."

Great. But who does one hire to do this? I googled and couldn't find a service that fit the bill. Anyone?

Go to the bathroom
Turn on the lights
Look in the mirror

...And buy myself that giant wetvac?

[Anonymous]

What is new grave? Sounds creepy.

[Anonymous]

My husband did this over the weekend, the amount of leaves accumulated (plus bugs, spiders, etc) was enough to get us over to Home Depot to get window well covers...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is new grave? Sounds creepy.

It's the gravel that does 3-feet below grade.....

(gravel, sorry!)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My husband did this over the weekend, the amount of leaves accumulated (plus bugs, spiders, etc) was enough to get us over to Home Depot to get window well covers...

Ugh. Did he just use a shovel? Or did he vacuum it out?

[Anonymous]

Any handyman can clean out the window wells and add gravel. You might also consider adding window well covers

[Anonymous]

OP, an inexpensive shop vac can cost as little as $25 (mine was -- $20 for the vac an $5 for a bucket to put it on).

Seriously, when did Americans get so freaking wimpy that we have to hire someone else to vacuum leaves and bugs for us?

[Anonymous]

Or you can rent an industrial power shop vac from home depot for $10 if you don't want to or have room to store.

[Anonymous]

Jump in there and claen it out. There is no reason to replace the gravel. It doesn't breakdown over time.

It will take you 5 minutes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Jump in there and claen it out. There is no reason to replace the gravel. It doesn't breakdown over time.

It will take you 5 minutes.

Can't get in there- it has bars. Thanks for the HD tip PP!

[Anonymous]

does your window well fill up with water? is there a drain that is old/clogged?

there are companies (mostly waterproofing companies) that will rebuild the window well for you. or at least redig the drain.

[Anonymous]

I would not advise you to bury any animal or other living thing in your window wells. It may cause a smell in the area. And then you would not be able to open the windows if you wanted to. Further, if the animal's ghost may want to come in and that would just be awkward. You would have to ask it to leave. Although making a grave at the bottom of your window wells may seem like a great idea, please think about it.

[Anonymous]

Agree with PP. A window well grave is just wrong.