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Window Well Drainage Failure

Window Well Drainage Failure is a site defect common in Lake Minnetonka and west-metro homes. Failed window-well drainage causes basement water entry and can compromise egress safety.

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Window Well Drainage Failure is a site defect common in Lake Minnetonka and west-metro homes. Failed window-well drainage causes basement water entry and can compromise egress safety.

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What causes window well drainage failure?

Window wells without drainage fill with water and snowmelt, flooding below-grade bedrooms on lake homes.

What we check

We check window-well drainage, covers, and egress compliance for lower-level bedrooms.

Why it matters

Failed window-well drainage causes basement water entry and can compromise egress safety.

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What it looks like.

How window well drainage failure presents during an inspection — Window Well Drainage Failure in a Minnetonka home — Inspection example

Conditions we photograph when assessing window well drainage failure — Window Well Drainage Failure in a Minnetonka home — What we document

Reading window well drainage failure from minor to significant — Window Well Drainage Failure in a Minnetonka home — Severity context

Where window well drainage failure connects to other findings — Window Well Drainage Failure in a Minnetonka home — Related systems

Photos are representative of window well drainage failure conditions across the Lake Minnetonka west metro. Every inspection delivers your home's own photo-mapped findings within 24 hours.

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