Window Wells

The digging is complete and the concrete is poured. Two new window wells were added: one on the South side, in the living room and one on the North side, in the bedroom. The larger 2'-6" x 4'-0" windows are required for egress in case of a fire, for a person to escape or a fireman with an air tank to enter. The south well is 3' x 3' and the North well is 3'-6" wide x 3'-0" long. Both wells are 2'-6" deep with a 6" curb on the outside. The design of the first poured South well that had a minor failure in the form, therefore the North well was significantly reinforced. Some advice given to me after the fact was to make concrete forms stronger than necessary because it is always a giant problem if the from fails. We did not have catastrophic failure but the 1/2" plywood from needed emergency buttressing. Overall it looks good but the next one will be much better.Additionally, the concrete truck brought enough to pour the basement floor. We filled in the trenches from the plumbing and are ready for some clean up and wall framing.