Leaky basement - window well covers for protection?

[Dean Valadez]

Hi All. I have a SFH I am rehabbing to get it rented out. The basement gets wet/damp during heavy rains. I am having a mudjacking company jack up some concrete that is sloping towards the property, possibly causing most of the dampness issues. I also re-sloped the land around the non-concrete parts of the property and put in a French drain. My last line item is to cover the window wells. However, the top of the metal well is currently flush with the concrete, and after the concrete is lifted, will be below the grade of the driveway. Does anybody have an idea as to how to put a window well cover on that? Most covers extend beyond the well and then have clips that attach to the well. However, with the concrete, there is no room for the cover to go beyond the well and no room for clips (since the concrete touches the well)?

[Chris Ayars]

@Dean Valadez I once owned a home that had a similar problem. Each time it rained hard, water would rush down the hill and go into my basement via a too low window well. I erected a brick barrier wall around the window well. Problem solved. Sometimes you have to think outside the box to resolve a problem.