Regular readers will recall my recent post asking for help with a basement lighting fixture. Shannon's brother Johnny gave us a ton of information and suggestions, but in the end, we relied on Jake's Dad, John, and went with the quick and easy fix. Since the light was (luckily!) in the "on" position, I bought and screwed in another pull-string fixture right into the socket. Voila! A new light for separating darks from lights in the landry room!
A nice, easy fix, woo hoo!
And then, the agony of defeat: the basement window off the driveway continues to plague me. Today I bought an off-the-shelf window well cover. Unfortunately, our window well is unique (like everything at 83 Durant) and the cover doesn't completely cover the well.
And of course, the window well cover would only solve the problem of water falling from above; it still doesn't solve the problem of the water leaking in from the driveway. Sigh. So it's back to the previous temporary solution. This involves a liner of plastic sheeting attatched to the window and concrete with duct tape, then filled part way with spray foam, and then surrounded with bricks. On top of this mess I've put a piece of plastic that the previous owners left. Unfortunately, during the snow this past weekend, Carter stood on top of the plastic, leaving it in its current state:
It's not ideal, but it does seem to be keeping some of the water out, which is better than than leaving it completely open to a waterfall.
Thanks to all our helpful readers for their expertise and advice!
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