trying to locate my drain tile

[mickey]

Hi, I'm a newbie. I have a window well without a drain in it. All the other windows have drains going to tiles and then to the sump pump.

My question is how can I tell if there is drain tile under that window.

The house was built in 1985. I can't figure why there is no drain in that window unless there is no drain tile under it. It is the closest window to the sump pump.

I'd like to dig down and add a drain but don't want to unless I know I will find some drain tiles down there.

[TJ1962]

Possible that the builder just forgot to put one in.

Putting a stand pipe in is fairly easy: Dig out well about 3-4 feet. Then use a hole digger-auger to dig down ontop of draintile. Insert a standpipe-draintile fill with gravel.

First you should do a water test to confirm this is needed. It may be the window itself that has a leak. Run water on ground if no water enters wait, then run water on window itself.