Update: on 9-4-10--see "NEW COMMENT" just below this original statement. ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION: Some bonehead poured concrete in a wiindow well without removing the wooden window casing--which allowed a path for water to enter. I am unsure whether I need to cut the entire section out or not. If I do cut the entire section out I am unsure which tools to use. A local tool rental company has a concrete saw that will cut 8 inches deep (inside wall cut) but the concrete at the window well area itself must be 20 inches deep. I could jackhammer the window well area from the outside but I am concerned that I might crack the 1904 foundation wall surrounding the area. So I am unsure how to proceed but would like to do it myself, if possible. Any one have ideas? Thanks in advance. NEW COMMENT on 9-4-10: I've tentatively decided to jackhammer the entire outside and inside (window well) concrete and re-pour that section of the wall--only about 2 ft X 3 ft. I'll use bonding product between the old and new concrete, drilll insome rebar, and treat the outside with a coating for extra protection. The reason for deciding to jackhammer the entire filled-in window well came after watering it with a sprinkler and seeing that water pools at the big mass of concrete--which then seeps in the edges where the new concrete was not bonded well to the old concrete. I will post a new video of the project after it is started--probably after jackhammering and then after the new pour. Please remamber that ...
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