Basement Egress Window Installation
The window is the easy part. The job is everything on the other side of the wall. One team handles the cutting, the digging, the well, and the drainage. Complete installations from $3,999.99.
Everything From the Window Outward
Complete installations from $3,999.99. One team, no subcontractors. The number covers the whole job, not the easy half of it.
- Concrete cuttingThe foundation opening, cut clean and sized to code.
- Hand excavationDug by hand at the window, safe beside gas lines, patios, and gardens.
- The egress windowInstalled, insulated, and sealed. Sized for legal bedroom egress.
- The well and its drainageA well fastened to the foundation with a drain that reaches the weeping tile. Full detail on the window well installation page.
- Backfill and cleanupStone in, soil back, site cleaned before the crew leaves.
Why "from": about one opening in four needs structural lintel work. When yours does, it is quoted in your written estimate before any work begins. The cost page breaks the number down line by line.
Hand Dug, No Machines
Hand digging works beside gas lines, patios, and gardens where a machine puts your property at risk. It is slower and harder, and it is the reason your yard looks like your yard when the crew leaves.
One crew. Most installs are one day on site. Hand dug, backfilled, and cleaned up before we leave.
A Drain That Reaches the Weeping Tile
The fix for a wet well is not a bigger pump or a plastic cover. It is a drain that actually reaches the weeping tile. Every window we install gets one, and every drain is tested with a running hose before we backfill.
0 drainage claims through the 2026 storm season. The full build is on the window well drainage page.
Photos In, Estimate Out
- 1. Send photosYour basement wall inside, and the yard outside where the window goes. No site visit needed.
- 2. Get a written estimateWe reply by email within 24 hours with the full price in writing.
- 3. Book onlineSign the estimate and reserve your spot on the schedule with a 15% deposit.
Our full install sequence, step by step, is on the process page.
Built to Pass
Every window we install meets Ontario egress code and is guaranteed to pass inspection. If the window is the exit for a basement bedroom, the sizing rules that make it legal are on the legal basement bedroom page, and the common code questions are answered on the FAQ.
Decided While the Ground Is Open
The well is built before backfill. Adding one later means excavating the same hole twice, so the time to decide is before the dig. Popular upgrades on the estimate: the 30" masonry window well, the 30" wood window well, the European tilt and turn window, interior finishing, and the size upgrade to 42" height. Each is priced in your written estimate.
From the 95 Reviews
“Steve and his crew helped me with my egress window installation. The work was done on time and professionally.” Vicki, Google review
“A great installation experience for an Egress window. Quick response, professional experience and quality work. Working in a home improvement retailer, I know service and quality work and they did an outstanding job.” Mitchell, Google review
All of them are on the reviews page.
Asked Before Almost Every Job
- Why does the price say from $3,999.99?About one opening in four needs structural lintel work. When yours does, it is quoted in your written estimate before any work begins.
- Will my yard survive the dig?The excavation is dug by hand, not by machine, safe beside gas lines, patios, and gardens. The crew backfills and cleans up before leaving.
- Do I need to be home for the estimate?No. Send photos of your basement wall and yard and you get a written estimate by email within 24 hours.
- Does this make my basement bedroom legal?A code-sized egress window is the exit requirement for a legal basement bedroom in Ontario. The full sizing rules are on the legal basement bedroom page.
Get a Free Estimate From Photos
Send photos of your basement wall and yard. You get a written estimate without booking a site visit. Serving Niagara, St. Catharines, Welland, Hamilton, Burlington, Oakville and nearby.