Service page for basement egress window installation, window well installation, basement walk-outs, basement waterproofing, legal basement bedroom exits, and concrete cutting in St. Catharines, Welland, Niagara Falls, Hamilton, Burlington, Oakville, Cambridge, and Guelph.
A basement egress window should do more than meet Ontario code. It should make the basement feel brighter, safer, more open, and properly connected to the rest of the home.
A full installation starts at $3,999.99. That is everything from the window outward, done by one team with no subcontractors. Optional upgrades are priced with your estimate, never added without you choosing them.
An egress window is not a technicality. If someone sleeps in the basement, this window is their way out. Ontario code calls for a clear opening of at least 0.35 square metres with no dimension under 380 mm, a sill within reach of the floor, and 760 mm of room in the well to escape. We look at the opening, the well, the grade, and the finished basement layout together, because a legal exit should feel safe, practical, and obvious to use. Planning a bedroom down there?
What Makes A Bedroom Legal →A clean cut sets the tone for the entire install. Square corners, clean edges, controlled water, protected brick, proper lintel work, and no messy blowout inside the home all matter. The finished opening should look intentional, not like the foundation was hacked open and patched back together.
Drainage is part of the install from the beginning, not an afterthought at the end. Every well is dug by hand as standard and excavated down to the weeping tile. Once the dig is open, the stone base, filter fabric, grading, and our tested, warrantied drain connection are handled with the same care as the window itself. When the rain comes, the system needs to be ready. Existing well filling with water?
Window Well Drainage Repair →A window well is more than space around an egress window. It manages water, supports the soil, protects the foundation opening, and shapes how the finished exterior looks.
Durable, practical, and included with most standard egress window installations.
A warmer, landscape-focused option for homeowners who want safety without an industrial look.
A permanent, premium well, built while the excavation is open. It anchors to your foundation, so it is not something a landscaper can add next year without digging twice.
Recent masonry wells. Reinforced block, parged finish, limestone cap, drainage built in.
Get EstimatePermanent structural work done with permanent structural thinking. A walk-out is a new opening in your foundation, so it needs to be treated like load-bearing work from the first cut to the final backfill.
Walk-outs are structural modifications, not landscaping projects. Epoxy-set dowels create the mechanical bond the foundation opening depends on.
ICF construction is available and recommended where it fits the project: stronger, better insulated, and more moisture resistant than poured concrete alone.
Excavation is handled carefully, often by hand with wheelbarrows near driveways, patios, utilities, and finished landscaping to reduce property risk.
Water in a basement is a warning sign. It usually means pressure is building, drainage has failed, or the wall was never properly protected.
Waterproofing starts with the cause: failed weeping tile, pressure against the wall, poor grading, cracks, or a system that was never built to move water properly.
The foundation and footing are exposed, cleaned, and prepared before membrane work begins. Good waterproofing does not stick to dirt, loose parging, or shortcuts.
Clean stone relieves pressure, filter fabric keeps soil out of the drainage layer, and weeping tile repairs restore the path water should have had from the start.
