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Ultimately, there is no bad time to add basement egress and enhance the safety to your home. Every season offers unique advantages:

• Wintry conditions provide the least amount of damage to your property/ground/grass, since the ground is frozen.
• Summertime provides longer days and more daylight, allowing egress installation crews to get more done.
• A cool and dry spring or fall day offer egress installers the most ideal, comfortable working conditions.

While our egress installation partners would love a lightly breezy, sunny 65-70 degree day to operate (wouldn’t we all?!), they can absolutely accommodate you virtually any time of year. 

If you experience leaks, contact us immediately. Our team will diagnose the issue and provide effective solutions to ensure your well is watertight.

We utilize a combination of drainage systems, sealant, and waterproof membranes to prevent water from pooling in your well and potentially entering your basement. A secure window well cover and proper grading of the soil away from the home are also instrumental in keeping a window well dry.

Regularly clear debris from the well and inspect the ladder for any damage. For most well materials, a simple hose-down is sufficient for cleaning. To learn more, visit our blog on the ins and outs of window well maintenance. 

Absolutely. We offer child and pet-safe window well covers designed to prevent accidental falls while still allowing easy exit in an emergency.

Most replacements can be completed within a day, minimizing disruption to your routine.

Older wells may rust, crack, or become damaged, compromising safety and aesthetics. We offer durable, code-compliant replacements from leading egress window well manufacturers like RockWell and Boman Kemp for enhanced safety and curb appeal.

While possible, we strongly advise against DIY egress window well installation. Improper installation can lead to code violations, leaks, and structural issues. Our professional installation guarantees safety and code compliance.

Not if installed correctly! Our professional installers take every precaution to protect your foundation during installation.

1. Precise cuts for the egress window frame to safeguard against foundational splits and cracks.
2. Proper backfill and soil compaction methods to stabilize the ground surrounding the well.
3. Galvanized window well liners to prevent cave-ins around the window well opening.
4. Base gravel layer at the bottom of window well and connection of drain to your home’s weeping tile system .

Retrofitting a foundation for window wells is without a doubt pretty involved, and by nature a little dirty. First there is the matter of excavating the space for the well; then there is the matter of carefully cutting the window opening into the foundation itself. Before calling it a day, your installer will also need to make certain the drainage is connected properly, a window well liner is in place, and the installed well is sealed and clean.

But that’s just it — the disruption usually fits into a single day, allowing you to return to your routine while enjoying the benefits an egress window system adds to your home.