Egress Window Installation in Northeast Ohio
An egress window turns a basement into safe, legal, livable space. If you're finishing a basement bedroom anywhere in Northeast Ohio, code requires a properly sized emergency escape opening — and that means excavation, cutting the foundation, structural support, a window well, and real drainage. All Basement Windows handles the entire process so it passes inspection the first time.
When Ohio code requires an egress window
Any basement bedroom in Ohio must have a compliant emergency escape and rescue opening. The window has to meet minimum clear-opening dimensions, sit within a reachable sill height, and — below grade — open into a window well large enough to climb out of. We design every opening to your local building department's interpretation of the Ohio Residential Code so it passes inspection.
What a full egress installation includes
We mark and excavate the exterior, cut the foundation wall (block or poured concrete), add structural reinforcement such as a lintel or header when the span requires it, set the window, install the well, and build a gravel-and-pipe drainage system that ties into your existing drain tile or sump. Then we backfill, grade, and clean up completely — landscaping included.
Drainage done right so it never leaks
The number-one egress failure is standing water in the well. We build a proper drainage base on every job and connect it to your foundation drainage so water moves away from the house, not into it. That's the difference between a window that protects your foundation and one that becomes a problem.
Other services
Glass Block Window Installation
Durable, secure, energy-efficient glass block basement windows — most installed in a single day with optional vents and dryer ports.
Basement Window Replacement
Replacement of old, drafty, or broken basement windows with modern sealed units sized to your existing or new opening.
Serving Wadsworth, Akron, Cleveland, Canton, Medina, Strongsville, Parma, Columbus, Dublin, Westerville, Hilliard, Grove City, Delaware, Canal Winchester and surrounding Northeast Ohio.