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Required for Basement Bedrooms · Permitted & Inspected

The window that makes a basement bedroom legal.

A conforming basement bedroom needs an egress window: a code-sized emergency exit a person can climb out of. We cut the opening, set the window and the well, and get it inspected. From-scratch installs run $7,000, and it pairs naturally with a full basement finish.

Why It Matters

No egress window, no bedroom.

Building code is blunt about this: a basement room only counts as a bedroom if someone can get out of it in an emergency. That means an egress window sized for escape, with a well outside that gives a person room to climb up. Skip it and your "bedroom" is just a room on the appraisal, and a problem at inspection time.

It's also the single best upgrade for resale on a finished basement. A conforming bedroom adds real, countable square footage to your home's bedroom count.

  • Code-sized egress window & hardware
  • Concrete cutting of the foundation opening
  • Window well set & backfilled outside
  • Permit & final inspection handled for you
Galvanized egress window well installed at the foundation of a new build
How It Works

Cut, set, inspect. Done.

Step 1

Free Estimate

We look at the wall, the grade outside, and what the room needs to conform, then give you a written, itemized estimate.

Step 2

Permit

We file and manage the permit with your city before any concrete gets cut.

Step 3

Cut & Install

We cut the foundation opening, set the window, and place the well outside.

Step 4

Inspection

Your city inspects the finished install, and the room officially counts as a bedroom.

$7,000
from-scratch installation: cutting the opening, the window, and the well
Free
written, itemized estimate before any commitment
The Natural Pair

Finishing the basement anyway? Do both at once.

Most egress windows we install go in during a full basement finish. Planning the bedroom, the framing, and the window as one permitted project keeps the inspection simple and the schedule tight. If your finished basement already exists but the bedroom never conformed, a stand-alone egress install fixes that too.

See Basement Finishing →

Finished basement bedroom with ensuite bath and vinyl plank flooring
Egress Questions

What homeowners ask us first.

Do I really need an egress window for a basement bedroom?
Yes. Code requires a bedroom to have an emergency escape opening a person can climb out of, and in a basement that means a properly sized egress window with a well outside. Without one, the room can't legally be called a bedroom.
How much does an egress window cost?
A from-scratch installation, cutting the opening, the window, and the well, runs $7,000. You get a written, itemized estimate, free, before any commitment.
Do you pull the permit?
Always. We file and manage the permit with your city and the install gets inspected, the same way we run every basement project.
Can you add an egress window during a basement finish?
Yes, and that's the best time to do it. We plan the bedroom and the window as one permitted project. See our basement finishing page for how the whole process works.
Free Estimates

Let's talk about your basement bedroom.

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