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Egress Windows · Waukesha County

Egress Window Installation in Waukesha, WI

A code-compliant egress window gives your basement a safe way out, pulls in daylight, and lets a lower-level bedroom count as a real bedroom. We handle the digging, cutting, window, and well from start to finish.
Egress window and window well installed at a Waukesha County home

Why Egress Matters in a Wisconsin Basement

An egress window is a basement window big enough for a person to climb out of in an emergency — and for a firefighter to climb in. Wisconsin's building code requires an emergency escape opening in basement rooms used for sleeping, so if a bedroom is in your plans, egress isn't optional.
Safety is only part of the payoff. A full-size window changes how the whole lower level feels, trading a couple of small hopper windows for real daylight and fresh air.

Adding a window as part of a bigger project? We coordinate egress with basement finishing so the opening, framing, and trim all line up.

What's Included

A Complete Install, Inside and Out

An egress window is part excavation, part concrete work, and part carpentry. We handle all of it.

Sizing & Code Check

We confirm opening size, sill height, and well dimensions meet code for the room you're planning.

Excavation

Digging out the area along the foundation where the new window well will sit.

Foundation Cutting

A clean cut through the foundation wall, with the new opening properly reinforced.

Window Installation

An energy-efficient egress window, sealed and flashed to keep out water and drafts.

Window Well & Drainage

A well sized for escape and tied into drainage, so water doesn't collect against the glass.

Cover & Interior Trim

An easy-to-open well cover outside and finished trim around the opening inside.

Planning Your Egress Window

Pick the right wall

The best spot has clearance outside — away from decks, driveways, and utility lines — and makes sense for the room inside. We'll walk both sides of the wall with you and weigh the options.

Choose a window style

Casement windows are a popular choice because they swing fully open and meet egress requirements in a smaller footprint. Sliders can work too when the wall allows a wider opening.

Keep the well dry

A window well that doesn’t drain can funnel water straight toward your foundation. Every well we install is tied into proper drainage, and if your basement already takes on water, we’ll address it with basement waterproofing first.

Plan the room around it

If the window is going into a new basement bedroom, we’ll place it so the bed, closet, and door all work with the opening instead of around it.

Install Day and Beyond

How an Egress Window Goes In

01

Measure & Locate

We check the foundation, the room inside, and the yard outside to pick the best location.
02

Permit & Utility Marking

We pull the permit and have underground utilities marked before any digging starts.
03

Excavate Outside

The area for the window well is dug out and prepped for drainage.
04

Cut the Opening

We cut and reinforce the foundation, with the work area inside protected from dust and debris.
05

Set the Window & Well

The window is installed and sealed, and the well and drainage go in outside.
06

Inspect, Backfill & Trim

After inspection, we backfill around the well, clean up the yard, and trim out the opening inside.
Common Questions

Egress Window FAQs

Add a Safe Way Out — and More Light

We'll look at your foundation and your yard, recommend the best spot, and send a free, itemized estimate.