Handyman At Your Command handles egress window installation for basements in Odenton, Maryland. An egress window opens wide enough for a person to climb out in an emergency. A basement bedroom needs one under the building code. Egress windows also show up in finished basements, where the bigger opening brings in daylight and fresh air. We install basement egress windows in Odenton, Crofton, Gambrills, Severn and across Anne Arundel County.
Every job starts with a free estimate at the house. We measure the wall inside and the ground outside where the well will go. You get a price before any digging starts. The job follows the standard order. The well gets dug and the foundation opening gets cut before the window goes in. The well then gets its drain, plus a ladder when it runs deep. Inside, drywall patching and interior painting close out the wall around the new window.
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The building code asks for an escape opening in every sleeping room. So each bedroom in a basement needs its own egress window or an exit door. Codes may also call for one when a basement gets finished as living space. Homes with an automatic sprinkler system get an exception. There, a basement bedroom can skip its own window if the basement has two ways out that meet the code. One of those can be an egress window. New floors for a finished basement live on our flooring installation page.
The net clear opening, the space you climb through, must be at least 5.7 square feet. It must be at least 20 inches wide and at least 24 inches high. The sill can sit no higher than 44 inches above the floor. Those two minimums do not reach 5.7 square feet on their own. A 20 by 24 inch opening is 480 square inches, and 5.7 square feet is about 820 square inches. Casements, the most common egress window, swing all the way out like a door. A double-hung opens only half its height, so the window has to be about twice as tall. A slider has to be about twice as wide as the 20 inch minimum.
Anne Arundel County's permit list includes finishing a basement and renovating inside a home's existing footprint. When a window well or areaway gets created for a finished basement, the county also requires a site plan. The job needs a permit, and your estimate covers it. Miss Utility has to be contacted between 3 full and 12 business days before digging. The dig runs along the foundation wall where the window will go. Then the opening gets cut through the wall. Where a small basement window sits now, it comes out and the cut makes that opening bigger. A header goes in over the opening, and the new window gets set.
The well floor needs at least 9 square feet and must reach 36 inches or more from the wall. A well deeper than 44 inches needs a permanent ladder or steps. A ladder must be at least 12 inches wide and stand at least 3 inches off the wall. Its rungs can be no more than 18 inches apart. The well has to drain, since trapped water can stop the window from opening or break it. Any cover or grate has to release from inside with no key or tool. Inside, the new opening gets trim carpentry, and the wall gets patched and painted. If the old window leaked, basement water damage repair handles the damage below it.
Published guides give you a range before anyone visits the house. This Old House puts egress window installation at $2,718 to $5,878, with a national average of $4,216. HomeGuide puts the average installed job higher, at $6,000 to $8,000. For the window unit alone, This Old House lists casements at $560 on average. Double-hung windows average $495, and sliders average $507. Those are published ranges, not our price. Our Maryland guide breaks down what an egress window costs, part by part.
Four things move the price. Poured concrete takes longer and costs more to cut than block, per HomeGuide. A well deeper than 44 inches adds a ladder or steps. Drainage can be a pipe to the footing drain or a separate dry well, per This Old House. The window style sets how big a unit you need. Installing more than one egress window at once can save on labor. HomeGuide puts a typical installation at 2 to 3 days, including the digging and the well. Your estimate is free and happens at the house. Call (877) 349-4632 to set it up.
From the first call to the final walkthrough, here is exactly how it goes.
The phone is answered 24/7. Tell us what needs fixing. For small repairs a photo is often enough to get you a price fast.
For bigger jobs, we come out, look at the work with you and write a free estimate with a real number. There is no obligation.
Our own technicians show up on time with the right materials, protect your floors and furniture, and do the job the way the estimate described it.
We clean up, walk the finished work with you, and make sure you are happy before we leave. Most customers keep our number for the next list.
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Small repairs get priced fast, often from a photo. Bigger projects get a written estimate after we look at the job. The price you approve is the price you pay.
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Great customer service as well as great work quality. I had my fence bent down completely because of a storm and I called handyman at your command immediately. Even though it was after hours I still able to set up a time for someone to fix the fence first thing in the morning. The handyman was prompt and very nice.
I was finally able to get my master bath updated after 20 years of purchasing my home. Jose the owner of the company came out and held our hand from beginning to end. From demo to completion of the project, they always kept our home sparkling and clean which was a big deal for us as our child has respiratory issues.
I've been hiring Handyman At Your Command and working with Tracy for about 8 years now, and have always been completely satisfied and happy with their work. Recently we have had Hugo and Jose come out and they helped to find the source of a roof leak- then they repaired the ceiling drywall, painted, and also did other jobs around the house.
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