How to Install an Egress Window

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  • Опубліковано 18 вер 2024
  • How to saw the hole, frame the opening and set a basement egress window in order to bring your home up to code.
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  • @lemm1388
    @lemm1388 Рік тому +17

    Top quality installation. Really nice to see how to do a proper job and not cut corners.

  • @calebmontgomery2040
    @calebmontgomery2040 10 місяців тому +3

    Badass. I’ve got my hole dug. Final measurements tonight, cutting the hole tomorrow. Nice job.

    • @RckyIRL
      @RckyIRL 6 місяців тому

      How'd it go?

    • @mjsavage711
      @mjsavage711 4 місяці тому

      Lol, did the same after watching this video, no plastic or fiberglass well for me, great job on this build. The excavator was the best part of the job.

  • @carlosluna4092
    @carlosluna4092 Рік тому +2

    Wow! Really amazing job. As I am renovating an old concrete barn, it was difficult to find info about how to do window bucks properly. So on top of a beautiful light well, you've shown me other extremely useful info. Your explanation of the steps are just what the doctor ordered. Thank you!

  • @chriserickson4417
    @chriserickson4417 5 місяців тому +2

    Oh, WOW! That's the King of Egress Windows. Nice job. Thanks for the Video/Info.

  • @hedasamimi5803
    @hedasamimi5803 9 місяців тому +1

    I think you did an outstanding job in completing the project! You deserve my five joyful dolphins. 🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬
    Thanks!

  • @justthoughts8254
    @justthoughts8254 5 місяців тому +2

    Hey thanks for the video! Super helpful. Can I ask what the budget/ expense was for this project?

  • @steveflynn8997
    @steveflynn8997 Рік тому +3

    That is some quality work my friend!
    I love the ladder idea as well.
    You could have almost put in a door instead! 🤔😬🙂

  • @hansvonschlader8227
    @hansvonschlader8227 Рік тому +2

    I reno'd my basement for renting. I needed this too. I simply used a U shaped corrugated galvanized sheet, cut out the cement installed the window and drip rail. Weekend job done!!

    • @mv80401
      @mv80401 5 місяців тому

      I'm thinking along the same lines as I have a metals store nearby which can even give me the perfect size. The cost of off-the-shelf window wells are depressing.

  • @marshmallow1488
    @marshmallow1488 8 місяців тому

    What an incredibly thorough job!

  • @NattyNarwhaal
    @NattyNarwhaal Рік тому +42

    That's not a family handyman job. That's very much professional.

    • @jigneshdevganiya
      @jigneshdevganiya Рік тому +7

      Absolutely.. I am tired of these videos, most of these require professional experience, expensive tools and weeks of labour.

    • @Graham94
      @Graham94 8 місяців тому

      Haha

    • @WoodysSteakHouse
      @WoodysSteakHouse 8 місяців тому

      😂

    • @alwaysmommin5588
      @alwaysmommin5588 8 місяців тому +1

      Spoken like a true rich person 😂😂😂

  • @claytonj8588
    @claytonj8588 Рік тому +3

    You didn't skimp on any step, awesome! Curious why you didn't install the window prior to installing the retaining wall? It looks like it was tight down there, it might have been easier to maneuver the chain saw with another foot or so of space on all sides.

  • @Trentfully
    @Trentfully Рік тому

    Best video I could find on this subject. thank you!

  • @bri7929
    @bri7929 7 місяців тому +3

    Umm..... this drian pipe step looks pretty important, thanks for showing that hook-up installation 😢

  • @BStride
    @BStride Рік тому +1

    Good install 👍🏻 like the steps
    *meant steps to the ground level

  • @dianeardolino1749
    @dianeardolino1749 14 днів тому

    Very nice job

  • @mikestravels609
    @mikestravels609 9 місяців тому +4

    Never use timber.. or Any type of wood or plastic. Fiberglass will be the only type off well that will last the life of the home

  • @leungfy1
    @leungfy1 10 місяців тому

    Great video! My existing timber wall is rotting away and I am contemplating replacing it. The culprit is probably my neighbor's house downspout is only about 3 ft away from my timber wall and my own downspout right next to the wall. I can see the dirt behind the rotted wood so there is probably no rocks or geotextile fabric behind the rock . I can't ask my neighbour to direct water away from my window well but I can modify my downspout to direct water away from that area. I wonder if I build a timber wall, will it rot away like the existing wall? Should I consider using other materials such as cinder blocks and concrete. If I use cinder wall I am afraid water might cause pressure to build behind the wall and eventually cause it to collapse. Should I use pipe drain behind the walls and drain water to the inside of the wall (since there is already a drain there)? Please help!

  • @erikahough7732
    @erikahough7732 4 місяці тому

    Wow! Beautiful!!!!

  • @michaelpiecuch7313
    @michaelpiecuch7313 9 місяців тому +2

    You didn't show how the window drain pipe tied into the drain tile on the inside of the basement?

    • @claytonplummer9509
      @claytonplummer9509 8 місяців тому +1

      Yeah! My thoughts exactly. This seems like a pretty crucial step so your not just pumping water under your house.

    • @cliffsilo8040
      @cliffsilo8040 3 місяці тому +2

      Your house gets water under it regardless if there's a window. If you have drainage in your basement it guides water under your house hopefully into a sump pit then pumps is out. So it doesn't tie in, it just is guided to your ground water line and then your drainage does whatever it does.

  • @Kodakjello
    @Kodakjello 3 місяці тому

    You should have insulated the sides and bottom of the excavation. You're letting the cold penetrate much deeper, not just against the house, but also all around the sides of the pit and the bottom of the pit, which is much closer to the footings that it was before.

  • @michaelsunsdahl5874
    @michaelsunsdahl5874 Рік тому

    FANTASTIC JOB!

  • @m.a.dhouse4211
    @m.a.dhouse4211 Рік тому +7

    How much does this cost

    • @CR-ot5bt
      @CR-ot5bt 4 місяці тому

      Cost about 8k thru a professional.

    • @liftheavy5789
      @liftheavy5789 18 днів тому

      Its crazy what it cost to have these done. Thankfully I could do it myself, and I still spent $2000

  • @far06c
    @far06c 9 місяців тому +2

    how much would something like this cost?

    • @claytonplummer9509
      @claytonplummer9509 8 місяців тому

      Around my area of northeastern Kansas it's about $5000 to $6000 per egress. - to have it done professionally, not DIY.

  • @atk-champ7032
    @atk-champ7032 Рік тому

    I thought the point of that saw was to keep water OUTSIDE of the house? Lol nothing works the way you think but heck of a job on this window well!

  • @francinefalter9332
    @francinefalter9332 7 місяців тому

    How long did that take and how much did that cost? Estimated cost

  • @nancymoore-banta4537
    @nancymoore-banta4537 Рік тому +1

    Will you come and do this at my house?

  • @jamessamimifarr8348
    @jamessamimifarr8348 Рік тому

    this fella's gotta be from the twin cities. accent and stucco finish are strong tells.

    • @jamessamimifarr8348
      @jamessamimifarr8348 Рік тому +5

      Anddddd just saw the Reddy Rents logo on the concrete saw! YES!

  • @tashtant
    @tashtant Рік тому

    Egress for each bedroom

  • @joanylouise7
    @joanylouise7 Рік тому +1

    What is the average cost to have this done, materials, labor, and all. Ohio

    • @Victorkapz
      @Victorkapz Рік тому +1

      bout tree fiddy

    • @Luckingsworth
      @Luckingsworth Рік тому

      $5k

    • @mjsavage711
      @mjsavage711 4 місяці тому

      I'm in Ohio doing it DIY, after the timber, rentals, stone and window I have 1200 into it, think I'll be under 2k said and done.

  • @seangrandstaff9793
    @seangrandstaff9793 11 місяців тому

    What was the insect mesh used???

  • @michaelhaze4507
    @michaelhaze4507 6 місяців тому

    going into business, my goal is compleating every job 1 day start to finish,via mini ex /ring saw would it work out 3K profit in a day LMK egress windows

  • @pcrost83
    @pcrost83 11 місяців тому

    what exactly is the point of the foam board?

    • @uzishooteruzishooter
      @uzishooteruzishooter 8 місяців тому +1

      He stated it was to provide some insulation to the block wall of the basement.

  • @shrimpinpat
    @shrimpinpat 10 місяців тому

    Might as well of put a door at that rate

    • @shrimpinpat
      @shrimpinpat 10 місяців тому

      Also no paper where you removed the stucco? run into any drains in the stucco?

  • @WoobieLT
    @WoobieLT Рік тому +3

    Annoying this channel bumps content to get "new activity blue dot" in my subscriptions and I look and there is no new video. Unsuscribing if it keeps happening.
    Edit: and ✌️

  • @EverCreateStudio
    @EverCreateStudio 10 днів тому

    your city wants water to go under your foundation and under your footing? they need to go back to civil engineering school and I hope your building does not have problems in the future. best of luck

  • @SergeRustic
    @SergeRustic Рік тому +4

    15K later, not worth it....

    • @nalgene247
      @nalgene247 Рік тому +1

      Where are you getting 15k from?

    • @Luckingsworth
      @Luckingsworth Рік тому +2

      $5k professionally installed. $2K DIY.

    • @scarletspider1240
      @scarletspider1240 11 місяців тому

      Doing this to my basement right now for around $2,000. Would probably cost $4K-$5K to have it done professionally.

    • @chrisloesch1870
      @chrisloesch1870 7 місяців тому +1

      Cost of the lumber, rental of equipment, window, easy 8-10k or you can install a fiberglass well for egress windows + the window at half the cost. The cedar plus the big #1 grade 6x6s make this an 8-10k job all day long. Not worth it. Some of the new fiberglass wells look really good.

  • @keithg1955
    @keithg1955 Рік тому

    Probably overkill....water will drain to the existing drainage built with and under the house....didnt have to excavate so deep

    • @CelestialCadences
      @CelestialCadences 11 місяців тому

      He said it was required by the city, so maybe he did?

    • @chrisloesch1870
      @chrisloesch1870 7 місяців тому

      Exactly. The well won’t fill up with water for such a small area. The internal weep tile will take care of it