Can anyone give me a ballpark estimate to have an egress window installed in a basement. A couple of details… There is already a small existing window and poured concrete foundation.
Thanks.
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Turn key, Pella Casement, galv. well and acrylic cover with average interior finish in south east nebraska will cost you between 3 and 4k. You can spend a lot more without really trying.
Naive but refreshing !
The last one we did was subbed to the a mason. He got $650 to cut the hole set the window, dig the well and put in the metal well ring. We provided the window and I think it was $200 ish. I charged $1400 for it. DanT
I checked some prices around here.
US Waterproofing was 4-5k, complete.
Do it myself, hire concrete cutter was about 2k. Buy the window unit, well, etc as a kit, around $1,200 if my memory is correct.
So, ballpark, 3k low end, 4-5k high end.
Pete Duffy, Handyman
Assuming a textbook installation with no worries...Dig hole, cut opening, install window, install well unit, install cover - I'd say you're at $5k based on the ones I've done.
Justin Fink - FHB Editorial
We did our own work except for the concrete cutting. All told it cost about $1500 for a 6 SF window and a 12 SF X 4' deep well:
Excavation, backhoe rental, pickup & delivery $300
Concrete saw work (2 hrs, 2 guys, money well spent!) $300
(cut slab was dropped in bottom of well and left there)
Retaining wall blocks and gravel for the well $250
Sump pump and wiring $200
Casement window with egress hardware $380
Wood, trim & misc. $50
That was four years ago, so prices are probably 20% to 40% higher now.