I have received a lot of e-mails and phone calls lately asking how late I can install Egress Windows so I decided to write this blog post on the subject. I can install Egress Windows all season long. There are several reasons why this is not as difficult as you might think. First, the ground..
Every egress window installation is unique. The block is different sizes, hardness, and your horizontal cut may or may not end up on a mortar joint. Recently I installed an egress window in a limestone foundation. Although I have installed 100’s of egress windows, this was a distinctively different experience. To begin with there..
Do you have an Egress Window that looks more like a fish bowl than a window? All to often I have found contractors who will install an Egress Window were the yard slopes toward the foundation, there are no gutters, and they didn’t even bother to slope the inside of the well away from the..
When it comes to egress, not all windows are created equal. As you remodel, you’ll want new egress windows that match the style of the existing windows and meet egress requirements. This can be a challenge. Bear in mind these pros and cons. Casement windows: These side-hinged windows fulfill egress requirements while taking up the..
According to the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, thousands of fires occur in homes each year. Many of the fires take place at night when your loved ones are sleeping and unaware. Tragically, the occupants are usually asphyxiated long before the fire would have even reached them. Thankfully such loss is easily preventable..
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