Measure Everything Know how much space you are working with. This is particularly important regarding height: Many local regulations on turning a basement into a livable area require that the basement ...

Egress windows not only bring light to dark basement spaces, but they’re also a vital safety feature. Egress window costs range from $2,621 to $5,662, with the national average at $4,129.

Egress (exit) window systems are becoming an increasingly popular choice for home renovation, expanding livable space in our Long Island homes and general peace of mind for keeping our families safe.

Craigo Construction, at 1042 Broadwater Ave., specializes in digging and installing basement egress windows. When the old days of hands and shovels and sweat ended four years ago, the workers cheered.

From providing light to a dark basement and even for safety reasons, GHR Contracting shares more about the importance of having an Egress window installed.

“If you’ve got family members sleeping in that basement, I think you’d have a better piece of mind if you had an egress window down there knowing they’ve got a second way out,” Anderson ...

Install Proper Egress Windows One of the most important parts of those basement building codes we mentioned are egress windows, basement windows that both let in light and allow people to escape ...