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GGR Energy
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Egress Window - Install

Serving El Centro, CA and surrounding areas

In business since 2008

Warranties offered

GGR Energy was founded to increase the comfort, health and energy efficiency of homes in San Diego. Our goal is to make your home safer and more comfortable all while reducing your energy bills! So many homes were built inefficiently throughout the years, and with the proper assessment, changes can be made so your home function as intended. Improving your home performance and harnessing energy from the sun, can go a long way toward reducing our impact on the local, regional and global level. Together we can all make changes to improve and strive to be better.

Egress Windows questions, answered by experts

Basements are generally required to have windows for your safety. At a minimum, windows should provide an egress in the event of a fire. But basement windows do more than offer a way out; basement windows also offer natural light and ventilation in an area of your home that is otherwise dark and musty.

You install a window well 8 to 12 inches deeper than the base of the window sill. After filling the well with drainage rock, the well should sit 3 inches below the bottom of the window. The top of the window well should also be at least 3 inches higher than the surface-grade ground. The window well should be about 6 inches wider than the window opening.

Most professionals can install a window well in two to three days, depending on the size of the well and the window you want inside it. If you’re just replacing an existing window well, the work is much less intensive, and most experts can get the job done in just one day. Connecting the window well to a drainage system or installing a custom concrete window well will naturally take longer, but even the most complicated installations shouldn’t take more than three days.

Yes, egress windows are grandfathered. However, this comes with some specifications. If you are remodeling a basement or adding a sleeping area, you’ll need to update the egress windows to be up to proper code. But, if you’re leaving your home as is, you do not have to adhere to these requirements.

They meet local code demands for escape routes, lighten basements, and aid in reducing overall humidity.

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