Basement window replacement in Lawrence takes out old steel, aluminum or wood basement windows that leak, rust or won't latch, and puts new vinyl windows in the same foundation opening. It's for homeowners who want a drier, tighter basement and windows that open and lock, and in most houses it's done without cutting any concrete.
Request an estimateMost basement windows are one of three kinds: a hopper that tilts in from the top, a small slider, or a fixed pane that doesn't open. We measure each opening and match the new window to it. On install day:
We look at the window well too. A well full of leaves and soil, or one that holds water, will leak through any window, new or old.
They sit at or below ground level, so they're up against damp soil, splashing rain and snow that piles into the window well all winter. Steel rusts, wood rots, and the single-pane glass in many older basements does almost nothing to keep the cold out. They're also easy to forget about until something leaks.
This service replaces windows in the openings you already have. If you're finishing the basement and need a bedroom window large enough to climb out of, that's an egress window: the foundation is cut wider, a bigger well is dug, and city building rules come into it. That's a different job, so we'll tell you right away if it's what your project needs.
Basement windows are smaller and usually cost less each than main-floor windows. More on pricing on thecost page.
Yes, and that’s how most are done. The new window is made to fit the existing foundation opening, so there’s no concrete cutting. If the old frame is cast into the wall, it’s cut out carefully and the new unit is sealed to what’s left.
In most ways. Vinyl doesn’t rust, it insulates far better, and new units come with double-pane glass and a latch that works. The trade-off is a slightly thicker frame, so you can lose a little glass area compared with a thin steel frame.
If water is getting in around a rusted or rotted frame, a new, sealed window fixes that. If the window well fills up because it doesn’t drain, or the yard slopes toward the house, a new window alone won’t solve it. We’ll tell you which one it looks like.
Making an opening bigger means cutting the foundation and usually digging a larger window well. That’s an egress project, which is a separate job from replacing a window in the opening you have, and it isn’t part of this service.
Double-hung, slider and casement windows with vinyl frames, fitted to the openings you already have.
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