Your basement holds potential as a playroom, guest bedroom or family space, and proper egress windows can help make it safer and more livable. These large, code-compliant openings provide emergency exits while bringing natural light into spaces that would otherwise stay dark. Force Basements installs egress windows throughout Central Illinois, transforming basements into bright, safe areas where your family can live and play.
Your basement holds potential as a playroom, guest bedroom or family space, and proper egress windows can help make it safer and more livable. These large, code-compliant openings provide emergency exits while bringing natural light into spaces that would otherwise stay dark. Force Basements installs egress windows throughout Central Illinois, transforming basements into bright, safe areas where your family can live and play.
The benefits of having egress windows in any basement used as a living space or bedroom include:
Force Basements provides complete basement egress window solutions for Central Illinois homes.
New egress window installations bring safety and light to basements being built or older spaces needing code-compliant upgrades. We evaluate your layout, excavate the exterior foundation area and cut the opening with precision. Each installation includes a durable window well connected to drainage systems that help prevent water accumulation.
Damaged or failing egress windows compromise both safety and functionality. We repair stuck windows, leaking window wells, rusted frames and broken hardware to restore full operation. Our team addresses drainage problems, reseals failing wells and checks that your existing window meets current code requirements.
When your family’s safety and basement livability are at stake, experience matters. Here’s what sets us apart from other egress window service providers:
We serve Peoria, Bloomington, Springfield and surrounding communities with installations that prioritize safety and livability.
Whether you’re finishing your basement, adding a bedroom or upgrading windows that no longer meet standards, Force Basements delivers solutions that protect your family. Call us today at 309-839-4801 or contact us online to schedule a consultation. We’ll assess your basement and provide a plan to bring natural light and safety to your home.
If your plans include a basement bedroom, check egress requirements before finishing the space. Planning the window early avoids having to revisit finished walls or flooring later. Other basement uses may also trigger a local code review. Force Basements can evaluate your plans and confirm the requirements in your municipality before installation.
A window must provide an opening that meets applicable size and clearance rules, and it must open from inside without a key or tool. Below-grade windows may also need a properly sized well. The measurements that matter are for the clear opening, not just the window frame. Force Basements can assess the window and confirm the requirements enforced locally.
Installation is generally the right path when there is no egress window or the existing opening cannot meet applicable requirements. Repair may be appropriate when an existing compliant window or well is leaking, rusted, stuck, or otherwise malfunctioning. Force Basements evaluates the opening and the cause of the problem before recommending either option.
A window well that collects water can contribute to leaks around a basement window. Whether your well needs new drainage or a repair to existing drainage depends on how water is reaching and leaving it. Force Basements evaluates window-well and drainage problems and can account for drainage in an egress window project when needed.
The cost depends on the excavation required, the foundation’s condition, and whether drainage work is needed. Force Basements prices each project individually and provides a free on-site evaluation and estimate before work begins. That gives you a price based on your basement rather than a general range.
