The idea of sawing through your home’s foundation sounds loud, messy, and dangerous. It's no wonder many homeowners feel a bit nervous about the process of adding a new egress window! But at Illumicast, cutting the concrete wall is a crucial part of our installation that we handle entirely in-house.
By owning this step rather than passing it off to an outside team, we ensure a safer, cleaner, and faster experience for you. Here is why cutting our own concrete makes all the difference:
1. Keeping the Mess to a Minimum
If you think cutting concrete sounds like a messy proposition, you’re right. It certainly does involve some dust, which is why we take special measures to keep the dust from affecting your home.
We do all of our cutting from the outside, but we also install a plastic tent on the inside of your basement that traps the dust and keeps it from floating throughout your home.
We also put plastic down on the floor of your basement to keep dust from sinking into your carpet.
Creating a plastic barrier is extra work for us, but it's a big reason why our customers consistently give us 5 star reviews.
2. Exact Sizing for a Perfect Fit
We use a special concrete cutting saw that allows us to cut a precise hole in your basement wall. Because we aren't relying on a third party, we cut the windows to exactly the right size, making for a neat and watertight installation.
Our crew has developed a cutting technique over hundreds of installations that allows us to produce precise openings with clean corners.
3. Total Control Over the Schedule
The fact that we cut our own concrete means we have full control over our schedule, which is essential for installing a new egress window in a single day.
Since we don’t use subcontractors, we don’t have to put your project on hold midway because a subcontractor got stuck on another job or simply didn’t feel like showing up that day.
4. Eliminating Overnight Security and Weather Risks
Because our efficient, in-house concrete cutting allows us to complete the installation in a single day, the homeowner doesn't have to have their basement opened up overnight.
First of all, nobody likes the security risk of having a gaping hole in their home overnight.
Secondly, if the weather gets crazy, the last thing you want is rain water pouring inside your basement at 3:00 a.m.
Ready for a Better Basement?
By cutting our own concrete, we guarantee a precise, clean, and fast installation process that respects your home and your peace of mind. If you’re interested in upgrading your basement with a safe, beautiful egress window well, give us a call at 620-200-0616 or send us a message on our website.