Does the stated amount include the window, cutting or structural work, excavation, window well, drainage, installation labor, interior/exterior finishes, permits, and cleanup, or are any of these expressly excluded/unknown?
What the $2,795 package covers
Egress Window Company’s pricing page displayed the Simonton package when observed October 14, 2026; its price publication date and exact city are unknown. The listed package includes the window, steel well, ladder, city permit, and labor and materials to install the window and well. It requires an existing 35-inch opening. A new opening carries an unpriced extra fee; other fees may apply.
The page does not establish whether foundation cutting, structural work, excavation, drainage, finishes, tax, or cleanup are included. The new-opening charge is unknown, so no premium can be calculated.
What dated publisher, locality, unit, product/project scope, inclusions, exclusions, and price basis support each quoted example?
A separate historical installer report
In a February 2009 Journal of Light Construction report, Mark Shafer, owner of Egress Solutions in Leonard, Michigan, said his company charged about $3,400 plus a $35–$270 permit fee for a Wellcraft 2062 well, flat cover, and Astro 28×46 window. This historical reported price is not a current quote or verified transaction; the customer’s job location is unknown. It is not a like-for-like comparison with the package above.
Shafer describes extra drainage charges for unforeseen below-grade conditions. His report does not identify the starting opening or an itemized work scope for that $3,400 example. Do not treat either amount as a verified all-in total or combine them into a range.
Ask the local building authority whether the proposed opening, window, well and cover meet your project’s escape or rescue needs, and which approvals apply at your address. Resolve this before choosing a product; the examples do not establish compliance. Request an opening-specific written quote identifying included work and separately charged items.
Sources: Egress Window Company, pricing page (observed Oct. 14, 2026; publication date and city unknown); JLC, “Installing an Egress Window in an Existing Foundation” (Shafer, Feb. 2009, p. 8).