Egress & Basement Windows in Chatham, MA
Best Deal Home Group is an egress window contractor for homes in Chatham, MA, including Chatham Village, North Chatham, South Chatham and West Chatham. We do egress windows, window wells and basement window replacement, and homeowners rate us 5.0 stars from 46 Google reviews. We serve Chatham and the rest of the Lower Cape from our office in Centerville.
5.0 stars from 46 Google reviews · Licensed and fully insured · Office in Centerville, MA · Free written estimates · A dedicated crew for each trade
Egress & Basement Windows for Chatham homes
Few Cape towns take weather like Chatham. Nor'easters come straight off the Atlantic, and homes on Pleasant Bay, Stage Harbor and Oyster Pond get salt spray most of the year. On these houses the roof system underneath the shingles, the flashing and the fasteners decide how a roof holds up.
More than half of Chatham's homes are seasonal, and most were built between 1950 and 1999, according to the town's 2025 housing profile. Many are now at the age where roofs, windows and decks come due at the same time, which makes a single, well-planned exterior project worth considering.
Chatham's conservation rules are among the strictest on the Cape. The Chatham Wetland Protection Bylaw covers land within 100 feet of wetlands, banks, beaches, dunes and flats, and the Conservation Commission's floodplain rules restrict new structures and footprint expansions in V and Coastal A flood zones. We check the flood zone and resource areas before design starts.
What homeowners say on Google
“BDHI renovated our basement into livable space, built an office, rebuilt our deck, reshingled, as well as many other projects. After procuring several estimates theirs was the most detailed, clear and fairly priced.”
How we handle egress & basement windows
A basement room used as a bedroom needs an emergency escape opening, and an egress window is the usual way to get one. The Massachusetts building code sets the minimum opening size and sill height, and a window below grade needs a window well large enough to climb out of.
What's Included
- Egress window installation
- Foundation cutting & framing
- Window wells & drainage
- Basement window replacement
- Interior trim & finish
- Permitting handled for you
- Bedroom-ready escape openings
- Free estimates, no obligation
Chatham Building Division
261 George Ryder Road, Chatham, MA 02633
508-945-5168
Atlantic Ocean, Nantucket Sound, Pleasant Bay, Stage Harbor, Oyster Pond
ZIP codes 02633, 02650, 02659, 02669
FAQ
Egress & Basement Windows in Chatham, MA: common questions
Do I need a permit for egress & basement windows in Chatham?
Cutting a new egress opening in a foundation needs a building permit, and the opening has to meet the escape-opening rules in the state building code. In Chatham, permits go through the Chatham Building Division at 261 George Ryder Road, Chatham, MA 02633, 508-945-5168.
Do I need an egress window in my basement?
If a basement room is used as a bedroom, the building code requires an emergency escape opening, and an egress window is the usual way to provide one. It also brings light and air into a finished basement.
What is a window well?
When the window sits below the ground, a window well holds the soil back around it, lets daylight in and gives enough room to climb out. It needs drainage at the bottom so it does not fill with water.
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