Egress windows in Proctor

Proctor is a small railroad city just southwest of Duluth, with 3,120 residents at the 2020 census. It was founded in 1894 as Proctorknott and shortened its name in 1904. It runs together with Duluth's Bayview Heights neighborhood on the east and borders Hermantown to the north.

Older houses, small windows

If your Proctor house was built before modern egress rules, its basement windows are likely small hoppers set high in the wall. Turning one of those rooms into a bedroom almost always means a new, larger opening cut lower, plus a well outside. If the old window is on a side of the house with a driveway or a neighbor close by, the installer may suggest a different wall.

Things to sort out before the installer arrives

• Find out what the foundation is made of, if you can see it from inside
• Note where the gas meter, water line and any buried cable enter the house
• Measure the ceiling height and the distance from the floor to the current sill
• Decide whether you want the inside finished or left for your own drywall

Permits

Proctor handles its own permits rather than going through Duluth. Ask the installer to confirm what the City of Proctor requires for a new window opening and well.

Services in Proctor

• Egress window installationA new code-size basement window, cut, set, sealed and finished, with the well outside.
• Cutting and enlarging openingsSaw-cutting poured concrete and reworking block, brick or stone walls for a bigger window.
• Window wells and laddersCode-size wells with built-in steps or ladders, drainage and backfill.
• Window well coversCovers that keep out snow, leaves and critters but still open from inside.
• Basement bedroom code complianceMake a basement room a legal sleeping room for a sale, a rental or a finished basement.

Nearby areas

• Duluth
• Hermantown
• Superior