Secondary Suite Egress Windows & Compliance in Airdrie
Bedroom windows brought up to what a legal secondary suite needs. We start from the inspection report, check each basement bedroom against it, and replace or enlarge only the windows that fall short.
Suite Egress Compliance for Airdrie homes
Start with who reviews the suite. In Airdrie that is the City of Airdrie, not the City of Calgary, and we do not describe its process, fees or order of steps here because those are the City’s to set. What we ask for is the inspection report or letter you have from them, and we choose the bedroom egress windows and suite entry door to meet it. The provincial code figures are the same on both sides of the city line; the office reading your file is not. Houses here are mostly modern poured and reinforced basements, so the windows and door usually fit without surprises.
The second Airdrie factor is the ground. The clay north of Calgary holds water, and the problem we see most is a new egress well with nowhere to drain. The typical owner is a commuter household adding a legal basement unit to a fairly recent house that was never set up for one, often to help with the mortgage while rentals are scarce. With predictable walls, the attention goes where it counts: a drained well and cover for each bedroom window, and an application that satisfies Airdrie.
From first photos to finished install
Send us the report
Forward the inspection notice or your suite application. The written wording from the City decides the job, not a summary over the phone.
Check each bedroom
We measure the window in every suite bedroom for clear opening, smallest dimension and sill height, and point out the ones that already comply.
One scope, one permit
All the windows that need work go into a single scope, alongside the permit application and whatever structural drawings it calls for.
Windows and wells in
Openings enlarged, lintels placed, new windows and wells fitted, in an order that keeps the suite unusable for the shortest stretch we can manage.
Ready for the inspector
The finished work is left open to inspection, with the paperwork your suite file will ask for handed over.
Permits for this work come from City of Airdrie, and we check your wall in person before recommending a window or door or giving a quote. We don’t list prices here; see what affects the cost , or read the full service overview .