Egress windows in Mandan

Mandan is the seat of Morton County and a core city of the Bismarck metro area, with 24,206 residents in 2020. Founded in 1879 on the west side of the Missouri River, it has its own city hall, its own permit process and its own inspectors. Bismarck's permit desk can't approve work in Mandan.

Ask the City of Mandan about permits

Before cutting a foundation or finishing a basement in Mandan, ask the city's building inspection office what permit the project needs and what it will check. North Dakota cities that enforce a building code have to use the State Building Code, so the egress sizes are generally the same as in Bismarck, but local procedures can differ.

Typical Mandan projects

• Egress windows for basement bedrooms in family homes
• Opening up walls in basements being finished for the first time
• Swapping shallow wells for code-size ones with ladders
• Adding snow-tight covers that still open from below

River-side ground

Homes on low ground near the rivers can sit on softer, wetter river deposits than homes on the hills. That affects how the well hole is dug and how the bottom of the well should drain, so ask the installer what they expect to find.

Services in Mandan

• Basement egress window installationCut a new code-size escape opening in a poured or block foundation and install the window, well and ladder.
• Enlarging an existing basement windowCut down below an old, small basement window to make it a full-size escape opening.
• Window wells, ladders and drainageInstall or replace code-size egress wells with ladders or steps, drainage rock and solid anchoring.
• Window well coversFit covers that keep snow, leaves and critters out but still open easily from inside the well.
• Bedroom egress code complianceBring a basement bedroom up to code for a permit, an inspection, a sale or a rental.

Nearby areas

• Bismarck
• Lincoln