Window well replacement quote in Westboro: what should it include?

A window well replacement quote for an existing window in Westboro should cover the well itself, the drainage connection, the backfill and the grading around it. Published 2025–26 prices for a window well with drainage run about $1,600 to $3,800 per well; ask what the quote assumes for depth, access and the drain.

Ontario's Building Code (9.14.6.3) requires every window well to be drained to the footing level or another suitable location. A quote that does not address drainage is incomplete. The Code also requires the site to be graded so water does not accumulate at or near the building (9.14.6.1), so ask whether the quote includes regrading the soil around the well after the work is done.

Here is what a complete quote should spell out:

• The well: dimensions and material.
• Drainage: where the drain connects, what it connects to, and how the contractor confirms it reaches the footing level or another suitable location as the Code requires.
• Excavation and backfill: how deep they need to dig, and that the backfill will be graded to direct water away from the foundation after settling, as required by Ontario's Building Code (9.12.3).
• The window itself: whether the quote covers the window or the well only, since replacing a window well at an existing window is a different scope from enlarging or relocating the window opening. Ask the City's Building Code Services before work starts to confirm whether a permit is needed for your specific job.
• Cleanup and surface restoration: what happens to the garden, walkway or sod that gets disturbed.

Ask whether a licensed plumber does or signs off any part of the drainage connection, and ask for the contractor's insurance details in writing.

When you have two written quotes in front of you, put them side by side and check that each one names the same drainage destination, the same well dimensions, and the same scope of excavation and backfill, so you are comparing the same job rather than two different versions of it.