Charlottetown combines a moderate frost line at 1.2 m with a great deal of water. Wind-driven rain and heavy wet snow put more through a window well here in a season than a prairie winter does, and drainage is what separates a well that lasts from one that does not.
What shapes a window well in Charlottetown is island red soil, which drains well but stains anything it touches. It is roughly 4,620 km by road from our plant to Charlottetown, which is why freight runs $419.00 CAD and transit 2 to 15 business days.
We are a sheet metal manufacturer, not a reseller. Wells for Charlottetown are formed from 20-gauge G-90 galvanized coil in our own plant, which is what lets us hold 213 sizes in stock instead of ordering them in.
Getting one to Charlottetown
Freight to Prince Edward Island is $419.00 CAD, charged once per order rather than per item, with transit of 2 to 15 business days after the build time. Galvanized sizes leave the shop in one to two business days; gloss black powder coat is finished to order and adds one to two weeks.
Water before frost
Drainage first, depth second. A gravel base and a route for water out of the well will do more for a Charlottetown installation than extra height will.
Salt air
Within sight of the water, galvanizing does the work. Powder coat adds an extra barrier over the top of it, which is worth having on an exposed elevation.
What to measure, and in what order
Width along the wall, projection out from it, height down from grade. Those three, in that order, are how every product on this site is named. If the excavation is open, take the numbers from the hole.
Do not simply match the well you are taking out. Old wells in Charlottetown were often the wrong size when they went in, and a rusted one has almost always moved since.
Common questions from Charlottetown
How deep should a window well be in Charlottetown?
Deep enough that the base sits below the level the excavation reaches, with the lip finishing at grade. Frost design depth here is around 1.2 m, close to the national norm, so a standard height usually works. Measure from finished grade down to where the base will actually sit, not from the window.
Do you deliver to Charlottetown?
Yes. We ship to every province and territory in Canada. Delivery is curbside on a liftgate truck and somebody needs to be there to receive it.
How much does shipping a window well to Charlottetown cost?
Freight to Prince Edward Island is $419.00 CAD per order, not per item, and transit runs 2 to 15 business days on top of the build time. Because it is charged per order, several wells ship for the same price as one.
What does Charlottetown require for a basement bedroom window?
The governing document is the National Building Code, PEI amendments, administered locally through your municipal building department. A 30 inch projection gives 762 mm of clearance in front of the window. The window itself has its own opening requirement, so confirm both before you order.
Figures quoted here follow NBC 9.9.10.1 and local design practice and are general guidance, not a code ruling for your property. Confirm requirements with PEI Department of Housing or your municipal building department in Charlottetown.