Frost is barely a factor in Victoria at 0.3 m. Water is. The wells that fail here fail because the base silted up and the excavation turned into a sump against the foundation, not because anything froze.
What shapes a window well in Victoria is heritage housing stock on the island, often with rubble foundations and irregular openings. It is roughly 1,120 km by road from our plant to Victoria, and delivery there takes 2 to 15 business days.
Nothing here is drop-shipped. Wells bound for Victoria are rolled, corrugated and flanged in our Calgary plant, then either collected or put on a truck the same week.
What it costs to ship to Victoria
A Victoria order ships for $189.99 CAD regardless of how many wells are on it, arriving in 2 to 15 business days. Stock galvanized sizes go out within one to two business days. Powder coated wells are finished to order, which adds one to two weeks before dispatch.
Drainage is the whole job
A gravel base with somewhere for water to go, ideally tied into weeping tile. In Victoria the failure mode is a well that fills faster than it drains and holds water against the frame until the sill rots.
Covers earn their keep here
A cover with a clear polycarbonate sheet keeps the rain out while still passing daylight. On this coast that is the difference between a dry well and a standing one.
How to measure the opening
Run the tape along the foundation past both sides of the window for width. Measure straight out from the wall for projection. Measure down from finished grade to where the base will sit for height. Where the excavation already exists, its dimensions are the ones that matter.
Measure the opening rather than the old well. A well that has been in Victoria ground for twenty years has usually settled or spread, and copying its dimensions repeats whatever was wrong with it.
Common questions from Victoria
Do you deliver to Victoria?
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 Victoria cost?
Freight anywhere in Canada is $189.99 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 Victoria require for a basement bedroom window?
The governing document is the BC Building Code, 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.
How deep should a window well be in Victoria?
Deep enough that the base sits below the level the excavation reaches, with the lip finishing at grade. At around 0.3 m, frost design depth here is among the shallowest in the country, so depth is usually set by the window and the grade rather than by frost. Measure from finished grade down to where the base will actually sit, not from the window.
Treat this as orientation rather than a code interpretation. BC Building and Safety Standards Branch and your local building department in Victoria set what actually applies to your build.