Expert Basement Egress Windows & Structural Repair in Ithaca, NY
20+
Years Residential Construction Experience
1,000+
Egress
Installations
4.8 Stars
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Reviews
EPA RRP
Certified
Dif Safely
NY Certified
20+
Years Residential Construction
Experience
1,000+
Installations
4.8 Stars
Google Reviews
EPA RRP
Certified
Dig Safely
NY Certified
Built for Ithaca Homeowners
Homes throughout Ithaca and Tompkins County range from historic properties with aging foundations to newer custom homes built on challenging terrain. Combined with the Finger Lakes region’s clay-rich soils, seasonal groundwater, and freeze-thaw cycles, these conditions can contribute to foundation movement, basement moisture, and drainage issues.
Alta Bella Casa has been helping homeowners across Western and Central New York solve these problems since 2006. Rather than recommending quick fixes, we evaluate your home’s structural condition, drainage, and site conditions to identify the true source of the problem before proposing a solution.
Ithaca’s steep hills, gorges and shallow shale bedrock make basement work here different from flatter parts of the state. Water runs downhill toward foundations on sloped lots, excavation can hit rock quickly, and many older homes in Fall Creek, Northside, Collegetown and South Hill sit on stone foundations that were built long before modern drainage.
A large share of Ithaca homes are rentals near Cornell and Ithaca College, and any basement bedroom in those houses needs an egress window that meets New York code to pass inspection. Outside the city, in the Town of Ithaca, Lansing, Dryden, Trumansburg and Groton, homeowners call us for the same egress and structural work on rural and newer homes. Permits are handled through the City of Ithaca or the relevant town, and we coordinate them for you.
Why Ithaca homeowners choose Alta Bella Casa
Local Knowledge
We plan around Ithaca’s steep lots, shallow shale bedrock and older stone foundations, and we know what Tompkins County inspectors expect for egress.
A Local Company You Can Visit
Our office, warehouse and equipment yard are in Rochester, and our crews arrive in Ithaca with the excavation equipment that hillside sites demand.
Specialized Expertise
For Ithaca homes and rentals we focus on egress windows, crack injection, carbon fiber wall stabilization and structural repair, done by our own crews.
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