Egress window logic and the building code.
Egress window floor plan.
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A basement emergency exit normally comes in the form of egress windows.
For determining egress window sizes and placement the international building code holds that every bedroom must contain at least one egress window.
Basement egress windows have special requirements.
It must be at least 5 7 square feet that is at least 20 inches wide by 24 inches high with an opening no higher than 44 inches from the floor.
Sometimes including a finished basement.
Since you re below ground you have to make sure that the window can still fully open without obstruction.
Window wells serving an egress window shall not be less than 9 square feet in area with a horizontal length width of no less than 36 inches.
Most states and townships have building code that requires means of egress on each floor.
When the basement stairs are blocked by a flaming television true story or fire and thick black smoke are racing down a hallway toward a dead end bedroom windows that are large enough for you to escape and for firefighters to enter become.
Maximum 44 inches to window sill measured from finished floor.
Window wells greater than 44 inches in depth requires a permanently fixed ladder or steps to provide access.