For a bedroom, one means of egress must go outside the building. Think of a window large enough to crawl through. Fire code dictates the window’s dimensions, so check your local regulations to ensure the window in your bedroom meets local requirements. For some general guidance, theInternati...
then encased in awindow well, which allows a full-sized window to be installed in the basement wall. When you exit the window, you then climb out of the well to the yard. Every basement bedroom needs either an egress window or door direct to the outdoors to be legal and pass code. ...
Basement Bedroom – Layout Stage – You can see the bedroom window and the 45 degree angle where the doors will be on the right Basement Bedroom – Layout Stage – Another view of the bedroom with 2X4’s laying out the wall placement Basement Bedroom – Framing Stage – View from the doo...
A bedroom must have a minimum of one window to provide light and ventilation. The size of the window(s) is determined by the room’s square footage. If a window is the only outside egress it has certain height and opening requirements. There is a minimum ceiling height of 7 feet for ...