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.
Egress window floor plan.
Most states and townships have building code that requires means of egress on each floor.
For example a fire escape is defined as a means of egress because that s how somebody can get out of a building if there was an emergency.
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.
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Maximum 44 inches to window sill measured from finished floor.
Egress window logic and the building code.
A basement emergency exit normally comes in the form of egress windows.
The old saying always leave yourself an out is especially true when it comes to home fires.
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.
Window wells greater than 44 inches in depth requires a permanently fixed ladder or steps to provide access.
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.