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An Egress window is a window that is required in specific locations in a dwelling and must meet specific size requirements to qualify as an egress window. It is intended to provide an emergency means of exiting a dwelling. Safety codes require egress windows in bedrooms or habitable space in the basement.
An egress window is a window that is required in specific locations in a dwelling and is intended to provide an emergency means of exiting a dwelling. Windows must meet specific size and requirements to qualify as an egress window.
(Codes vary in Cities and States, check with your City Offices)
An egress window must satisfy four International Residential Code (IRC) criteria:
The window must have a minimum net clear opening of 5.7 sq. ft. Net clear opening refers to the actual free and clear space that exists when the window is open. It is not the rough opening size or the glass panel size, but the actual opening a person can crawl through.
The window opening must be operational from the inside without keys or tools. Bars, grilles and grates may be installed over windows but must be operational without tools or keys and still allow the minimum clear opening.
You might assume that a 20-in. by 24-in. window would be acceptable for egress. However, those dimensions would yield a net clear opening of only 3.3 sq. ft. To achieve the required net clear opening of 5.7 sq. ft., a 20-in. wide window would have to be 42 in. high. Likewise, a 24-in. high window would have to be 34 in. wide.
Some older homes were built before there were any egress window requirements. Many more homes were built when the egress window net free opening size was 5 sq. ft. Yet even newer homes often lack proper egress windows. Attics and basements were often legally remodeled into family rooms or offices (which didn't require egress windows) then later converted into bedrooms (which now do require them). When bedrooms are added to basements without the knowledge of inspectors and without the requisite egress window, they create a dangerous underground firetrap. During remodeling, homeowners often unwittingly replace large egress windows with smaller, non-egress windows. And while the code will require egress windows be installed when bedrooms are added on, they won't necessarily dictate that windows in existing bedrooms be enlarged to egress size; it's simply too difficult to monitor every situation.
Required or not, egress windows are crucial lifesaving equipment. If a room has even the remote possibility of later becoming a bedroom, include an egress size window.
Besides the height, width and overall square-footage requirements that the basement egress window must meet, there are certain requirements for the window well surrounding the window.
Window wells must:
If an egress window is located under a deck or porch, the code requires at least 48 inches between the top of the window well and the bottom of the deck or porch joists.
If you're replacing a smaller window with a larger one that meets egress requirements, bear in mind that enlarging the height of the opening takes less structural work than enlarging the width. Increasing width might mean installing a larger, beefier horizontal structural header over the window opening - a major project. Increasing height is often only a matter of lowering the height of the sill below the window. If you are replacing windows in your home, there are some circumstances whereby you may need to comply with the requirements for egress windows.
Egress/Basement Escape windows are to give you a way out and Firefighters a way in to rescue you and your loved ones!
Double Timber Egress Window Package
$5,195
Includes:
Timber Egress Window Package
$4,095
Includes:
Double Egress Window Package
$3,795
Includes:
Standard Andersen Clad Egress Window Package
$2,995
Includes:
We offer basement Egress Windows / emergency exits in Bloomington, Blaine, Minneapolis, Brooklyn Park, Coon Rapids, Most of Minnesota,Wisconsin and the surrounding Twin City area.