Egress Windows
Egress windows are often installed in a basement or other location that you need additional ventilation or possibly a means of escape. They genrally are small to set into tight spacing.
What if the lives of your children depended on it?
Be sure that the windows or doors that must be used as emergency exits in bedrooms meet local fires and IRC standards.
This requirement exists in order to ensure the evacuation of a building in the event of fire. This is not a recent National Building Code standard, only we have seen a resurgence of this requirement from architects and municipal inspectors in recent years. Pretending that a bedroom is a study on the plans and then using it as a bedroom once you have received approval to build no longer works!
So, if you have recently requested a construction or renovation plan, there is a good chance that the architect has required the installation of so-called “Egress” windows in the bedrooms, as well as those in the bedroom. upstairs than in the basement. The safety of all family members, especially your children, is at stake. It is for this reason that “Egress” certified windows are equipped with a simple operating mechanism whose engagement does not require any additional tools, thus allowing a child to easily exit in an emergency situation if normal exits cannot. be used.
Millennium Windows and Doors can, of course, be “Egress” certified. Only the dimensions of the doors and windows influence compliance.
If you are considering a basement bedroom for your teenager in the near future and the room does not comply with the National Building Code for emergency exits, the next section will offer you an interesting option!
Window wells: the solution for a bright and safe basement!
A solution that can be both safe and aesthetic and that will make your new basement project compliant with the National Building Code are window wells!
Above all safe, because depending on their design, window wells can effectively serve as emergency exits in an emergency. It is a fact that municipalities are increasingly seeking to enforce the standards of the National Building Code with regard to emergency exits in bedrooms. So, if you want to create a new bedroom in the basement, you will need to provide an opening ensuring evacuation in the event of a fire.
Egress Window Well
A basememnt window well has the advantage of letting in more natural light and of respecting the requirements of the National Building Code with regard to emergency exits . The well can be arranged with plants and flowers which allows a more beautiful integration into the decor.
Standard window wells are used when the clearance of a window sill is not adequate from ground level. They reduce rotting of window sills and improve drainage around them. Good drainage limits the problems associated with humidity and water infiltration.
Despite these advantages, standard window wells are not recognized as egress channels. Finally, window wells should be installed around every window located near or below ground level for a security need in a basement bedroom.
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