V 2500 series white vinyl right handed sliding window with fiberglass mesh screen.
Bedroom egress windows.
Wide and 4 ft.
Double hung or glider windows.
These windows can certainly pass code but they have to be big.
The area of a window well shall not be less than 9 square feet with a horizontal length width of no less than 36 inches.
This extra glass area and the light it lets in are pretty darn nice in a basement area if you have the space.
They take up little wall space for your bedroom.
In addition the egress window requirements for basements specifies that they be at least 36 inches in height and width.
These are the ideal basement egress windows.
Egress window well code requirements.
When the sill height of an egress window is located below grade common for egress windows provided for a basement a window well must be provided.
Basement egress windows must also include window.
When these windows are.
This means that to meet egress window height requirements a bedroom window must be nearly 4 ft.
Here are some tips about which window type may be best for you.
For determining egress window sizes and placement the international building code holds that every bedroom must contain.
This height requirement takes it out of the running for most basement egress situations.
To meet egress requirements these horizontally sliding windows must be at least 4 ft.