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Basement Egress Question 12 years 9 months ago #42189

If the basement has a secondary exit door does each sleeping room still need an egress window???

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Re: Basement Egress Question 12 years 9 months ago #42194

R310.1 Emergency Escape and rescue required.  Basements and every sleeping room shall have at least one operable emergency escape and rescue opening.  Such opening shall open directly into a public street, public alley, yard or court.  Where basements contain one or more sleeping rooms, emergency egress and rescue openings shall be required in each sleeping room,[/u] but shall not be required in adjoining areas of the basement.  Where emergency escape and rescue openings are provided, they shall have a sill height of not more than 44 inches above the floor.  Where a door opening having a threshold below the adjacent ground elevation serves as an emergency escape and rescue opening and is provided with a bulkhead enclosure, the bulkhead enclosure shall comply with Section R310.3.  The net clear opening dimensions required by this section shall be obtained by the normal operation of the emergency escape and rescue openings with a finished sill height below the adjuacent ground elevation shall be provided with a window well in accordance with Section 310.2 Emergency escape and rescue openings shall opend directly into a public way, or to a yard or court that opens in a public way.

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Re: Basement Egress Question 12 years 9 months ago #42195

Thanks Bruce that is what I figured

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Re: Basement Egress Question 12 years 9 months ago #42465

I am glade you ask, that is what I thought but was not sure.

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