Here are some tips about which window type may be best for you.
Bedroom egress windows.
Wide and 4 ft.
Here are the specifics you will want to include in a window used for egress for a future bedroom clear area of opening.
For determining egress window sizes and placement the international building code holds that every bedroom must contain.
Double hung or glider windows.
These windows can certainly pass code but they have to be big.
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.
This extra glass area and the light it lets in are pretty darn nice in a basement area if you have the space.
This means that to meet egress window height requirements a bedroom window must be nearly 4 ft.
When these windows are.
V 2500 series white vinyl right handed sliding window with fiberglass mesh screen.
This height requirement takes it out of the running for most basement egress situations.
If a window is going to be used to fulfill the egress requirement for a bedroom there are specific details you should be aware of.
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.
To meet egress requirements these horizontally sliding windows must be at least 4 ft.
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.