The minimum egress window opening is 20 wide.
Egress window size for basement bedroom.
Basement egress window requirements.
It must be at least 5 7 square feet that is at least 20 inches wide by 24 inches high with an opening no higher than 44 inches from the floor.
Wide and 4 ft.
This means that to meet egress window height requirements a bedroom window must be nearly 4 ft.
All of these rooms are required to have a means of egress.
The minimum egress window opening height is 24 high.
Window well size 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.
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 height requirement takes it out of the running for most basement egress situations.
The bottom of the egress window opening can t exceed 44 from the finished floor.