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.
Egress window size for basement bedroom.
The minimum egress window opening height is 24 high.
In addition the egress window requirements for basements specifies that they be at least 36 inches in height and width with a fully functioning opening.
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.
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.
This means that to meet egress window height requirements a bedroom window must be nearly 4 ft.
To meet egress requirements these horizontally sliding windows must be at least 4 ft.
The minimum egress window opening is 20 wide.
All of these rooms are required to have a means of egress.
Wide and 4 ft.