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Questions tagged [egress]

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Do I need a stairway for egress from a balcony that's off a second floor bedroom?

I have a rental cottage. It has two stories with a bedroom and bath on the second floor that are accessed by spiral staircase. The bedroom opens onto a 4'x13' balcony which is 16 feet above a courtyard. Does Massachusetts building code require a…
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Egress window in detached garage

I'm converting my detached garage to a bedroom and the garage door has been covered in drywall so the only exit is a sliding glass door. The windows don't qualify to be egress windows, but I do I need a second exit since the sliding glass door leads…
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Do I need an egress window?

I was thinking of putting a bed in my basement...There is an exit to the side door up the stairs to the outside plus I have a basement door that leads to the garage and outside.
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Egress requirements for a bedroom with two doors

Do I need an egress window in a home office that could be used as a bedroom if there are two doors on opposite ends of the room, neither of which opens to the outside. This is in a single story house without a basement.
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Would it be concerning to put 18 inch concrete square at the base of an egress on top of the gravel?

We have a 3 window egress and we wondered about putting stamped concrete square, for esthetic purposes, on top of the gravel. Would this cause any concern?
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Do I need an egress window if there's two exits?

Do I need an egress window in a basement bedroom room when the basement has two viable exits? There's one door leading to the rest of the basement, and then a set of stairs to an exterior door in the bedroom.
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Are egress windows required for offices and other workspaces in a basement?

We are looking at buying a newly constructed home that the floor plans allow for 2 bedrooms in the basement but each room has the egress to get out which in my opinion (not counting the event of fire) are ugly and concern me about safety with people…
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Egress Doors vs Sprinklers

Good day, I am just beginning to learn about egress in detail. For example say I have a (150 by 40 foot building, a basic warehouse) with exit doors on each end. Once a distance of "X" is exceeded you need to add sprinklers. If I add extra doors…
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Should a new basement window have flashing around it?

I hired a local contractor to install an egress window for me and he did some odd stuff. I plan to have him fix it but I want to make sure to ask for the right stuff. I don't know much about installing windows but shouldn't there be some type of…
Steven
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Adding bedroom in walkout basement

Can 2 bedrooms share an egress window? Both bedrooms have separate entrances. They will share a door that leads to each room. Only 1 bedroom has egress window.
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Window Well Cover for Boman Kemp Egress

I currently have a heavy steel window well cover and frequently get frogs and other small animals falling through. I'm looking for a simple solution to attach to the metal grate to prevent debris and animals from falling in. The plastic safety…
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