All of these rooms are required to have a means of egress.
Egress window size for basement bedroom.
The bottom of the egress window opening can t exceed 44 from the finished floor.
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.
To meet egress requirements these horizontally sliding windows must be at least 4 ft.
Wide and 4 ft.
The minimum opening area of the egress window is 5 7 square feet.
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.
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.
This height requirement takes it out of the running for most basement egress situations.
The minimum egress window opening height is 24 high.
The minimum egress window opening is 20 wide.