The minimum opening area of the egress window is 5 7 square feet.
Bedroom egress window size.
Single or double hung windows are minimally 3 0 wide by 4 8 high or 2 8 wide and 5 6 high.
Clear width rough openings shall be larger than required size to accomodate window frame min.
Clear opening width min.
To meet egress requirements these horizontally sliding windows must be at least 4 ft.
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 means that to meet egress window height requirements a bedroom window must be nearly 4 ft.
From bottom of clear opening to floor in egress windows in sleeping rooms 34 in.
Sized window for 34 in.
The minimum egress window opening height is 24 high.
For determining egress window sizes and placement the international building code holds that every bedroom must contain at least one egress window.
Window wells serving an egress window shall not be less than 9 square feet in area with a horizontal length width of no less than 36 inches.
Clear opening width 24 in.
Minimum 20 inches of net clear width opening.
Minimum 24 inches of net clear height opening.
The minimum egress window opening is 20 wide.
Anderson s double hung sizes slider windows are minimally 4 0 by 4 0.
Sized window for 20 in.
Openable area equals 5 7 sq.
The egress window must have a glass area of not less than 8 of the total floor area of room s for which it is servicing to allow the minimum amount of sufficient natural light.
Openable area equals 5 7 sq.
Clear width 44 in.
Wide and 4 ft.