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Haven Hardwoods
Trade: Hardwood Floor Company Owner
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Outside of Pittsburgh
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How Many Windows Needed For New Construction?
Hello. I am putting an addition on the back of my house and I was wondering if code will allow me to put just one window in a small bedroom? Also by putting the addition in the back it eliminates an exisiting window which would leave me with only one window in another bedroom. Will this pass code or do I needed to add at least two windows per a room? Thanks!!!
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Pro
Trade: Registered Home Improvement Contractor
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: South Jersey
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Re: How Many Windows Needed For New Construction?
Call your local building department, that is the only way you can be sure you are designing the addition properly
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Remodeling Professionals
Trade: Remodeling Contractor
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: South Jersey Shore
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Re: How Many Windows Needed For New Construction?
Doesn't matter if you have one window or ten windows in a room, as long as one of them meets the minimum egress opening size.
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Siding Windows Doors
Trade: Exteriors
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Central Washington
Posts: 377
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Re: How Many Windows Needed For New Construction?
International Building Code requires one egress window with minimum of 5.7 sq. ft of net clear opening area, 24 inches of net openable height, 20 inches net openable width and a finished sill height not more than 44 inches above the floor.
The code changes for manufactured homes to 36 inch sill height. The egress is to provide a emergency worker such as a fireman enough room to get into the room with gear on. The minumun size would be a 48 x 48 xo slider. |
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