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The alpine companies have installed more Egress windows than any other company in Denver. Egress windows have always been a natural extension of what we do with basement, crawl spaces, and foundation repairs.
We always make sure homeowners add egress windows when we’re doing disaster repair work, or repairing basement walls. There’s still quite a few homes in Denver that don’t have egress windows and this is Dangerous because there’s over four hundred thousand fires a year in basements, and thousands of deaths that could have been avoided if the families would have had egress windows installed.
Installing Egress windows in your basement will provide an escape route for you and your family in an emergency, and will also allow light to get into your basement, which will make everyone happy, and the benefits don’t stop here because egress windows will add value to your home, and your home will meet the current building codes, which will help if you’re trying to sell your home.
We have dozens of different styles and sizes of egress windows that will match any home and any interior décor, so your home will look beautiful when we’re done and you’ll feel save in your basement.
We’ll install a window well as part of the egress window installation, and we can make the widow well blend in with your landscaping and we’ll supply a window well cover, so you’ll still have usable space around patio areas.
We’ve provided some of the current building codes for egress windows and window wells below to eliminate any confusion you may have about installing egress windows, and window wells in Denver.
Emergency escape and rescue required: Section R310.1
Basements with habitable space and every sleeping room shall have at least one openable emergency escape and rescue window or exterior door opening for emergency escape and rescue. Where openings are provided as a means of escape and rescue they shall have a sill height of not more than 44 inches (1118 mm) above the floor. Where a door opening having a threshold below the adjacent ground elevation serves as an emergency escape and rescue opening and is provided with a bulkhead enclosure, the bulkhead enclosure shall comply with Section R310.3. The net clear opening dimensions required by this section shall be obtained by the normal operation of the window or door opening from the inside. Escape and rescue window openings with a finished sill height below the adjacent ground elevation shall be provided with a window well in accordance with Section R310.2.
Minimum opening area: Section R310.1.1
All emergency escape and rescue openings shall have a minimum net clear opening of 5.7 square feet (0.530 m2).
Exception: Grade floor openings shall have a minimum net clear opening of 5 square feet (0.465 m2).
Minimum opening height: Section R310.1.2 The minimum net clear opening height shall be 24 inches (610 mm).
Minimum opening width: Section R310.1.3 The minimum net clear opening width shall be 20 inches (508 mm).
Operational constraints: Section R310.1.4. Emergency escape and rescue openings shall be operational for the inside of the room without the use of keys or tools.
Natural Light: Section R303.1
Habitable rooms shall be provided with natural light by means of exterior glazed opening with an area not lass than (8%) of the floor area of such rooms with a min. of 10 sq.ft. with the deductions for the bathrooms, closets, halls, storage and utility space square footage. Sleeping rooms and habitable rooms shall be provided with natural ventilation by means of openable exterior openings with an area of not less than (4%) of the floor area of such rooms with a min. of 5 sq. ft.
Window wells: Section R310.2
Window wells required for emergency escape and rescue shall have horizontal dimensions that allow the door or window of the emergency escape and rescue opening to be fully opened. The horizontal dimensions of the window well shall provide a minimum net clear area of 9 square feet (0.84 m2) with a minimum horizontal projection and width of 36 inches (914 mm).
Exception. The ladder or steps required by Section R310.2.1 shall be permitted to encroach a maximum of 6 inches (152 mm) into the required dimensions of the window well.
Ladder and steps: Section R310.2.1
Window wells with a vertical depth greater than 44 inches (1118 mm) below the adjacent ground level shall be equipped with a permanently affixed ladder or steps usable with the window in the fully open position. Ladders or steps required by this section shall not be required to comply with R314 and R315. Ladders or rungs shall have an inside width of at least 12 inches (305 mm), shall project at least 3 inches (76 mm) from the wall and shall be spaced not more than 18 inches (457 mm) on center vertically for the full height of the window well.
Bars, grills, covers and screens: Section R310.4
Bars, grills, covers, screens or similar devices are permitted to be placed over emergency escape and rescue openings, bulkhead enclosures, or window wells that serve such openings, provided the minimum net clear opening size complies with Sections R310.1.1 to R310.1.3, and such devices shall be releasable or removable from the inside without the use of a key, tool or force greater than that which is required for normal operation of the escape and rescue opening.
We hope you find this helpful and we’ll keep bring you more information in the coming weeks, thanks for stopping by and be safe!
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