When building a house with a full basement (see Feature Interview), the easiest way to create legal egress is to use the Bowman Kemp Egress Window. When installed at the proper height, this egress window meets the Emergency Escape & Rescue Opening Code of the IRC-2003 International Residential Code.
Each 5'-0" wide x 4'-0" tall Egress Window System includes:
- White galvanized metal window buck installed in the concrete wall
- White double-insulated vinyl window with sliding sash and screen
- White 5'-0" tall galvanized metal window well - used to keep earth away from the window.
- 4'-0" escape ladder inside well – to assist people in emergency escape or egress.
- Safety grate on top of well - to keep people and pets out of the well and hold the weight of standard foot traffic.
- Clear polycarbonate plastic cover on top of grate - to keep debris and excess water out of the well.
Another good use for this egress window system is on a typical walkout basement in an area where you need to put a bedroom towards the front, fully backfilled section of the basement. This allows you to put the bedroom away from the framed walkout area – freeing up that walkout area for other rooms and activities.
For more information about how we can install an egress window in your upcoming basement, pricing, and suggestions regarding their drainage systems, contact our office at 770-795-0103.