Egress Window Installation in Monroe County NY

A basement bedroom in Rochester without a code-compliant egress window may also affect your homeowner's insurance and your ability to sell the home. If you are using your Rochester basement as a bedroom or living area and it does not have a proper egress window, your family may not be able to escape a fire. Security bars or metal grates blocking your Rochester basement window represent a serious fire safety violation when that window is meant to be emergency egress. If the only way out of your Rochester basement is the stairs, and those stairs are blocked in an emergency, there is no safe exit for anyone in that space.

Building codes in Rochester require egress windows to meet minimum size standards so that a person can actually get out of the basement in an emergency. If your Rochester basement window is too high on the wall, too narrow, or cannot be opened from inside without a key, it does not meet egress standards. Turning your Rochester basement into a finished living space without proper egress is a safety risk and a liability issue that affects your whole household. A Rochester basement window that has been painted shut for years is not an emergency exit, and most basement fire codes require all egress to be functional.

Daylight being blocked by landscaping, debris, or fencing in front of your Rochester basement egress window defeats the purpose of having an outside exit. No cover over your Rochester basement egress well means leaves, rainwater, and debris are accumulating directly against the window. A basement egress window in Rochester that has been painted shut, blocked by furniture, or fitted with a security bar that cannot be opened quickly is not functional. If the only egress from your Rochester basement bedroom is too small for an adult, a child, or an elderly person to safely navigate, it fails code. Rusted window frames around Rochester basement egress windows indicate the wells are not draining properly and water is corroding the metal.

To speak with the EcoSpect team about your Rochester home, call (315) 679-6351 today for a free estimate.

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