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Posted by Darryl on September 24, 2006, 8:37 pm
I'm in the planning stage for finishing my basement. Bedroom,
bathroom, workshop, library, office, storage, & fitness room.
Michigan.
Am I reading the code correctly that each room excluding the hallways,
storage & bathroom will EACH need a window >= 8% of floor space of that
room? I understand the egress requirements ( & the necessity) of the
bedroom window, but I'm unsure of the non-egress windows. That seems
like an awful lot of windows. With the septic & pipes, the central
air, the power main, the attached garage, the attached deck....there's
not a lot of available wall space left to put more & larger windows in.
Currently there are 4 ground-level windows, 10"x30". Those windows
are placed so that, even if enlarged, 3 rooms would still not have any
windows.
Since I've never in my life been in ANY non-exposed basement that had
large windows that let in plenty of light, fresh air, & the singing of
birds, I'm wondering if I'm understanding the code requirements
correctly.
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Posted by hallerb@aol.com on September 24, 2006, 8:42 pm
i TJHOUGHT it was for sleeping rooms only, although local codes can
vary.....
call local code enforcment officer and ask whats up
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Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on September 24, 2006, 10:45 pm
>
> Since I've never in my life been in ANY non-exposed basement that had
> large windows that let in plenty of light, fresh air, & the singing of
> birds, I'm wondering if I'm understanding the code requirements
> correctly.
>
You may have some local codes that cover this and we'd not be aware of them.
I've seen many a basement re-model with non-egress windows, but they are not
bedrooms and that may be the big difference. Check with you local building
inspector to be sure.
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Posted by tom on September 25, 2006, 1:36 am
If it's worth doing, it's worth overdoing. Especially egress points.
Tom
Darryl wrote:
> I'm in the planning stage for finishing my basement. Bedroom,
> bathroom, workshop, library, office, storage, & fitness room.
> Michigan.
>
> Am I reading the code correctly that each room excluding the hallways,
> storage & bathroom will EACH need a window >= 8% of floor space of that
> room? I understand the egress requirements ( & the necessity) of the
> bedroom window, but I'm unsure of the non-egress windows. That seems
> like an awful lot of windows. With the septic & pipes, the central
> air, the power main, the attached garage, the attached deck....there's
> not a lot of available wall space left to put more & larger windows in.
>
>
> Currently there are 4 ground-level windows, 10"x30". Those windows
> are placed so that, even if enlarged, 3 rooms would still not have any
> windows.
>
> Since I've never in my life been in ANY non-exposed basement that had
> large windows that let in plenty of light, fresh air, & the singing of
> birds, I'm wondering if I'm understanding the code requirements
> correctly.
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Posted by on September 25, 2006, 6:13 am
I live in michigan, and can honestly say that there is no way you could
install a basement egress window in any house inmy subdivision or any
subdivision I have ever lived in without excavating around the house.
at worst you simply won't be able to call it a bedroom for an
appraisal, but unless you have a walkout you can't count it as living
space anyway, it is all storage.
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Darryl wrote:
> I'm in the planning stage for finishing my basement. Bedroom,
> bathroom, workshop, library, office, storage, & fitness room.
> Michigan.
>
> Am I reading the code correctly that each room excluding the hallways,
> storage & bathroom will EACH need a window >= 8% of floor space of that
> room? I understand the egress requirements ( & the necessity) of the
> bedroom window, but I'm unsure of the non-egress windows. That seems
> like an awful lot of windows. With the septic & pipes, the central
> air, the power main, the attached garage, the attached deck....there's
> not a lot of available wall space left to put more & larger windows in.
>
>
> Currently there are 4 ground-level windows, 10"x30". Those windows
> are placed so that, even if enlarged, 3 rooms would still not have any
> windows.
>
> Since I've never in my life been in ANY non-exposed basement that had
> large windows that let in plenty of light, fresh air, & the singing of
> birds, I'm wondering if I'm understanding the code requirements
> correctly.
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