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City of Hopkins • Inspections • Building Inspections • Windows I Egress Windows Page 2 of 5 <br />t%PY.3'ih:GJ'.$+ 0 Download Acrobat <br />Reader_ . <br />Nearly all window manufacturers speciy which of their windows meet national egress <br />requirements right in their catalogs and list the net free opening of their windows. This <br />should take the guesswork out of selecting a window for you addition or remodeling <br />project Also, the sales person who sells you the window should be able to help you <br />select a code compliant window provided that they know you need an egress window. <br />Must i use a special type of window? <br />A wide variety of window designs can be used for egress <br />windows. You should select a window design that meets <br />your architectural, aesthetic, space, and financial limitations. <br />Casement windows <br />with hinged sashes that <br />swing free and clear of <br />the opening can be <br />relatively small and still <br />meet egress <br />requirements. This <br />makes them ideal for <br />basement egress and for other areas where spare <br />is limited. <br />Some manufacturers can install a special operator <br />arm that allows the window to open wider than the <br />standard operating arm to meet egress <br />requirements. Others have an operator arm that can be pushed to open the window <br />wider in an emergency. These meet egress requirements as long as you leave the <br />"PUSH HERE" label in place. <br />Glider or slider windows have sashes that fill nearly <br />half the possible window opening. They require a <br />window nearly twice the size of a casement window. <br />Even when it's fully open, more than half of a double. <br />hung windows overall area is blocked by glass. <br />This means that to meet egress window height <br />requirements, a window must be nearly 4 ft. 9 in. in <br />