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Ever wondered how a basement can be a living space too? Well, it can be one of those cozy rooms that you always dreamt of. The problems with a basement are its ventilation and available space. You can always widen the available space if you want but when it comes to ventilation, you seriously need a window. These windows installed in the basements are known as Egress windows. They have stairs or ladder inside it for the occupant to escape forming what is known as a window well.

Why Egress Windows?

These windows can be used for safety as well as they can be a means of escape in times of fire or theft. They can also help the firemen or cops in entering the house for rescue in times of emergency. And it is not always about the external disasters. It can be just, you who are locked in your house with no means of going out. In that case, you can use the Egress window. Be it the purpose of transforming your basement into a warm, cozy, inviting living space or using it for safety purpose; Egress windows can do it all! So isn’t it worth installing an Egress Window?

1. Design the interior first and then think about the exterior. Most people think about the exit first which makes things quite complicated later.
2. Decide how many egress windows you want and if it is quite at a height from the ground then what sort of stairs or ladders you want for the window well.
3. Know your local building codes and residential rules. There is a certain range of rules and guidelines fixed up for every place, and people have to follow them. Or hire someone who knows the rules.
4. Select the material from the basement window that you want. There are a lot of options available in the market like vinyl, wood acrylic block, aluminum and a lot more. All you need to do is to select the right one as per your living space, soil condition and climate.
5. Then there comes the question of installation. If you are doing it on your own, then grab the right tools and if you do not then find a skilled contractor within a reasonable price.

You Will Need Covers Too!                                      

Ever heard of a window well cover? These covers act as a storm cover for your basement window and would prevent your window well from collapsing. Your Egress window is protecting you in case of emergency; you should do the same for it. The material for basement window wells differs quite largely.

It can be just simple transparent plastic or polythene or even the strong, shielded aluminum or steel ones galvanized in different shapes of circular, rectangular or any other structure. That’s how significantly Egress windows are used in most of the basements or even in places other than basements like the small rooms in rooftops.

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