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allangee t1_jcuokso wrote

If the bedroom doesn't have an egress window, it's completely illegal.

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somebodys_mom t1_jcupytb wrote

….and it’s illegal because it’s dangerous - no escape from a fire that can be out of control before a person wakes up.

Edit: look up building codes for windows. Typical basement windows don’t count. There are rules about size and height off the floor. You’d have to dig a window well and cut the concrete to put in a legal window.

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NotEasilyConfused t1_jcureyr wrote

This is what I saw, too.

eta: there are two doors by the bar. Configure the floorplan to put the bedroom in the corner so it has a legal egress. (And just in case you have windows, but didn't show them, the tiny little basement windows aren't enough.) If you want to keep the bedroom in the same place, you can install a window well with a legal window.

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Traditional-Camera-4 OP t1_jcurbpg wrote

Yes, thank you for mentioning! It's not in the render but there is an egress window in that room behind/above where the bed will be.

We were fortunate that was put in originally. Flooding from a previous owner (bank repossessed/no power) destroyed most of the basement so we are getting everything fixed back up.

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Dumb_Nomenclature t1_jcyj664 wrote

And this is why I don’t like sleeping in my sister’s basement bedroom. It also feels claustrophobic

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