Making the Most of your Basement Space: The Rental Apartment TAGS: Adding egress windows | basement egress windows | building codes | Egress windows | emergeny escape | means of egress | safe basement exit Over the course of the next few blog posts, we’ll be examining some of the best ways to expand your home and make use of your available basement space. In …Continue reading →

The Station highlights the importance of Egress Windows TAGS: building codes | emergeny escape | means of egress | safe basement exit Remembering a tragedy also reminds us of the important of fire safety. This week marked the 10th anniversary of The Station nightclub fire – a horrific blaze that claimed the …Continue reading →

Casement Windows as Egress Basement Windows TAGS: Adding egress windows | building codes | Egress windows | means of egress | safe basement exit Not all basement windows are created equal. Make sure yours meet code before you waste time and money having to reinstall them. Having to get a finished basement up to …Continue reading →

If You Like It, Put a Lid On It TAGS: bringing fresh air in a basement | building codes | Egress windows | safe basement exit | Sunlight into a basement A Window Well cover or Grate is a smart investment for your Egress Window Well. Egress window wells are an essential for your basement. Not only are they legally required …Continue reading →

Fire Prevention Safety Week: Have 2 Ways Out TAGS: Adding egress windows | Egress windows | emergeny escape | means of egress | safe basement exit This week is national Fire Prevention Safety Week – and their message couldn’t hit closer to home. Every year, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) holds their Fire Prevention Safety …Continue reading →

Firefighters Love Egress Windows TAGS: Egress windows | emergeny escape | means of egress | safe basement exit If you look it up in a dictionary, a “means of egress” means an exit – but the reasons basement windows are considered a life-saver by firefighters is actually the …Continue reading →

Fire Not the Only Benefit to Egress Windows TAGS: Egress windows | emergeny escape | means of egress | safe basement exit A means of egress is an essential in any basement apartment – both legally, and practically. But it’s not only fire than makes installing a basement emergency exit an important …Continue reading →

Blaze in Trenton Demonstrates Important of Egress Basement Windows TAGS: Adding egress windows | building codes | Egress windows | emergeny escape | means of egress | safe basement exit National building code requires all basement apartments to have egress windows installed – but many are rented out without this vital safety feature. Doing so, however risks deadly consequences. In …Continue reading →

Practice your Family Fire Drills with Egress Windows TAGS: Egress windows | emergeny escape | means of egress | safe basement exit Egress windows are an important safety addition to any basement redesign – but learning to use them effectively is equally important. Clarence Klein, from Cleveland Ohio, takes fire drills very …Continue reading →

Get Out of the Dungeon with Egress Windows TAGS: Egress windows | finishing a basement | gloomy basement | means of egress | natural light | safe basement exit A finished basement can add lots of extra room to your home – but the lack of natural light can leave it dark and unwelcoming – almost like a dungeon. …Continue reading →