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basement egress

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    Must basement bedrooms have egress windows if there are two stair exits?

    I am designing a finished basement with two bedrooms. Each bedroom has a small existing window. There are two existing staircases leading up to a door to the backyard and another door out front. The two bedroom windows are in the setback, which means I can't enlarge them to create egress...
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    I or L shape cellar egress door stairway? MUST have railing?

    Hi all, I need to dig an egress door in order to keep the current shower in the cellar (two means of egress for keeping three fixture bathroom). I can't decide btw I shape straight up and down stairway or L shape stairway. The width of the building is 14/15 ft. The current drawing put the door...
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    Egress from basement- Sidewalk door?

    I need to provide a second exit from an overlarge basement storage area in a building addition. My only viable location would be installing a sidewalk door. I designed a project years ago where it was explicitly stated in the code that one basement exit could be via such a door., but I can't...
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