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If you are researching a basement window project in Minneapolis, the quotes and articles you find are full of terms nobody explains. This egress window installation glossary breaks down the words you will meet, in plain English, so you can read a quote line by line and know what you are paying for. Use it […]
If you have a finished basement or a basement bedroom in Minneapolis, an egress window is not optional. City code requires a way out of that space in an emergency, and a standard basement window does not qualify. This guide walks through what the code actually says, how to tell if your current window passes, […]
If your inspector flagged a basement window, or you're finishing a basement bedroom, choosing comes down to one question: will the window let an adult climb out in an emergency, and will a firefighter fit through it coming in? Minnesota code answers that question with specific numbers. This guide walks through those numbers, what they […]
Water pooling in a window well after a heavy rain is usually the moment a homeowner learns what an egress window is. Understanding the egress window bedroom requirement is especially important in Minneapolis, where code mandates specific safety exits for below-grade sleeping spaces. Maybe the old basement window is leaking, the frame is rotted, or […]
