Fire Escape Windows

Sunrise windows have a range of solutions especially for small windows with floating mullions.

Fire escape windows.

The notable exceptions are kitchens utility rooms bathrooms and dressing rooms which as inner rooms do not require egress windows. Fire spread between properties through unprotected areas means of escape in case of fire. Kitchens and bathrooms are not considered habitable rooms. All escape windows must lead to a safe place that can be accessible by ladder by the fire brigade to provide necessary help to reach you in the case of a fire.

Who needs to have a fire escape window each bedroom in the residential home must have at least one fire escape window or door which leads directly to the outside. Fire escape windows from sunrise. The requirement for fire escape windows on the ground and first floors are essential for the safety of your family. Current best practice is to have a means of escape from all bedroom windows.

Fire escape routes in three or four storey homes. For homes of three or more storeys where floors occur 4 5m or more above the outside ground level egress windows are not an option for fire safety. A fire escape window is an egress window which leads directly to the outside to allow people to escape incase of fire emergency. Fensa regulations state that fire escape windows must be fitted if they are on the ground floor in any habitable room which does not open into a hall that leads directly to an exit door.

In case of a fire or emergency where you need to leave the house through a safe and large opening our windows are fully compliant to safety regulations and use egress fire escape hinges. It must be able to stay open without being held as well as opening to the side or upwards to at least 450mm.