Whats the current regulations regarding upstairs windows? Do they still have to be tilt and turn even though I have another escape route through a patio door.
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On Friday 28 June 2013 16:56 sintv wrote in uk.d-i-y:
According to my BCO, mine had to be "egress" which I assume includes suitably desogned tilt-n-turn windows. However that was my particular house layout - not sure in the general case.
Any reason for tilt as opposed to say casement+transom? I alway though tilt- n-turn were a bit "office".
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AFAIK these will do - I've retrofitted my upstairs windows with similar:
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but I had to widen the channel for it - a bit onerous but not difficult (AG no good for this!).
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On Friday 28 June 2013 21:48 PeterC wrote in uk.d-i-y:
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They're good for modding exising windows - but I assumed the OP was replacing his - in which case you can just buy them with those hinges (they will have a buying option called "egress").
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How close is the patio door to the upstairs window?
Same room?
Same floor?
You need to check with BC about the current regs but there is a limit to the number of rooms/passageways you have to traverse to get to the nearest fire exit.
In our last house we had a balcony door off the landing, but still needed escape hinges in one bedroom because you needed to traverse a lobby and another bedroom before you got to the door.
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Dave R