Window in stud wall

Sep 23, 2025 Last reply: 9 months ago 8 Replies

I am in the process of dividing what originally was a bedroom that has had a conservatory added. The wall will span the opening of what was the window for that bedroom. Since the room has no other source of daylight, I am using a Pattern 10 door to access the conservatory and I am planning on a high level window in the stud wall both to allow daylight from the conservatory into the bedroom.



The question is do I have make the window in the stud wall an opener for ventilation purposes or will a simple pane of glass do?



Richard


It sounds like you may well be in total breach of fire regulations.

Bedrooms absolutely require a window you can jump out of or two exist routes and a fire alarm

I did think about that but the room will have two escape routes, one through the normal entry from the hallway and a second through the conservatory and a fire alarm is to be included.

Then you should be OK. Having been the company fire officer once (no one else wanted to) I am a but aware of fire hazards.

I can be sure but I think my BCI still demanded windows to be jumped out of in upstairs rooms with two exits

Does the OP have a two-story conservatory ?

:-)

Most of us guessed that when we read 'conservatory'

You can jump out of a ground floor window too.

They key thing is an alternative way out if one way out is on fire Normally that is - for a first floor - a window if the stairs are ablaze

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