Installing Egress Window Header

To install the window first fold the fins out.

Installing egress window header.

Use concrete screws to anchor the sides of the frame to the concrete walls. When the basement stairs are blocked by a flaming television true story or fire and thick black smoke are racing down a hallway toward a dead end bedroom windows that are large enough for you to escape and for firefighters to enter become. Place the window in the opening and have a helper on the inside center and level it while you drive galvanized nails through the mounting fins and into the surrounding box. Over the last four years we ve in stalled more than 600 egress windows.

While i prefer sunny 60 f days with a light breeze we also work in feb ruary when it s 10 f out and the ground is frozen. Photo 2 consult a structural engineer or architect to determine the header size. The old saying always leave yourself an out is especially true when it comes to home fires. We install about three units per week and work year round.

Partially drive 3 in 7 6 cm deck screws into the bottom of the frame and push them into the wet concrete below. It s all we do. But if you install the window in a load bearing wall perpendicular to the floor joists. Egress window logic and the building code.

Then set the window aside and apply a generous bead of caulk to the box perimeter. If you re installing a small window less than 48 in. Put the window frame into place and secure it with nails or screws. Screw the top of the frame into the ceiling plate or joists.

Complete a basic egress window well in about eight hours.