Primary bedroom in basement?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’d only consider it if my kids were tweens or older.

I'd put them in the basement.

My cousin did this. It was her preteen daughter, and there was a fire. She was able to escape after her mom smashed the window from the outside and pulled her to safety. Poor child was traumatized for a while after that. Don’t put your kids in the basement unless there are multiple ways to escape a fire.

And this is different from a second story bedroom how?

(Ignoring the fact that code will require an egress window in a basement bedroom).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’d only consider it if my kids were tweens or older.

I'd put them in the basement.

My cousin did this. It was her preteen daughter, and there was a fire. She was able to escape after her mom smashed the window from the outside and pulled her to safety. Poor child was traumatized for a while after that. Don’t put your kids in the basement unless there are multiple ways to escape a fire.

And this is different from a second story bedroom how?

(Ignoring the fact that code will require an egress window in a basement bedroom).

Fire ladder? Stairs are usually by an exit door, smoke rises - basement windows are usually high up, do I need to continue ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’d only consider it if my kids were tweens or older.

I'd put them in the basement.

My cousin did this. It was her preteen daughter, and there was a fire. She was able to escape after her mom smashed the window from the outside and pulled her to safety. Poor child was traumatized for a while after that. Don’t put your kids in the basement unless there are multiple ways to escape a fire.

And this is different from a second story bedroom how?

(Ignoring the fact that code will require an egress window in a basement bedroom).

Fire ladder? Stairs are usually by an exit door, smoke rises - basement windows are usually high up, do I need to continue ?

A basement egress window can be no higher than 40” and must be a specific height and width.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’d only consider it if my kids were tweens or older.

I'd put them in the basement.

My cousin did this. It was her preteen daughter, and there was a fire. She was able to escape after her mom smashed the window from the outside and pulled her to safety. Poor child was traumatized for a while after that. Don’t put your kids in the basement unless there are multiple ways to escape a fire.

And this is different from a second story bedroom how?

(Ignoring the fact that code will require an egress window in a basement bedroom).

Fire ladder? Stairs are usually by an exit door, smoke rises - basement windows are usually high up, do I need to continue ?

A basement egress window can be no higher than 40” and must be a specific height and width.

No higher than 40 from the basement floor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’d only consider it if my kids were tweens or older.

I'd put them in the basement.

My cousin did this. It was her preteen daughter, and there was a fire. She was able to escape after her mom smashed the window from the outside and pulled her to safety. Poor child was traumatized for a while after that. Don’t put your kids in the basement unless there are multiple ways to escape a fire.

And this is different from a second story bedroom how?

(Ignoring the fact that code will require an egress window in a basement bedroom).

Fire ladder? Stairs are usually by an exit door, smoke rises - basement windows are usually high up, do I need to continue ?

A basement egress window can be no higher than 40” and must be a specific height and width.

No higher than 40 from the basement floor.

Where is this? Not all states have the same code.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Spiders often appear in a basement. No thank you.

The only time I notice spiders are when they're on the ceiling -- which happens on every any level of my home.

Remember the old (apparently false but still compelling) adage "You're never more than 6 feet from a spider."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’d only consider it if my kids were tweens or older.

I'd put them in the basement.

My cousin did this. It was her preteen daughter, and there was a fire. She was able to escape after her mom smashed the window from the outside and pulled her to safety. Poor child was traumatized for a while after that. Don’t put your kids in the basement unless there are multiple ways to escape a fire.

And this is different from a second story bedroom how?

(Ignoring the fact that code will require an egress window in a basement bedroom).

Fire ladder? Stairs are usually by an exit door, smoke rises - basement windows are usually high up, do I need to continue ?

NP. So the mom would climb the fire ladder, smash the second floor window from the outside, lower the fire ladder and climb down with the daughter? The problem is that you need two ladders.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’d only consider it if my kids were tweens or older.

I'd put them in the basement.

My cousin did this. It was her preteen daughter, and there was a fire. She was able to escape after her mom smashed the window from the outside and pulled her to safety. Poor child was traumatized for a while after that. Don’t put your kids in the basement unless there are multiple ways to escape a fire.

And this is different from a second story bedroom how?

(Ignoring the fact that code will require an egress window in a basement bedroom).

Fire ladder? Stairs are usually by an exit door, smoke rises - basement windows are usually high up, do I need to continue ?

A basement egress window can be no higher than 40” and must be a specific height and width.

No higher than 40 from the basement floor.

Where is this? Not all states have the same code.

It's 44".

https://www.egresswindows.com/its-the-law

[Anonymous]

Kids one day will all have to put their parents underground.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Kids one day will all have to put their parents underground.

You must be fun at parties.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kids one day will all have to put their parents underground.

You must be fun at parties.

Like your diapers, it Depends

[Anonymous]

No, people are not meant to live underground.