Skylight is the only window egress

[NJ Valuator]

Bedroom has a skylight and no other windows. The skylight is on an angle along a pitched roof so a step stool would be enough to access it. Do you think that this is sufficient egress?

 

[Terrel L. Shields]

Not for FHA.

 

[Tru Red]

No. Not for FHA.

Witht that being said.......appraisers should never quote building codes (unless they also hold a contractor license) but how could anywhere allow a bedroom with no window?

Wondering how tall the shortest wall is in that bedroom? Do any walls have exterior access for a typical window? Just......kind of odd.

 

[Sadie]

UBC is online and so are the codes for most jurisdictions. If you have that information you can quote it, but be sure to cite your reference.

 

[NJ Valuator]

No. Not for FHA.

Witht that being said.......appraisers should never quote building codes (unless they also hold a contractor license) but how could anywhere allow a bedroom with no window?

Wondering how tall the shortest wall is in that bedroom? Do any walls have exterior access for a typical window? Just......kind of odd.

This appears to be a former unfinished attic that owners made into rooms.

 

[Tru Red]

This appears to be a former unfinished attic that owners made into rooms.

Ahh. So it very well could be glorified storage space.

 

[NJ Valuator]

Essentially although it does have its own heat, closet, privacy door, and does not serve as a corridor to access other rooms but no window.

 

[Mark K]

Ahh. So it very well could be glorified storage space.

Or den, office, etc. Just should not be called sleeping quarters.

 

[J Grant]

A skylight is a light source, it is not egress.

 

[J Grant]

This appears to be a former unfinished attic that owners made into rooms.

No window, (or similar egress) then no bedroom, regardless of how well finished it is otherwise.