Standard Basement Window Measurements

The sill is not the horizontal trim board that extends from the wall.

Standard basement window measurements.

Ignore all pulleys and parting strips when measuring for depth dimensions as they ll be removed for replacement window installation. The sill is where the sash rests when closed. Measure from the high point of the sill of your window the surface closest to the inside of the window to the top of the window opening. A front door can be wider at 1 1 more also.

Window wells serving an egress window shall not be less than 9 square feet in area with a horizontal length width of no less than 36 inches. Doors are normally 2 1m high and 900 mm wide. Minimum 20 inches of net clear width opening. Maximum 44 inches to window sill measured from finished floor.

Use the smallest of these three height measurements to order the window. Use the tape measure to measure from the sill to the top of the window opening. Popular and standard heights for picture windows include. One at the left side one at the center and one at the right side of the window.

Make three vertical measurements on the left side of the window from the sill to the header then. Standard window sizes for basement windows come in 32 inch widths and range in height from 15 inches to 24 inches. 2 feet 3 feet 4 feet 5 feet 6 feet 7 feet 8 feet 18 inches 52 inches 62 inches.