NCW Home Inspections LLC On Facebook
NCW Home Inspections LLC 1 plus if you like us
Tweet
“Building Code Of The Day”
Question: On a Manufactured Home, what is the maximum window sill height for the emergency ingress-egress window?
A) 44 inches
B) 42 inches
C) 36 inches
D) 34 inches
E) None of the Above
Answer:
HUD CFR 3280.106: Clear opening of not less than 20 inches width and 24 inches
height in least dimensions and 5 square feet in area with bottom of the opening not more
than 36 inches above the floor. Locks, latches, operating handles, tables, and other
devices, which need to be operated in order to permit existing, shall not be located in
excess of 54 inches from the finished floor. (HUD Standards: Effective July 15, 1976, to
present.)