Egress Window Well

Related terms

• Egress

  A code-required path of exit from a space in an emergency. Bedrooms and finished basements require a compliant egress window or door of m…

• Egress Window

  A window meeting code minimum size and sill height to serve as an emergency exit, required for bedrooms and finished basements.

• Grade (Wood Flooring)

  NWFA appearance classifications (Clear, Select, #1/#2 Common) based on color variation, knots, and character — a look-and-cost choice, no…

• Expansion Joint

  A deliberate separation that lets adjacent concrete or structure move with temperature and load without cracking or buckling.

• Efflorescence

  White mineral deposits left on masonry or concrete as water migrates through and evaporates. A sign of moisture movement to investigate,…

• Expansive Soil

  Clay-rich soil that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, cyclically stressing foundations. A leading cause of foundation cracking and mo…

• Differential Settlement

  Uneven sinking of parts of a foundation, the cause of most serious structural cracking, sticking doors, and sloping floors.

• Exterior Waterproofing

  Excavating to the footing and applying a membrane/coating plus drainage to the outside of the foundation — the most thorough (and costly)…