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Originally Posted by jorjef
Just my fears, but if this was to be a childs room down the road I don't think I could sleep easy. Smoke inhalation kills many before flames are ever an issue. Quick escape via a window would be a must for me.
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Yeap very true but the house does have a finished bedroom already upstairs which could be used for smaller children. Also most of us didn't grow up with these kinds of safety regulations. I know the type of houses I grew up in had security bars that couldn't be removed so there was no way you could get out the window. And most older homes have small windows in the basement which are still used as bedroom windows despite being "illegal". Also I currently live on the top floor of a condo building, you could fit out the windows but they are the furthest thing from a safe exit, better to take you chances with the fire.
When it comes down to it with all the safety equipment these days a window is really a last resort. Smoke detectors should provide adequate time to escape out of a room to an exit less than 10 feet away (walkout basement) and worst case stay low until the sprinklers activate which they would before the house would fill with smoke to the point it couldn't be avoided.
I'm not the type of person who would be the "overly cautions" type of parent. I mean really some of the stuff considered unsafe is some what laughable these days.