Questions and Answers for JELD-WEN 23.5 in. x 35.5 in. V-4500 Series Red Painted Vinyl Right-Handed Casement Window with Colonial Grids/Grilles

A:  Thank you for allowing us to assist you today. This particular window comes standard with glass unit configuration including: 1 lite of Low-E 366, 1 lite of clear glass. Internal grid (for use as shadow bar), and applied Simulated Divided Lite (SDL) bar. The grid is located inside the sealed insulated unit of glass and not removable. The applied SDL bar is adhered to the interior and exterior of the window glass with heavy duty tape and is intended to be permanent.

A:  Thank you for your inquiry. The clear opening on this window measures 5.039 total square feet allowing it to meet 1st floor (only) IRC Egress Requirement of greater than or equal to 5.0 sq. ft.. Additional measurements are as follows: clear opening width is 23.888” and the clear opening height is 30.374”. All minimum criteria are met allowing this window to be used as an egress opening when installed in 1st floor location. JELD-WEN has a handy egress calculator on our web-site that provides egress information on nearly all our products: http://www.jeld-wen.com/professional/tools-education/egress-openings-calculator .