Brookings County · 23,377 people

Egress windows in Brookings.

50 minutes up I-29 from Sioux Falls. Home to South Dakota State University, and to plenty of basements whose bedrooms need a legal way out.

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In Brookings

Indigo Construction installs egress windows, window wells and finished basements in Brookings. Under the 2021 IRC as published, the opening needs 5.7 sq ft of clear opening, 24 in clear height, 20 in clear width and a sill no higher than 44 in. Towns can amend those numbers (Sioux Falls did), so we confirm Brookings' rules and permit requirements before we cut.

Brookings basements

Brookings is a college town: it's home to South Dakota State University. That means a lot of houses where the basement bedroom matters, for a growing family, for a rental, or for resale to the next family who needs the room. A basement bedroom without a code-sized escape opening isn't a bedroom.

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Brookings questions.

Local answers, as far as we know them. Your building department is the final word.

Do you really come up to Brookings?

Yes. Brookings, Volga and the towns around them are part of our regular service area.

Are the egress rules the same in Brookings as in Sioux Falls?

Not necessarily. Sioux Falls amended the model code to a 5.0 sq ft opening and 48 in sill. Each town adopts the code on its own terms, so we check Brookings' requirements and permits before starting.

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