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Help! re: Bedroom Design

Does a Sliding Glass Door count as one of the Egress Requirements for Code in your area?


My bedroom plans have an 8' x 8' large sliding glass door that goes directly outside onto a patio Lanai, plus an interior door for entering into the home. Codes require a minimum of 2 egresses for Fire & Emergency regulations. Most people have windows in the bedroom, but we chose to Opt for the Large Sliding Glass Door... However upon research, it seems some places don't allow Sliding Glass Doors as an Egress form... which is so silly to me, because in the event of an emergency, you're 9/10 more likely to run out the door, not try to crawl and squeeze through a window?!?!


Anybody have any feedback on this?

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