Basement Remodeling Basement Renovations Improve Your Home, Improve Yo | Page 15

SAFETY CONCERNS TO CONSIDER WHEN
RENOVATING YOUR BASEMENT
• The homes air quality in the home can be a factor of childhood asthma. Regularly
changing HVAC filters and professionally cleaning air ducts are necessary steps,
however, if your basement is dank and wet, general house mold and black mold may
become impossible to fight if you neglect to waterproof your basements as well as
removing any mold.
• Windows and Window Wells
• To allow people to escape should there be a fire, basement windows must be a certain
height. To ensure people can get out easy at all times, a safe and smart renovation of
your basement should include contractors digging around areas located around all
basement windows so to allow larger sized windows to be installed in your basement.
With today’s new home, these “window wells” are standard. Usually, the tops of
window wells have removable window well covers attached to them to keep pets and
debris from falling. In addition to being a useful safety feature, window wells also help to
create natural light.