Bedroom Definition

NC Department of Insurance
Office of the State Fire Marshal - Engineering Division
1202 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1202
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Bedroom Definition

Code: 2006 Residential Code Date: October 1, 2007
Section: R202

Question:
When does a room have to be treated as a bedroom?

Answer:

When it meets the definition provided in Section 202 of the code. The definition for “Bedroom” is “Sleeping Room”. The definition for “Sleeping Room” is:
“A room designated as sleeping or bedroom on the plans.”
A room with a closet and/or a room with a window properly sized for an emergency escape opening does not constitute a bedroom. Only a room meeting the definition in the code is considered a bedroom.

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