ᐅ Second Escape Route Problem Due to Electric Roller Shutters

Well, this crank also needs to be installed in the correct room.
Back then, the people from Schwabenhaus even wanted the first roller shutter to be surface-mounted so that the fire department can open it from the outside.

Of course, it has to be in the right room. The original poster mentioned a "second escape route through the window above the garage." I don’t understand where the problem is—has appearance become more important these days than one’s own life or that of family members?

If appearance is really valued that highly, the emergency exit can still be ensured with a second staircase inside or outside the house.

Regarding Schwabenhaus: I suspect this also depends on the specific regional building regulations. Which federal state was that in?

One with a manual crank facing the street is sufficient. The window installer who brought the crank said that nobody actually installs it, he will just leave it there for me, and what I do with it is my concern...

We also need to plan a second escape route for the ground floor and upper floor because we want electric roller shutters. It’s not a big problem (except the extra cost of 250 euros each annoys me), since the manual crank doesn’t constantly hang around anyway but can be inserted into the designated hole only in an emergency.

What bothers me much more is this madness of regulations: from the inside, the window must be openable at any time, but from the outside it’s sufficient if a ladder can simply be leaned against it. That means if my house is on fire, I crank up the shutters but cannot get out of the upper floor unharmed without external help. At least I’ll get some fresh air then.

If you are planning to use external venetian blinds (also called Raffstores), you might want to ask whether those could be accepted as a second escape route.

Strahleman schrieb:

What bothers me much more is this madness of regulations: The window must be able to be opened from the inside at all times, but from the outside, it only has to allow a ladder to be leaned against it. So, if my place is on fire, I roll up the shutters, but I can’t get out of the upper floor unharmed without external help. At least I have some fresh air then.

Do you seriously prefer not being able to get out at all because the first and only escape route is filled with smoke? Feel free to explain to me why it’s better to only be able to get out with help on the primary escape route rather than on the secondary escape route.

Scout schrieb:

Maybe you, yes. If everyone looks out for themselves, then everyone is taken care of ;o)

But what about a ten-year-old daughter or a frail elderly person home alone, right? What if not?

Why not at least have a roller shutter motor with an emergency manual crank?

Yes, that’s certainly true. In our home, ALL roller shutters go up IMMEDIATELY when a smoke detector alarm sounds. Of course, that doesn’t solve the issue of a power outage… no question about that.