ᐅ Is an emergency override for blinds on the upper floor strictly necessary?

Hello everyone.

Today we visited our soon-to-be neighbors and took a look at their house.

I noticed a manual crank (in addition to the electric switch) on a shutter on the upper floor.

Our neighbor said that such an emergency opening is mandatory in Lower Saxony!

However, we have not planned for something like that. Or rather, our general contractor hasn’t!

Are there regulations on when such an emergency opening is required and when it is not?

Golfi90 schrieb:

Hello everyone.

Today we visited our future neighbors and took a look at their house.

I noticed a manual crank (in addition to the electric switch) on a roller shutter on the upper floor.

Our neighbor said that such an emergency opening is mandatory in Lower Saxony!

However, we have not planned for this. Neither has our general contractor!

Are there regulations about when such an emergency opening is required and when it is not?

The window installer also did this for me...

If that is the emergency exit route, it must work without electricity, yes.
Whether you implement that ... dumdidum

What determines whether we need an emergency escape route or not? And who decides where the escape route should be located?

You need a second one. The staircase is the first.

The builder decides that. Not every window is suitable.

Golfi90 schrieb:

What determines whether we need an emergency escape route or not? And who decides where the escape route goes?

Check the building permit / planning permission. If it mentions an *escape route*, then you have to include it... just my guess