Egress Windows

With Anchored Walls and Monarch Manufacturing Company's egress window systems for your basement you can have additional living space at a fraction of the cost of above-grade construction.

Egress Windows increase the value of your home

Your basement is valuable real estate, and it's an ideal place for the low-cost extra bedroom, family room or workout space you've always wanted. You can use this space to dramatically increase the usable living space in your house at a far lower cost than building additions. Make your three bedroom house a five bedroom house!

Egress Windows increase the safety of your home

Few of us think of basement windows as lifesaving equipment - but they are! When you need to escape a house fire or other disaster, or when rescue personnel need to enter – the right size egress basement window can make the difference between life and death.

Egress Windows can be installed quickly by our professionals

Based in the “Covered Bridge Country” of Winterset, Anchored Walls has served customers all over Iowa. We're proud to be a member of the Better Business Bureau, and we'll be happy to show you our customer list –just ask!

With thousands of satisfied customers since 1978, Anchored Walls has the skills and expertise to do the best job possible. We'll explain the entire process clearly, and give you an estimate with no obligation.

Egress Window Installation

  1. A hole is dug where window well is to be installed and pea gravel is placed in the bottom.
  2. A template is used to mark where hole in the basement wall will be cut.
  3. A concrete saw has been used to cut the hole.
  4. The concrete is removed from the hole.
  5. The hole is framed in.
  6. The egress window is installed.
  7. Finished window with the thermal-hinged lid.


1. A hole is dug where window well is to be installed and pea gravel is placed in the bottom.


2. A template is used to mark where hole will be cut.


3. A concrete saw has been used to cut the hole.


4. The concrete is removed from the hole.


5. The hole is framed in.


6. Window installed.


7. Finished window with thermal-hinged lid.