Basement finishing · Pleasant Grove, UT
Pleasant Grove has its own basement plan checklist, and we draw to it from the first sketch. That means 7-foot ceilings under every soffit, window wells 36 inches deep from the window, and R-19 on the outside walls. Want a rental downstairs? We plan for the city's Unit B rules too.
Finishing a basement in Pleasant Grove
Census numbers show about 5,600 of Pleasant Grove's 11,821 homes went up between 1990 and 2009. The 2000s were the busiest building decade the city has had. A lot of those houses came with a bare concrete basement, and that is a good place to start.
The city wants a full plan before anyone frames a wall. Your drawing has to show the square feet you are finishing and what every room will be used for. We draw it, then it goes in through the city's online portal with the $75 submittal fee, which counts toward the permit.
Older homes are a different job. Roughly a quarter of the city's housing dates to before 1980, and basements that old can be short or cut up by beams and ducts. We measure ceiling height first, because that one number decides what each room can legally be.
"Extremely professional and outstanding finishing my basement. His professionalism carried over to his finish work and gave us the exact outcome we wanted in our basement."
Jaden Russell · Basement finishRooms we finish in Pleasant Grove basements
Open space for movie nights and game day, framed so the ceiling stays at 7 feet or more under the ducts.
A legal bedroom gets the egress window and a well dug to the city's 36-inch rule. We set the well and finish the window inside.
No window that opens? Then the city wants the fan vented to the outside. We plan the vent path along with the drain.
A bar sink and cabinets are simple. A full kitchen downstairs counts toward the city's limit on kitchens per property.
Quiet rooms that need plenty of outlets. Pleasant Grove asks for tamper-resistant receptacles, so that is what goes in.
A Unit B with its own outside door, an inside door that can lock, and parking worked out on the site plan.
"Dakota just completed our basement project including complete drywall install and did a fabulous job. He and his crew were prompt, professional, thorough, and were able to do the job ahead of schedule. Price was fair and competitive."
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Pleasant Grove basement rules
Pleasant Grove posts a basement plan checklist on its website. The copy online is dated December 2018 and codes have changed since, so we confirm the current list with the Building Division before we draw. Here is what it asks for, and what it means for you.
The checklist sets a 7-foot minimum ceiling, and lights or other projections cannot hang below it. Low ducts are the usual problem. We measure under every soffit before you pick a layout.
Each bedroom needs an emergency egress window, and the city says the well must be 36 inches deep from the window. That is digging and a new well outside. That cost is in our bid from day one.
Exterior basement walls need R-19 insulation. Walls between a heated room and an unheated one need insulation too, like the wall next to a cold storage room. It keeps the new space warm and passes inspection.
The city wants a carbon monoxide detector on every level of the home and a combustion air duct run to the furnace room. Your electrical panel cannot end up inside a closet or a bathroom either. We lay the rooms out around all of that.
"After a flood in our basement, they completely transformed the space. Dakota coordinated everything and made the process so smooth. Their pricing was honest and fair, no surprises, just great work at a reasonable cost."
Misty Gallegos · Basement after floodHow it works
Dakota walks your Pleasant Grove basement, talks through the layout, and gives you one honest price in writing.
We lock the layout, help you pick finishes, and pull the permit with Pleasant Grove City.
Framing through finish work, on schedule, site kept clean, and you updated the whole way.
Final city inspection, a walkthrough with you, and we stand behind the work.
"He was very on top of the project, always making sure we were updated on what was going on. The quality turned out excellent."
Tyler ThomasPleasant Grove & nearby
Pleasant Grove sits right off I-15 next to Lindon and American Fork, so we are nearby all the time. Learn more about all our remodeling in Pleasant Grove and how we finish basements. We also finish basements in these towns close to you:
"They did a great job finishing our basement on time and with the best quality. Reasonable price."
Taylor Fox · Basement finishWe are on jobs near Lindon and American Fork all the time, just a few minutes from Pleasant Grove. Don't see your street? Just ask. Odds are we are already working nearby.
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