Basement Finishing in Magna

Basement jobs in Magna, a township on the west edge of the valley about 14 road miles from West Valley City, are also ours: bedrooms, bathrooms, wet bars, theater rooms and egress windows. West Valley City Basement Finishing does the work.

Magna is a metro township, not an incorporated city, with about 30,000 residents. About 83 percent of its homes are single-family and about 79 percent are owner-occupied, and about 11 percent of the housing predates 1950. The page is for households that own a house with a basement and want more rooms in it.

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Split-entry house from the 1970s with a brick lower level, light siding above, basement windows half above grade, a two-car garage and the Wasatch foothills behind

Example project

L-shaped basement wet bar with navy cabinets, a white counter, a sink with a black faucet, two upholstered stools, floating shelves with glasses and pendant lights

Wet bar with seating for two beside the family room

Example project

Home: 2000s house in Magna
Original request: A place for drinks and snacks beside the family room
Bar: L-shaped, with navy cabinets, a white counter and a sink
Seating: Two upholstered stools at the end of the counter
Shelves: Two floating shelves for glasses and pendant lights above
Cost: $7,800

In this example, the owners of a 2000s house in Magna have a finished family room in the lower level and want a spot for drinks and snacks that does not send everyone upstairs.

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Basement finishing services in Magna

Basement bedroom

Add a bedroom in Magna and the basement has to meet sleeping-room rules: a way out, alarms, 7 feet of ceiling. Details are on the basement bedroom page.

Basement bathroom

Where the plumbing already runs decides how a Magna basement bathroom starts. Half baths, showers and tubs are on the basement bathroom page.

Basement kitchen and wet bar

A wet bar or kitchen adds plumbing and circuits to a family room. The page on basement kitchen and wet bar describes the three versions.

Basement home theater

A media wall or a theater room is planned from the ceiling under the ducts. The basement home theater page goes through it.

Egress window installation

The escape route for a Magna basement bedroom is a window cut into the foundation wall; the numbers are on egress window installation.

Homes in Magna

The median Magna home was built in 1985, and the median owner-occupied value is $376,200. About 45 percent of the housing predates 1980 and about 44 percent was built from 1950 through 1989. About 75 percent of homes are detached single-family houses, and about 9 percent of housing units are in buildings of five or more units.

About 11 percent of Magna’s housing predates 1950, against about 2 percent in West Valley City, and about 19 percent predates 1960. A house of that age may have a lower ceiling or smaller basement windows than one from the 1980s, so the first visit measures the ceiling under the ducts and looks at the windows before any layout is drawn.

The census counts the year a home was built, not whether it has a basement, so we do not give a figure for how many Magna houses have one.

Permits and rules to check in Magna

Building permits for Magna and Kearns go through the Greater Salt Lake Municipal Services District, not through West Valley City. The district’s building permits and inspections office takes calls at (385) 910-7138, and its posted hours are 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday. The district decides what your plans must show, and West Valley City’s list does not apply to a Magna address.

The statewide code is the 2021 International Residential Code with Utah amendments, so the ceiling, egress and alarm rules on our service pages are the same here. Ask the district about plan submittal before work starts.

Greater Salt Lake Municipal Services District, building permits and inspections Salt Lake City Building Services, building permits Utah Code 15A-2-103, adopted code editions

Frequently asked questions

Who issues a basement permit in Magna?

The Greater Salt Lake Municipal Services District handles building permits for Magna. Its building permits and inspections office is at (385) 910-7138.

Does an older Magna house change what can be finished?

It can. A house from before 1950 may have a lower ceiling or smaller windows, so the ceiling height under the ducts and the window sizes are measured first. The 7 foot habitable ceiling and the egress opening sizes apply to the room as planned.

Kearns, about 4 road miles from West Valley City, is the other community we serve outside the city; see basement finishing in Kearns.

Request a free basement finishing quote

Write with the Magna address, a rough basement size and the rooms you are after, and mention the house’s age if it is known. We'll get back to you soon with an estimate or any questions we have. Estimates are free and there's no obligation.

Call (385) 481-7973