Basement Finishing in Holladay

Millcreek Basement Finishing takes on Holladay basements, from apartments and egress windows to bathrooms, wet bars, kitchens and theaters. Holladay lies about 2.5 miles from Millcreek by road.

Holladay is a city of about 31,000 people with older homes. About 69 percent were built before 1980, and the median home dates from 1969. 80 percent of homes are one-unit buildings, and the median value is $763,400, higher than in Millcreek or Cottonwood Heights.

Request a free quote

Open basement staircase with oak treads, white risers, a painted handrail and guard and a bright finished floor at the bottom

Example project

Basement apartment room with a white kitchenette along one wall with a range and stainless refrigerator, a door with a glass panel to the outside, a window and a sofa on a rug

Basement apartment with a kitchenette and its own outside door

Example project

Home: 1960s house in Holladay
Original request: An apartment for an adult child, with a door to the outside
Space: About 750 sq ft, a kitchenette and living room in one open room
Kitchenette: White cabinets, a range with a hood, a refrigerator and a sink
Doors and windows: An outside door with a glass panel and one window
Not included: Electrical service upgrades
Cost: $72,000

In this example, the owners of a 1960s house in Holladay want an apartment for their adult child in the lower level. The unit has its own outside door with a glass panel, a kitchenette on one wall and a living area.

See the full example and more projects

Basement finishing services in Holladay

Basement apartment

An apartment under a Holladay house begins with the city’s ADU rules, which the city sets, so confirm them with Holladay before drawing a plan. The state building items on the basement apartment page apply wherever the unit is.

Egress window installation

Where a new bedroom or unit is planned, the window has to meet the size rules on the egress window installation page. A house built around 1969 may have small basement windows, and each wall is measured on site.

Basement bathroom

A basement bathroom here is planned around the existing furnace and water heater, the ceiling height and the fixtures on the plumbing plan.

Basement kitchen and wet bar

At a $763,400 median value, owners may want a bar or kitchen with more finish. The basement kitchen and wet bar page separates a wet bar, a kitchenette and a full kitchen.

Basement home theater

A media room is laid out against measured duct and beam heights, as the basement home theater page explains.

Homes and basements here

Holladay’s housing: roughly 6 percent of homes predate 1950 and more than 71 percent date from 1950 through 1989. One-unit buildings make up about 80 percent (about 68 percent detached); buildings of five or more units, about 15 percent. About 79 percent of homes are owner-occupied.

Having a basement is a separate fact from house age, and no source behind this page puts a number on Holladay homes that have one. In a house from the 1960s or 1970s the first visit measures headroom, window sizes and the mechanical corner.

Permits and rules to check in Holladay

This page does not state Holladay’s own building or ADU rules, which the city sets and can change. The statewide code applies: Utah’s residential code with its amendments, including the escape opening for a new bedroom or unit, alarms and insulation. Confirm permit steps with the city.

Before planning an apartment, ask the city how its accessory dwelling unit rules read now. Cities in the valley write their own, as the Millcreek rules on the apartment page show.

Utah Residential Code 2021, Chapter 3 (UpCodes viewer)Utah Code 15A-3-202, amendments to IRC Chapters 1 through 5 Utah Code 10-21-303, internal accessory dwelling units

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a permit to finish a basement in Holladay?

Check with the city. Millcreek, for example, requires a permit for all construction apart from finish work, so confirm Holladay’s rule with its building office.

Can I add a basement apartment in Holladay?

State law makes an internal ADU a permitted use in areas zoned mainly for homes, with exceptions a city may adopt. Holladay’s own rules are for the city to confirm.

For a house farther south-east, see basement finishing in Cottonwood Heights.

Request a free basement finishing quote

Send the Holladay address and tell us what you want: an apartment, a bathroom, a bar or kitchen, a theater or a bedroom with an egress window. Tell us what the basement looks like now. 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) 417-4099