Owners in South Jordan can hire Taylorsville Basement Finishing, based about 10 road miles away in Taylorsville, for a basement bedroom, bathroom, escape window or apartment.
South Jordan has the newest housing of the places we serve. About 9 percent of homes predate 1980, the median year built is 2007 and about 86 percent are one-unit houses. This page is for owners whose house has a basement to finish.
Basement apartment walls framed over foam insulation
Example project
Home
2000s house in South Jordan
Original request
An apartment for an adult child, finished in one project
Space
About 750 sq ft, with a window at the far end
Walls
Framed on a treated bottom plate, with foam against the concrete
Wiring
Electrical boxes set along the studs
Not included
Electrical service upgrades
Cost
$64,000
In this example, the owners of a 2000s house in South Jordan want an apartment for an adult child in their lower level. The photo shows the framing stage, with foam in the walls and the electrical boxes set.
The basement bedroom page walks through the escape opening, ceiling and alarm rules for a sleeping room below grade.
Basement bathroom
Drain location and the ceiling over the fixtures come first; the basement bathroom page sets out the questions.
Egress window installation
The window and well are sized from the code, with a net clear opening of at least 5.7 square feet. The egress window installation page works through the sizes.
Basement apartment
A unit in an owner-occupied house falls under Utah’s internal accessory dwelling statute. The basement apartment page explains what the state allows and what a city may require.
Homes here
South Jordan’s median home was built in 2007. Roughly 43 percent of homes date from 2010 or later and about 70 percent from 2000 or later; only about 13 percent come from 1950 to 1989. Median owner-occupied value is $650,500, the highest of the places we serve, and about 81 percent of homes are owner-occupied.
Recent codes governed a newer build, but a finish is judged by what you add: any new bedroom or apartment needs its escape opening and alarms, whatever year the house went up. The year says nothing about whether there is a basement.
Permits and rules to check in South Jordan
Residential work in Utah follows the 2021 International Residential Code with Utah amendments. South Jordan’s own permit steps, fees and accessory dwelling conditions were not researched for this page, so ask the city’s building office what it needs for a basement finish before work starts. For a basement apartment, the state statute lets a city set some conditions of its own.
Yes, South Jordan is within the area we serve, about 10 miles from Taylorsville by road. For addresses farther out, ask.
Does a newer house need an egress window for a basement bedroom?
If the bedroom is new, yes, at any house age: the escape and rescue opening is required for a bedroom created in an existing basement. A window already there may be big enough, so measure it before replacing it.
