Basement Finishing in Roy, Utah
Roy sits just southwest of Hill Air Force Base, and most of its homes went up in the subdivision waves of the 1970s through the 1990s. Those houses almost all came with unfinished or half-finished basements, which is exactly the work we do. Our Clearfield shop is about ten minutes away, so Roy jobs are close to home for us.
Serving all of Roy: ZIP code 84067.
Building in Roy
Most Roy homes have poured concrete foundations with 8 foot basement ceilings, which makes for straightforward framing but means duct soffits need planning so finished rooms don't feel low. The water table runs high in parts of the city, so we check for moisture and confirm the sump situation before any finish work starts. We also see a lot of 1980s-era DIY finishes here, paneling, dropped ceilings, and framing that was never square, and tearing those out and redoing them properly is common work for us.
Permits and inspections in Roy
Roy City requires a building permit for basement finishing, and any bedroom you add needs a code-compliant egress window. We prepare the plans, pull the permit through Roy City, and meet the inspectors at each stage so you don't have to manage any of it.
Areas we work in
- Near Sand Ridge Park
- Around George E. Wahlen Park
- West Roy toward West Haven
- South Roy near the recreation complex
What we do in Roy
- Complete basement finishing
- Framing
- Drywall
- Carpentry, trim, and built-ins
- Painting
- Flooring
- Bathrooms as part of your finish
- Bedrooms with code-required egress windows
Why Roy homeowners call us
- Housing stock is mostly 1970s to 1990s subdivisions with standard 8 foot basements
- High water table in parts of the city, so moisture gets checked before framing
- Lots of Hill AFB families, and we work around deployment and PCS timelines
- Ten minutes from our Clearfield shop, which keeps scheduling tight
- Established neighborhoods where many basements were partly finished decades ago and need updating
Our work
Photos from JS ProFinish jobs across Davis and Weber County. There's more in the project gallery.
Basement finishing questions from Roy homeowners
My Roy home was built in the 1980s and the basement was never finished. Is that typical?
Very. Most of Roy was built between the 1970s and 1990s, and builders left basements unfinished as standard practice. These basements are usually good candidates: poured foundations, full-height ceilings, and utilities already roughed to one corner.
Does Roy's high water table cause problems for basement finishing?
It can if it's ignored. Parts of Roy sit on a high water table, so we check for moisture at the estimate and make sure drainage or a sump pump is handled before framing starts. Done in that order, the finished space holds up fine.
Do I need a permit from Roy City to finish my basement?
Yes. Roy City requires a permit for basement finishing, and bedrooms need an egress window that meets code. We pull the permit and handle the inspections as part of every job.
We're a military family at Hill AFB. Can you work around a PCS timeline?
Yes. A lot of our Roy customers are Hill AFB families, and we're used to planning projects around deployment and move dates. Tell us your window and we'll give you a written schedule that fits it or tell you straight if it doesn't.
How much does it cost to finish a basement in Roy?
It depends on the size of the space and what goes in it. A rec room costs a lot less than a suite with a bathroom. We give free written estimates with the price fixed before work starts. See typical basement finishing costs in Utah
We also finish basements in Ogden, Clearfield, West Haven, and Sunset and across Weber County.
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1740 S 300 W #8, Clearfield, UT 84015