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A basement can hold a wet bar, a kitchenette or a full second kitchen, and which one you pick sets the plumbing, the appliances and the paperwork. Murray Basement Finishing builds all three in Murray; this page covers what each needs and what the city asks when a kitchen is added.
We serve Murray and nearby Midvale and Sandy. In Murray about 63 percent of housing units are one-unit homes, and the city’s checklist has a line of its own for a kitchen added to a basement.
A wet bar is a sink, a short run of cabinets and a counter for drinks and entertaining. It needs a drain and a water supply, and it needs no cooking appliance. It is the smallest version of a basement kitchen and has the smallest list of items for the plans.
A kitchenette is a sink plus a cooking appliance and a refrigerator. The appliance needs power or fuel and a way to ventilate, and both have to be drawn on the plans.
A full kitchen has full-size appliances, more circuits and more counter and cabinet run. Murray’s checklist asks for the Second Kitchen Covenant when a kitchen is added.
Murray’s basement checklist asks for floor plans labelled by room use, supply and return air for the basement, and combustion air for the furnace and water heater. A kitchen adds to that list: the electrical components are shown, the plumbing fixtures are shown, and the contractors named for the electrical and plumbing work hold state licences that go in before the permit is issued.
Ground-fault protection is the electrical item to know: Utah’s amendment covers 15 and 20 ampere receptacles in unfinished basement portions. Outlets, appliance circuits and exhaust paths are decided on the plans, so they are fixed before cabinets are ordered.
A sink below the main floor needs a place for its waste to go, and where that is depends on the house. We do not describe a drain layout here because it comes from the plumbing plan and the plumber, and because the plumbing is inspected as part of the permit.
Counter height, cabinet style and appliance size are ordinary choices once the sink and appliance locations are fixed. A low ceiling, a soffit around a duct or a support column can decide where the run of cabinets goes, so the ceiling heights on the plan matter here as much as in a bedroom.
The checklist says that if a kitchen is to be added, the Second Kitchen Covenant should be included. The wording of the covenant is not reproduced here. Ask the building permits desk at 801-270-2431 what it says and whether it applies to a wet bar as well as a full kitchen.
A kitchen is also the feature that makes a basement into a separate home. If the plan is an apartment, Murray’s accessory dwelling unit rules apply on top, including the recorded affidavit; the basement apartment page covers them.
Cost depends on wet bar, kitchenette or full kitchen, plus plumbing distance, appliances and cabinets. The itemised estimate follows a look at your basement.
Murray’s checklist covers the basement finish as a whole and names plumbing and electrical items, so plan on a permit and confirm with the building permits desk before work starts.
Murray’s checklist asks that it be included when a kitchen is added. Ask the city for the wording and for how it applies to your plan.
Renting part of a house in Murray goes through the accessory dwelling unit rules: an owner who lives in the house or the unit, a recorded affidavit and a business licence for a long-term rental. The basement apartment page covers them.
A kitchen meant for a separate unit brings in the occupancy and recording rules on the basement apartment page, while the drain and vent side overlaps with basement bathroom work. The Murray Basement Finishing home page lists every service.
Is it a wet bar, a kitchenette or a full kitchen, and where in the basement would it go? We'll get back to you soon with an estimate or any questions we have. Estimates are free and there's no obligation.
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