American Fork, Utah County
American Fork basements, older blocks and newer ones
American Fork has a real downtown and a ring of newer subdivisions. The downstairs is a different project in each.
Near Main Street the basement may already be rooms, with a ceiling you cannot drop and a stair that was never generous. Toward the freeway the house is newer and the basement is more often bare. We measure headroom before we talk about a bedroom.
A bath downstairs is common in both kinds of house. If you want that bath to serve a separate apartment, American Fork's rules are not something we invent on the porch. We will tell you what we can build and what you should confirm with the city.
The shop is one city north, in Lehi. Basement planning rates are $52, $90, and $143 per square foot for Good, Better, and Best. The picture is an in-progress kitchenette.
