Basement Apartments · Grantsville, Tooele County
5-star rated by Tooele County homeowners. Locally owned by Danny & Trayson.
We build the space under your Tooele County home into a legal rental or an in-law suite, with its own kitchen and its own entrance. Egress windows and permits included, with one honest price in writing.
We know what you are really worried about
After doing this out here for 20 years, we can almost guess what is on your mind before you say it. The people in Grantsville who call us are nervous about the same handful of things. Here is what we hear, and exactly how we handle each one.
That fear is earned. Most of the horror stories out here start with a low bid and a pile of change orders. We put one honest, itemized price in writing before we start, and it does not move unless you change the plan.
An apartment that is not permitted is a problem when you rent it or sell the house. We build it to code and pull the permit, so you end up with a legal unit, not a liability.
A legal apartment needs a real egress window and its own safe entrance. We size and build both correctly, so it passes inspection and it is safe.
Nobody wants to rent a cave. We plan the light, the layout, the ceiling height, and the finishes so it lives like a real apartment people actually want.
You deal with the owners here, not a salesman who sells the job and hands you off. One point of contact, calls and texts get answered, and you always know what is happening this week and next.
What a basement apartment includes
A rental has to stand on its own. One crew builds all of it, from the private door to the last inspection, so it can be rented the right way.
A separate door so your renter or family comes and goes without walking through your house. Their space stays their own.
A code-legal egress window and well in every bedroom, so it is a real, safe place to sleep that passes inspection.
Real cabinets, counters, a sink, and hookups for a stove and fridge. A full kitchen is what makes it a true apartment.
A full bathroom with a tub or shower, plus the plumbing run to the kitchen and laundry, all built to code.
Washer and dryer hookups in the unit, so your renter does not have to share your laundry room upstairs.
We pull the Grantsville City permit and build it to code, so it is a legal apartment you can rent with peace of mind.
Our specialty
You already own the space under your house. Turn it into a legal apartment and it can bring in rent every month, or give your family a place to live close by. Same square footage you already have, now working for you.
Why a basement apartment
If you want rental income or a place for family, you have three ways to get there. Here is the honest comparison.
| A basement apartment | Build an addition | Buy a rental property | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upfront cost | Lowest | High | Highest |
| Uses space you already own | Yes | Partly | No |
| Earns rental income | Yes | Sometimes | Yes |
| Adds to your mortgage or debt | No new mortgage | Often | A second mortgage |
| Disruption to your life | Low, it stays downstairs | High | A separate property to manage |
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Grantsville has grown fast, and a lot of people who work down in the Salt Lake valley want to live out here where homes cost less. That means real demand for a good rental. The newer subdivisions on the west side of town came with big unfinished basements under the whole footprint, which makes them a natural spot for a basement apartment. On the horse property and the larger lots at the edge of town, an apartment for family or for rent makes a lot of sense too.
Grantsville has been a farm town since it was settled back in 1850, and it is its own incorporated city, so we know what the Grantsville City building department looks for. A legal rental has to be built to code and permitted, with a real egress window and its own separate entrance. We handle all of that for you. If you want to spread the cost out, financing is available for approved buyers through our lending partner. And you are not handed off to a salesman here. You get Danny and Trayson, the two owners who are actually on your job.
Grantsville sits at the west end of the Tooele Valley, close to an hour from the Salt Lake valley, and a lot of the people who work down there moved out here because homes cost less. That steady stream of commuters and young families keeps demand high for a clean, affordable rental, which is exactly what a finished basement apartment gives you.
The newer homes in the subdivisions on the west side of town, where most of the recent growth has landed, were built with a full unfinished basement under the whole footprint. That is the ideal canvas for an apartment. There is room for a real bedroom, a full kitchen, a living space, and a laundry, and the foundation is already dug out and poured.
Grantsville is its own incorporated city, so a basement apartment here is permitted and inspected by the Grantsville City building department and has to meet the city's rules for a legal accessory unit. That means a real egress window, its own separate entrance, proper ceiling height, and fire separation. We handle the permit and the inspections so your rental is legal and safe, not something that gets flagged later.
Out on the horse property and the larger lots at the edge of town, a basement apartment is a common way to make room for family. Aging parents, a grown kid saving for a house, or a caretaker can have their own private space with a separate entrance while staying close by. It adds real value to the property whether you rent it out or keep it in the family.
Nearby, we also finish basements in Grantsville. See everything we do on our main basement apartments page.
Why Upterra
Upterra Builders is not a big company with a sales office. Danny and Trayson run the jobs themselves, so the people who quote your project are the same people who finish it.
Danny and Trayson quote the work and stay on the job. No handoff to a project manager you have never met.
You get a real written estimate before the work starts. If the budget and the plan do not match, we tell you up front.
We work in Tooele, Stansbury Park, Grantsville, Erda, Stockton, and nearby. We know the local permit process.
Clean framing, straight tile, and a crew that treats your home like it is theirs. Homeowners tell us so.
Where we work
Upterra Builders is based in Tooele County and finishes basements and remodels homes across the whole valley.
Not sure if you are in our area? Ask anyway. We travel across the county.
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