General Contractor in Riverton, Utah

Riverton's code specifications for residential basement finishing, which become part of the permit approval, include these items.

• A basic plan showing each room labeled with its use, the electrical layout with any subpanel, and the doors, windows, furnace, and water heater
• Redwood or pressure-treated wood for any framing on the concrete slab
• Furnaces and water heaters kept out of bedrooms, bathrooms, and similar spaces; reached without passing through a bedroom or bathroom; and each removable without moving the other appliance
• At least 30 inches of working space and 6 inches of clearance to combustibles in front of the furnace
• In any bathroom without a window, an exhaust fan ducted to the outside
• Tamper-resistant receptacles, an outlet within 6 feet of each door opening, and every circuit labeled in the panel before the final inspection
• No electrical panel in a clothes closet or a similar space
• A smoke detector in each bedroom and a combination smoke and carbon monoxide detector just outside each bedroom
• At least R-13 insulation on every basement exterior wall, and on the walls and ceiling of a mechanical room with outside combustion air
• At least half-inch drywall with fire-taped joints on the walls and ceiling of any enclosed usable space under the stairs

Source: Riverton, Code Specifications for Residential Basement Finishing.