Basement finishing in Iona
Basement bedrooms, baths and family rooms for a small, fast-growing city northeast of Idaho Falls.
Iona is a small Bonneville County city in the Idaho Falls metro area, first settled in 1883 and incorporated in 1905. It grew from 1,803 people in 2010 to 2,717 in 2020, about 50 percent, and it's a young town: the 2020 census put the median age at 29.5, with 38.3 percent of residents under 18.
Why basements matter in Iona
With that many kids, the most common Iona basement project is simple: more bedrooms. Each basement bedroom needs its own egress window and well, so it pays to plan window locations for the whole basement before the first room is framed. A bathroom downstairs and a family room for the kids usually come next.
Newer and older homes
Iona has a small older core and newer subdivisions around it. Newer homes often have a rough-in for a basement bath and taller foundation walls; older homes may need egress windows cut into the foundation and more work on insulation and wiring.
Permits
Iona is its own city, so check with the City of Iona about building permits rather than Idaho Falls or Ammon.
Common questions
How many bedrooms can I add in an Iona basement?
It depends on the floor area, ceiling height and where escape windows can go. Each bedroom needs its own egress window.
Does Iona use the Idaho Falls building department?
Iona is a separate city. Check with the City of Iona about permits for your address.
Services in Iona
- Complete basement finishingFraming, insulation, wiring, heat, drywall and floors that turn bare concrete into finished rooms.
- Basement remodelsReworking an older finished basement: new layout, updated wiring and insulation, fresh surfaces.
- Basement bathroom additionsA new bath downstairs, from slab trenching or a builder rough-in to the final plumbing inspection.
- Legal basement bedroomsEgress windows, wells, alarms and permits so a basement room counts as a real bedroom.
- Home theaters and wet barsMedia rooms, game rooms and bars with wiring, plumbing, lighting and sound control built in.
Nearby areas
Need more room without moving?
Call and a local basement finishing contractor will walk the basement and the permit with you.