Home Remodeling & Renovation in Logan, Utah
Logan is the county seat, home to Utah State University, and where we are based. We do more work here than anywhere else in Cache Valley — which mostly means we have learned what each part of town tends to be hiding.
Three Different Housing Markets Inside One City
Logan has the widest spread of housing in the valley, and the part of town you live in changes the job more than the square footage does.
Historic downtown
Early 1900s craftsman bungalows and period homes with real character. They also tend to have older electrical panels, galvanized supply lines and framing that never met a standard stud spacing. Plan the contingency here, and expect to find at least one thing nobody could have quoted for.
Mid-century benches
Brick ranch homes from the 1950s through the 1970s. Solidly built, and many of them sit on large unfinished basements — which is why basement finishing is the most common thing we do in this part of town. The structure is rarely the problem. The mechanicals usually are.
Newer subdivisions
Contemporary layouts and newer construction, often with rough-in plumbing already in the basement slab. That simplifies the scope considerably — a bathroom that already has drains stubbed in is a different budget from one that needs the concrete cut.
Logan Runs Its Own Building Department
This is the part that surprises people who have built elsewhere in the valley. If your property is inside Logan city limits, your permit does not go to Cache County — it goes through Logan City’s Community Development office at 290 North 100 West. Remodels, additions, basement finishes involving electrical or plumbing, and any ADU all go through the city.
Logan asks for up to two weeks for plan review, and requires inspections at each phase before work moves to the next stage. Permit fees are based on the valuation of the work rather than a flat rate. We submit the plans, manage the review and schedule every inspection — but it is worth knowing the front end of a Logan project has a real timeline attached to it, and that it starts before anyone picks up a hammer.
On ADUs specifically
Logan permits accessory dwelling units in every zone in the city, internal and detached both, on the condition that the owner lives in one of the two units. The size caps, setbacks and parking requirements are the details that move — Logan has been revising this code, so we confirm the current rules against your specific address rather than quoting you a number from a factsheet that may have been superseded.
Real Ranges For Logan Projects
These are the ranges we publish and work to. No form to fill in first.
Kitchen
Most land between $40,000 and $60,000. Eight to twelve weeks from demolition to walkthrough, and the cabinet lead time drives the schedule more than anything else.
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Bathroom
Most land between $30,000 and $40,000. Three to six weeks. Tile and glass are where the number moves.
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Basement finishing
Most land between $120,000 and $180,000. Three to five months. On the mid-century benches this is the most common project in Logan.
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Whole home renovation
Most land between $70,000 and $120,000. Three to eight months depending on how much of the floor plan moves.
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Home additions
Most land between $150,000 and $250,000. Three to six months of construction, with design, engineering and permitting before that.
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Radon Is A Logan Problem, Not A Theoretical One
Cache County sits in EPA Radon Zone 2, and reported levels in Logan have averaged above the EPA’s recommended action level. That matters most in exactly the project this town does most of — turning a large unfinished basement into bedrooms someone sleeps in every night.
A test is inexpensive. Mitigation designed in while the walls are still open costs a fraction of retrofitting it after the drywall is finished. We raise it at design rather than handing you a problem at the walkthrough.
A Project We Finished In Logan
Historic downtown
Early 1900s craftsman bungalows and period homes with real character. They also tend to have older electrical panels, galvanized supply lines and framing that never met a standard stud spacing. Plan the contingency here, and expect to find at least one thing nobody could have quoted for.
Mid-century benches
Brick ranch homes from the 1950s through the 1970s. Solidly built, and many of them sit on large unfinished basements — which is why basement finishing is the most common thing we do in this part of town. The structure is rarely the problem. The mechanicals usually are.
Newer subdivisions
Contemporary layouts and newer construction, often with rough-in plumbing already in the basement slab. That simplifies the scope considerably — a bathroom that already has drains stubbed in is a different budget from one that needs the concrete cut.
Questions We Get Asked
Logan City does, through its Community Development office at 290 North 100 West — not Cache County. Remodels, additions, basement finishes involving electrical or plumbing, and any ADU all go through the city.
Logan asks for up to two weeks for plan review, and requires inspections at each phase before work moves to the next stage. Permit fees are based on the valuation of the work rather than a flat rate.
Yes, anywhere in the valley. Framing, electrical, plumbing or an egress window all trigger a building permit. An egress window is also a legal requirement before anyone can sleep in a basement room, so it is not optional on a bedroom.
Cache County sits in EPA Radon Zone 2, and reported levels across the county have come in above the EPA’s recommended action level. It matters most on the project this valley does most of — turning an unfinished basement into bedrooms. Testing is inexpensive, and mitigation designed in while the walls are open costs a fraction of retrofitting it after the drywall is finished.
Start With A Conversation
Tell us which part of Logan and what you are trying to change. We will give you a real range, an honest read on the permit timeline, and a straight answer on whether we are the right company for it.