Basement Bars & Kitchenettes in Maryland Heights, Missouri

Maryland Heights homes and this kind of project

Because Maryland Heights is made up of 1960s and 1970s ranches and split-levels, the first thing we check for a basement bar here is the nearest drain and vent, panel capacity and the wall you want it on.

The housing stock here: 1960s and 1970s ranches, split-levels and two-stories, plus condominiums and apartments.

Many mid-century basements still have an original knotty-pine bar, and replacing it is half demolition, half new build.

Foundations and basements in Maryland Heights

Basements are typically sound and often partly finished long ago. We test old flooring materials and check for outdated wiring before rebuilding.

Basements under the 1950s to 1970s homes of Maryland Heights are usually dry and full height, and many were finished decades ago with paneling, acoustic tile and nine-inch floor tile. Those materials need testing before they are disturbed. Once cleared, the big ranch footprints give generous lower levels.

What is included

Our Maryland Heights bar builds include elevation drawings, plumbing and electrical rough-in, cabinet supply and installation, countertop templating, backsplash tile, floating shelves with hidden blocking, and layered lighting on separate dimmers.

We take on basement bar work across Maryland Heights, from neighborhoods near Dorsett, McKelvey and Fee Fee roads to the Westport area.

What we watch for

In Maryland Heights basements the usual snag is the drain. If the bar sits below the level of the nearest drain line, water will not leave by gravity. We check elevations with a level before design so nobody is surprised by a pump.

Maryland Heights properties tend to be modest, mature lots, and that affects how we stage materials, where a plumber, an electrician, cabinet installers and a countertop fabricator park and how debris leaves the site.

Permits and approvals in Maryland Heights

In Maryland Heights, a basement bar is reviewed by the City of Maryland Heights. What follows is plumbing and electrical inspections.

Interior work like this normally does not involve city zoning and, for commercial space, landlord rules, though dumpsters and working hours sometimes do, and we check.

Schedule and getting to you

Most Maryland Heights clients see two to four weeks of construction for a basement bar.

Maryland Heights is I-70 east or Highway 364 across the river, about thirty-five minutes from our Wentzville base. We plan crew days and deliveries around that drive so you get full working days on site.

What moves the price in Maryland Heights

We price basement bars & kitchenettes in Maryland Heights from a site visit, not a square-foot figure. These are the items that change the number.

• Cabinet line: stock, semi-custom or fully custom built-ins.
• Countertop material and edge, and whether there is a raised bar top.

More detail

Our step-by-step method for this work, and the factors that move its price, are laid out on the main basement bars & kitchenettes page. More about the area is on our Maryland Heights page.