General contractor in Murray, Utah
Grandview Contractors is a licensed and insured Utah DOPL B100 general contractor (#14282236-5501) based in Provo, working throughout Murray and the center of the Salt Lake Valley. Renovation, additions, basement finishing, structural and concrete work, and commercial build-outs — planned honestly and built to the current Utah-adopted code.
Mid-century houses that have earned a second act
Murray’s residential core was largely built in one confident generation. The streets around Murray Park, the Vine Street area, and the blocks east toward Van Winkle are lined with brick ramblers and bungalows from the 1950s and ’60s — solid structures on real lots, shaded by trees that have had seventy years to grow. These homes are worth investing in, and most of our Murray work starts there: a kitchen remodel that finally removes the wall between the galley kitchen and the front room, or a whole-home renovation that brings the plumbing, electrical, and insulation up to what the next fifty years will ask of them.
Houses of this vintage share a predictable set of surprises: galvanized supply lines near the end of their service life, 60- and 100-amp panels feeding a modern household’s load, plaster over lath, and unreinforced brick chimneys that deserve attention in Wasatch fault country. We scope for these up front rather than discovering them at change-order time. The plans may change. The standard does not.
Because most of these ramblers sit on generous lots with modest footprints, a home addition often pencils better than moving — especially with Murray’s location putting the whole valley within a twenty-minute drive.
A city that knows how to rebuild
Murray has reinvented its own ground before. For half a century the ASARCO smelter here was one of the country’s largest lead producers; after it closed in 1949, the site sat idle until a federal cleanup cleared the way for what stands there now — the Intermountain Medical Center campus and a TRAX station at the middle of the valley. That same instinct is reshaping downtown today: the city’s form-based code for the City Center district encourages compact, walkable redevelopment along State Street, and the Fireclay area near the Murray North station has become one of the valley’s better-known examples of building around transit.
For property owners, that means Murray is an active commercial market with an engaged review process. We build tenant improvements for offices, clinics, and storefronts here, sequenced so neighboring suites stay open while we work. Permits run through the Murray City Building Division, which takes applications electronically — a clean process when plans arrive complete, and downtown projects inside the City Center district get an added design review, so it pays to confirm requirements with the city before drawings are final. Our license is statewide and verifiable at dopl.utah.gov.
Two creeks, cold winters, honest concrete
Big Cottonwood and Little Cottonwood creeks both cross Murray on their way to the Jordan River, threading between backyards, streets, and parks. Lots near those corridors need grading and drainage taken seriously — summer cloudbursts arrive fast, and water follows old channels whether or not a fence line agrees. We look at how a site sheds water before we talk about what sits on top of it.
The valley floor also puts flatwork through a hundred-plus freeze-thaw days a year, which is why many of Murray’s original driveways and walks from the 1960s are spalling and heaving now. Replacement done right uses air-entrained mixes, proper base preparation, and joints laid out for the slab, not for symmetry — the substance of our concrete driveway and flatwork service. And below grade, those mid-century ramblers usually carry full-height unfinished basements: excellent square footage waiting on egress windows, insulation detailing, and a radon check before drywall. Utah sits on high-radon geology — testing is inexpensive and worth doing early — and it’s a standard part of how we plan basement finishing here.
Questions we actually get in Murray
Do I need a permit to finish a basement in Murray?
Yes. Basement finishing requires a building permit through the Murray City Building Division, submitted electronically, and any bedroom needs a code-compliant egress window. Inspections happen at framing, mechanical, and final. We handle the submittal and inspection scheduling as part of the project; verify unusual layouts with the Building Division directly.
Is a 1950s Murray rambler worth remodeling instead of replacing?
Usually, yes. The brick structures are sound, the lots are large, and the locations are hard to beat. Budget realistically for what mid-century houses hide — old supply lines, undersized panels, minimal insulation — and the remodel typically delivers more house per dollar than new construction on the same lot would.
What does a remodel cost in Murray?
Honestly, it’s a range until scope is defined. House condition, structural changes, and finish level move the number most; in mid-century homes, mechanical and electrical upgrades are the common budget drivers. We start with a consultation and a ballpark budget range, then firm it into an estimate and proposal before anyone commits.
Nearby cities we serve
Murray sits at the crossroads of our Salt Lake County work. We also build in Midvale just to the south, Millcreek across the northern border, and Taylorsville over the Jordan River to the west — along with the rest of our Payson-to-North-Salt-Lake service area.
Tell us what you’re working on
We reply within a couple of hours during business hours — a day at most. You’ll get a straight read on scope, sequence, and budget before anyone commits to anything, and Murray is an easy site visit from anywhere in our service area.