Updated: Dec 01, 2025
Location and Projects
Address
Des Moines, IA, 00000
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Bam Basements Construction
Serving homeowners throughout Des Moines, Bam Basements specializes in basement finishing and remodeling projects. Their portfolio includes custom basement buildouts featuring family rooms, home theaters, wet bars, bathrooms, and recreational spaces. Bam Basements is experienced in transforming unfinished lower levels into usable living areas, with capabilities including framing, drywall, flooring installation, and custom carpentry. The team also handles moisture mitigation strategies, such as installing vapor barriers and basement waterproofing solutions. Bam Basements tailors each project to client needs, managing all aspects from design consultation to final build. With six years of experience, they address the needs of a wide range of residential properties in the greater Des Moines area.
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Quality
107
94th percentile
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We generally recommend hiring a contractor with a score higher than 95.
Bam Basements has a BuildZoom score of 107, which places them above 94% of 39,764 contractors in Iowa.
Activity
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33 projects
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2025 |
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13 projects
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2024 |
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14 projects
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2023 |
Our building permit records indicate that Bam Basements has worked on at least
60.0 projects over the past 3 years.
This is an overview of this contractor's activity. Click here to access our complete licensing and building permit database.
This is an overview of this contractor's activity. Click here to access our complete licensing and building permit database.
Experience
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5 projects
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Home Additions |
Analyzing permits over the last 4 years shows that Bam Basements mostly works on
home addition
projects.
Pricing
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25 projects
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< $5k |
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29 projects
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$5k-$20k |
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2 projects
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$20k-$50k |
The typical size of their permits is approximately $5,605. This graph shows the distribution of these job values.
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Commercial or multi-family residential building permit
2023-08-17
Foundation wall rebuild. will be using existing footing and taking wall down to just above existing steps. installing vertical reinforcement and bond beams. guard and handrail will be re-installed
Valuation:
$12,800
Permit #:
BLDC-2023-000263
Status:
complete
Fee:
$207
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Remove approximately 54lf of foundation wall and replace with new cmu wall replace footing where needed. installation of 2 pilasters for reinforcement. new sump pump installation. update smoke detectors and co alarms as required throughout
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
BLDR-2021-001165
Status:
complete
Fee:
$150
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Foundation wall rebuild. stairs to be rebuilt with permit by habitat
Valuation:
$12,200
Permit #:
BLDR-2025-000562
Status:
complete
Fee:
$150
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Cmu foundation wall rebuild
Valuation:
$15,258
Permit #:
BLDR-2025-000801
Status:
complete
Fee:
$150
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Foundation wall rebuild
Valuation:
$17,980
Permit #:
BLDR-2025-000730
Status:
complete
Fee:
$150
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Foundation wall rebuild
Valuation:
$17,780
Permit #:
BLDR-2025-000113
Status:
complete
Fee:
$150
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
08 remodel or addition permit - residential & commercial
2025-11-12
Foundation wall rebuild
Valuation:
$15,000
Permit #:
RML25-000024
Status:
issued
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
Residential remodel
Building Type:
Irc single family...
Foundation wall rebuild mep permits filed separately permit issued as residential should have been commercial
Valuation:
$13,860
Permit #:
BLDR-2022-001639
Status:
complete
Fee:
$150
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Foundation wall rebuild
Valuation:
$10,180
Permit #:
BLDR-2025-000500
Status:
issued
Fee:
$150
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Foundation wall rebuild
Valuation:
$12,000
Permit #:
BLDR-2025-000188
Status:
complete
Fee:
$150
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Foundation wall rebuild
Valuation:
$10,000
Permit #:
BLDR-2025-000052
Status:
issued
Fee:
$150
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Egress window only
Valuation:
$6,100
Permit #:
BLDR-2025-000499
Status:
issued
Fee:
$150
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
08 remodel or addition permit - residential & commercial
2025-04-04
Egress window only
Valuation:
$6,900
Permit #:
RML25-000053
Status:
complete
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
Residential remodel
Building Type:
Irc single family...
08 remodel or addition permit - residential & commercial
2025-02-18
2 egress windows only
Valuation:
$10,000
Permit #:
RML25-000034
Status:
complete
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
Residential remodel
Building Type:
Irc single family...
Egress window only
Valuation:
$4,300
Permit #:
BLDR-2025-000488
Status:
complete
Fee:
$150
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Egress window only
Valuation:
$4,500
Permit #:
BLDR-2025-000298
Status:
issued
Fee:
$150
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
08 remodel or addition permit - residential & commercial
2025-01-22
Egress window only
Valuation:
$4,300
Permit #:
RML25-000014
Status:
complete
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
Residential remodel
Building Type:
Irc single family...
Cellar door stairwell cheek walls are to be rebuilt and crawlspace wall rebuild
Valuation:
$20,000
Permit #:
BLDR-2024-001807
Status:
withdrawn
Fee:
$150
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Wall rebuild & egress. egress will be in the rebuild
Valuation:
$17,864
Permit #:
BLDR-2025-001050
Status:
issued
Fee:
$150
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Egress & wall rebuild
Valuation:
$35,956
Permit #:
BLDR-2025-000949
Status:
complete
Fee:
$150
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
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107
BuildZoom Score
125
Permits
- Building permit records show that Bam Basements has worked on 125 permitted projects.