If your starting a building project on your home or business there is a good chance your curious if you need building permits. The fastest answer is yes you do. But in this article I will talk about what these permits will do to your project as well as discuss the times when it might be overkill to acquire these, they are not always necessary.
Most of the time when it comes to larger projects like putting a new living room onto your house or completely gutting your kitchen, maybe building a new structure from the ground up then getting permits is what you want. By getting these permits you will know that the process of you build is done right and to the codes of your town and state. Furthermore, you will be taxed by your town and state more accurately by attaining these permits. If you don't have these permits and you take on a big project you could be fined or shut down during the work process, which is not good for any party involved.
So the time has come to get your new project underway. With everything your trying to remember and trying to envision what the end result will look like you also keep thinking to yourself, when will permits need to be pulled for my project? When you get to this point just remember that the time for permits can be different depending on your state and you should look into the rules of your town and state to get your answer.
In this article we will use the example of a bathroom makeover or updates. So you want to do some basic updates like a new vanity and toilet and maybe change the color of your walls. As long as you're not thinking of changing any big time plumbing or moving any walls then there is no reason to pull any permits.
When it comes to these types of small renovations you will not need a permit with your town, these are basic upgrades. If your thinking that you want to gut the whole bathroom down to the studs, move some walls, make the space twice as big and redo all the plumbing then getting a permit may be a good idea.
Building permits tend to bring the good and the bad with them. As far as the bad goes, the permits will bring a cost with them. This cost will add to the bottom line of the budget for your project. For most towns across the country the cost of the permit is calculated based on a per thousand dollar basis. This means that if your project cost $5,000 and the cost of the permit is $20 per thousand then the cost of your permit would be $100. Now remember that this is only an example and will be different for you and your project.
After you consider the cost you want to keep in mind that building permits will slow down your project. The reason they slow things down is because an inspector will need to check in all along the way to make sure your building is being done right. This again is good and bad because although it slows things down sometimes you can be certain that everything is done the way it should be.
At the end of the day this is what you want to remember. If you're doing a small project then you don't need a permit. if your taking on something big then building permits are really a must.
Most of the time when it comes to larger projects like putting a new living room onto your house or completely gutting your kitchen, maybe building a new structure from the ground up then getting permits is what you want. By getting these permits you will know that the process of you build is done right and to the codes of your town and state. Furthermore, you will be taxed by your town and state more accurately by attaining these permits. If you don't have these permits and you take on a big project you could be fined or shut down during the work process, which is not good for any party involved.
So the time has come to get your new project underway. With everything your trying to remember and trying to envision what the end result will look like you also keep thinking to yourself, when will permits need to be pulled for my project? When you get to this point just remember that the time for permits can be different depending on your state and you should look into the rules of your town and state to get your answer.
In this article we will use the example of a bathroom makeover or updates. So you want to do some basic updates like a new vanity and toilet and maybe change the color of your walls. As long as you're not thinking of changing any big time plumbing or moving any walls then there is no reason to pull any permits.
When it comes to these types of small renovations you will not need a permit with your town, these are basic upgrades. If your thinking that you want to gut the whole bathroom down to the studs, move some walls, make the space twice as big and redo all the plumbing then getting a permit may be a good idea.
Building permits tend to bring the good and the bad with them. As far as the bad goes, the permits will bring a cost with them. This cost will add to the bottom line of the budget for your project. For most towns across the country the cost of the permit is calculated based on a per thousand dollar basis. This means that if your project cost $5,000 and the cost of the permit is $20 per thousand then the cost of your permit would be $100. Now remember that this is only an example and will be different for you and your project.
After you consider the cost you want to keep in mind that building permits will slow down your project. The reason they slow things down is because an inspector will need to check in all along the way to make sure your building is being done right. This again is good and bad because although it slows things down sometimes you can be certain that everything is done the way it should be.
At the end of the day this is what you want to remember. If you're doing a small project then you don't need a permit. if your taking on something big then building permits are really a must.
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