Building Permits
Construction Permit Services in the Bay Area
Complete plans, clean submittals, fast corrections — the difference between a 3-week permit and a 6-month one.
Permit timelines aren't really set by cities — they're set by submittal quality. An incomplete application enters the correction cycle: 3–6 weeks per round, multiplied by every missing detail. A complete, code-annotated package often clears in one round. That difference is months of your life.
We produce permit packages for a living: drawings annotated to each city's checklist, Title 24 and CALGreen documentation attached, structural calcs stamped, and the application tracked weekly with corrections answered in days. For homeowners, owner-builders, and even other contractors who'd rather build than paper-chase.
What's included
Full Plan Preparation
Architectural drawings, structural engineering, Title 24, and CALGreen — permit-ready sets.
Submittal & Tracking
Filed through each city's portal (SJePermits, Sunnyvale One-Stop, etc.) and tracked to issuance.
Correction Response
Plan-check comments answered in days, with reviewer meetings when they unstick weeks.
Unpermitted Work Legalization
As-built documentation and retroactive permits that clear violations before sale or refinance.
Owner-Builder Packages
Plans and permits for DIY builders who want professional paper and their own labor.
How it works
- 1
Scope & City Review
Your project + your city's checklist = a fixed permit-package price and timeline.
- 2
Drawings & Engineering
Complete documentation produced and cross-checked against plan-check standards.
- 3
Submit & Respond
Filed, fee-paid, tracked — corrections turned around inside a week.
- 4
Permit Issued
Build with us, your contractor, or yourself — the paper is clean either way.
Frequently Asked Questions
What projects need a permit in the Bay Area?+
More than most owners think: kitchen and bath remodels (plumbing/electrical), water heaters, furnaces and heat pumps, re-roofs, window replacements, structural changes, additions, ADUs, and most decks and fences over height limits. Paint, floors, and cabinet swaps generally don't. When in doubt, ask us — guessing wrong costs more later.
How much faster is a professionally prepared submittal?+
Our experience across Santa Clara County: complete packages clear plan check in 1–2 correction rounds versus 3–5 for typical owner submittals — typically a 30–50% timeline reduction, which on an addition means months.
I bought a house with unpermitted work. What now?+
Common and fixable: we document as-built conditions, produce drawings, file for retroactive permits, and manage required inspections (occasionally with strategic opening of walls). Legalized square footage then counts in appraisals and sales — usually worth far more than the legalization costs.
Do you only pull permits for projects you build?+
No — permit and plan services stand alone. Owner-builders, out-of-area investors, and other contractors use our permit desk while handling construction themselves.
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