The problem
Most towns want a building permit for a shed, carport, fence or above-ground pool. The application is the homeowner's job, so it lands on your customer right after they buy, and it's the part they least know how to do. Deliveries wait, buyers hesitate, and your staff answers permit questions they can't really answer.
What we do
- We file it for your customer, $125. In 1070 towns that take applications online (OpenGov, Cloudpermit and GovWell portals), we fill in the town's application, submit it, answer the town's questions and send the permit when it's issued. The town's filing fee is included up to $75.
- Ready-to-send application, $49.99. In 181 towns that take applications by email, we fill out the town's own form with the customer, ready to send.
- Free check first. Your customer enters their address and project and gets an answer for their property in about a minute, free.
See every town we file in: towns by state.
What it costs you
Nothing. No contract, no fees, no software. The customer pays us directly, and you stay out of the paperwork.
Your partner kit
Free, and set up in five minutes:
- A free permit check for your customers. They enter their address and project and get an answer for their property in about five minutes. If it needs a permit, we file it, or give them step-by-step instructions to file it themselves.
- A button for your website. Paste the snippet below next to your permit FAQ or on your product pages. It shows a "Free permit check" box that sends customers to us under your name.
- Your own link for quotes, order confirmations and delivery emails, so we can keep you posted on your customers' permits if they want.
The button, ready to paste (we'll send you a version with your own link):
<a href="https://www.doineedapermit.org/?ref=YOUR-NAME" style="display:inline-block;padding:14px 18px;border:2px solid #1E3A8A;border-radius:10px;color:#1E3A8A;font:600 16px/1.3 sans-serif;text-decoration:none">Need a permit? Free permit check for your address →<br><span style="font-weight:400;font-size:13px">by DoINeedAPermit.org</span></a>It looks like this:
Need a permit? Free permit check for your address →
by DoINeedAPermit.org
Want more customers, or file permits yourself?
Homeowner leads. Be the one roofing, HVAC, solar, fence, deck or shed company we offer to homeowners in your state, right after they check a permit. One company per trade per state, 14 days free, then a flat monthly price. See your area and price.
You pull the permits? We file them on the city's portal for you, $99 a permit when you file 5 or more a month. Contractor filing.
Homeowners: we file your permit too. See how filing works and what it costs.
Who we are
DoINeedAPermit.org is an independent online service that answers whether a home project needs a permit and files it for homeowners. More about us.
Get your link
Email hello@doineedapermit.org with your business name and the towns you deliver to, and we'll send your link the same day.