Do I Need a Building Permit for a Kitchen Renovation?  

A kitchen renovation is an exciting development for your home and your family. While you’re busy dreaming about the makeover (new countertops, ample storage space of new cabinets, gleaming floors and sparkling new hardware), you also need to focus on the renovation aspect itself. Since a kitchen remodel is most often considered a construction project in your town, it does require permits.

In fact, in most townships, part of the process is applying for a building permit anytime a home improvement project will change framing, plumbing, electrical, gas lines, or the interior or exterior of the home. Permits protect the consumer.

A Permit Examines How Your Renovation Affects Others

While general repair and simple improvements like painting do not need a permit, a kitchen renovation involves gas lines, electricity, plumbing, and water drainage. These resources may affect the homes around you, so the town needs to consider exactly what is proposed and if it disrupts resources to the surrounding area.

Also important is when your kitchen renovation involves expanding the footprint of your home. If you’re looking forward to using some land space to make your kitchen larger or taking down walls to expand the room’s footprint, gaining a building permit is critical.

Become Familiar with the Permit Process

Applying for a permit isn’t free. You’ll want to investigate how much it will cost in your town. This is in addition to the cost of the actual project itself.  The permit process and requirements vary from city to city and there are currently no federal or state standards. Budgeting for your kitchen renovation must also factor in the cost of the permit. The job is one price, the permit is another.

Aside from monetary cost, you’ll want to build in time for periodic inspections from the town at varying stages of the project. Some phases cannot move forward until the work to date has been inspected.

Note that codes change year to year. Pulling a permit should always be done to make sure you are up to code.

Let Our Team Handle the Details

Because kitchens touch so many of those points, Loughlin & Son Construction is very detailed about what changes you’d like. We then relay those details correctly in a building permit application. We save you time by working with your plans and your vision and letting you know what your town is likely to approve, even before you apply.

The experienced and knowledgeable team and Loughlin & Son Construction will guide you through the entire home building process from concept to completion. We make sure all project work will be built to local building code standards. We will be there during the inspection processes that occur both before and after occupancy is permitted.  We know this region because we’ve been completing beautiful projects here for years, and we treat your home as if it were ours.