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Get your permit package approved the first time
Submit, wait weeks, get a reviewer comment, fix the drawings, resubmit. Five to seven cycles is normal, and it burns months. Permit Advisor tells you which permits your project needs and reviews your package like a plans examiner before you submit.
The resubmission cycle is the real cost
5–7×
typical rounds of submit, comment, fix, resubmit for a first-time package
weeks
of plan-review wait lost on every bounce, while the project stands still
$0
to catch the same issues here, before the building department sees your package
Step 1 · Plan
Which permits do I need?
Describe the project in plain words ("kitchen remodel, moving a wall, new circuits, Miami"). Get the permit list for your scope: what is required vs. conditional, who issues it, typical timelines and costs, the documents to prepare, and the local red flags (HVHZ product approvals, NOC, HOA sign-offs).
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Step 2 · Verify
Pre-check my package
Photograph up to 6 pages of your drawings and forms. An AI plans examiner reviews them the way the building department will: blockers that cause rejection, corrections that draw comments, what is missing, and exactly how to fix each one.
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How it works
Describe or upload
Type what you are building, or photograph the pages of the package you are about to submit.
AI grounded in official practice
The advisor answers from a curated library of building-department rules and practices (Florida in depth, national baseline everywhere), not from guesswork.
Fix issues before the city sees them
You get a concrete list: what would bounce, why, and how to fix it. Print it or hand it to your contractor or designer.
Common questions
Do I need a permit for my remodel?
It depends on the scope and your city or county. Structural changes, electrical, plumbing, HVAC changeouts, roofs, windows, water heaters, pools, and fences usually need permits. Cosmetic work (paint, flooring, cabinet swaps) usually does not. Describe your project in the advisor and you get a project-specific list in about 30 seconds.
Why do permit packages get rejected so many times?
Plan reviewers check legibility, scale and dimensions, title blocks, code-triggered items (egress, smoke and CO detectors, GFCI zones), product approvals, and form consistency. Most applicants learn these one rejection at a time: submit, wait weeks, get a comment, fix, resubmit. Five to seven cycles is common. The pre-check reads your actual pages like an examiner and flags those issues before you submit.
Is this legal advice?
No. It is general informational guidance grounded in official building-department practices. Permit requirements change and vary by jurisdiction, so always confirm with the issuing authority or a licensed professional before starting work.
How much does it cost?
It is free, no account needed. You get 3 checks per day. For unlimited history, follow-up questions about your results, and tools to run the whole project (contracts, escrow, milestones), create a free TrustConstruct account.
Who pays for permits, the homeowner or the contractor?
Permit fees are the property owner's cost and are separate from the contractor's project price. Licensed contractors usually pull the permits under their license; in Florida an owner can pull an owner-builder permit for their own residence, taking on contractor responsibilities.
Permits are step one. TrustConstruct runs the whole project.
Verified contractors, bilateral contracts, milestone payments held in escrow, disputes and reviews: the deal stays protected from the first permit to the final inspection. Your permit history, follow-up questions, and voice-built estimates live there too.
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