Quick Start Guide To Acquiring Permit For Home Improvement

| Sunday, February 26, 2012
By Joe P. King


You'll need to acquire necessary permit from the state government if ever you want to undergo a home improvement construction. This involves siding repair, wall repainting, adding a terrace and even a second floor to your house. Verify first with your local homeowners' association any matters of restriction as well as requirements that you have to pass before going through with the construction.

It is your right to improve your home because it is in your ownership after all. But then again, you have to understand that you'll need a building or zoning permit first prior to starting these improvement projects. Even the addition of fences, swimming pools and parking areas require necessary permits.

For instance, the state of Virginia implements certain regulations when it comes to house or building construction. This includes the creation of extensions or additional structures in residences. Such regulations are made to protect residents from the dangers that construction entails.

A house extension is a kind of home improvement that requires permission from the state government. House extensions include a new porch, deck, sunroom, garage or shed which size amounts to about 200 square feet. When building decks, you'll need a permit if the floor area is 16.5 inches or greater. If you're also thinking about replacing gas logs and furnaces, then that kind of construction project still requires a permit.

Even indoor construction needs a permit especially if there are going to be structural modifications. Changing your electrical, plumbing, heating and even mechanical systems at home also need to be authorized. If for instance you want to build a pool in your yard, you have to get permission if its height is going to be two feet or more and if its area reaches 150 square feet.

Other home improvement projects fortunately do not need permits. But then again, they have to pass your local construction standards. These projects are referred to as usual home repairs such as the application of wallpapers, wall repainting and the replacement of cabinets and other fixtures.

There is no need for a permit when all you want to do is repair parts of your house. Home improvements such as the construction of a shed that measures less than 200 square feet also do not need any permit. The installation of low voltage wiring systems such as doorbells and security alarms also do not count as major construction activities. Thus, these improvements do not need any permit as well.




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