Homeowners and small remodelers
Free check of whether your bathroom, kitchen or basement remodel needs a permit, what gets inspected, and lead-safe rules for homes built before 1978.
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How it works
What you get
The check is free. The paperwork after it is drafted at the REScheck compliance report and Manual J load calculation door.
Modeled on: 2024 IRC Section R105 Permits and Section R109 Inspections
From public data
of painted surface per room is the most a paid crew can disturb inside a pre-1978 home before EPA's lead-safe renovation rule applies
Source: 40 CFR 745.83 (minor repair and maintenance), eCFR
Draft the REScheck energy report and Manual J load calculation your permit office asks for, from your plans and address. Free to read, pay to download.
Questions
It depends on the work. The model residential code exempts painting, papering, tiling, carpeting, cabinets, countertops and similar finish work. Moving or adding plumbing, wiring, gas or mechanical systems, or altering the structure, needs a permit unless your town's code exempts it.
Yes, if paid to work in a home built before 1978 and the job disturbs more than 6 square feet of paint per room inside or 20 square feet outside, or replaces windows. Smaller jobs count as minor repair and maintenance under EPA's rule.
The model residential code requires heating and cooling equipment to be sized with ACCA Manual S, or another approved method, based on loads calculated with ACCA Manual J or another approved method.
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Where is the house being permitted?
Which jurisdiction is the plan for?
Which state and type of government?
Which school is the plan for?
What's the address of your property?
What is the project, and where?
Answer it and ePlan opens the REScheck compliance report and Manual J load calculation door, which drafts the paperwork.