A building permit is like a permission slip from the local government that gives you or your contractor the green light to start a construction or remodeling project on your property. It's a way of ensuring that the work follows the rules and regulations in your area. Securing the right permits for your home renovation can be a breeze when you know what to do. Skipping...
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Philadelphia Zoning has been guiding clients and projects through the Special Inspections Program required as per the Building Code. Sometimes there is pushback, confusion, and questions regarding this program and how it affects a project, or wy and when it is needed. What is the Philadelphia Special Inspections Program? The special Inspections Program is a program designed to promote quality assurance in construction projects. It is designed...
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Most of Philadelphia Zoning's offerings are based on providing permit expediting and project coordination services. This has worked very well for over 100 Philadelphia Zoning clients, but there is another option. Maybe you want to actually learn how to do it yourself and do it well because you have interest, or you do so many projects a year that it's more economically feasible for you to...
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I cannot tell you how many of our clients run into issues with their General Contractor (or whatever party is in charge of applying-for and obtaining things on behalf of their client). Oftentimes, tracking down a physical building permit is more difficult than Nicholas cage's voyage in all of the National Treasure movies combined. I am not saying that general contractors are bad people. I am...
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