Construction Permits are used in towns to regulate construction, Permit are a way to keep all construction safe and up to your town/city code. Depending on what you are doing for construction you may or may not need a permit. There are different kinds of permits they are one for Structural, plumbing, electrical and mechanical, and you will also be required to get one for the demolition and relocation. You can find permits at your local town office, obtaining one will be your first step in constructing anything, and they usually come with pamphlets that will help you through every step. There are areas of construction that you wouldn’t need a permit f would be wallpapering, painting and similar finish work, but you will need on if you ware building a deck on your house, that is over a certain amount of feet high. Another consideration that might have to take place is zoning in your area through your town. Most of the time the reason for getting a permit would be, if you were building a new house or adding additional space to the existing house, you may also need a permit to do siding on your house. Construction permit are not just for residents, it also for businesses, and Contractor. But there are differences between residents and contractors getting the permit, one the contractor will need a Contractor license, remodeler license or roofer’s license but it all depends on where you live. If you do not obtain a permit you will probably be paying significant fines and penalties. Anyone found under violation will or can be charge with a misdemeanor crime, and can be charged everyday that you were building without a permit. These penalties can be double or 4 times the amount of your permit fee, you may be required to appear in court and pay $1000.