Plain-English guides to permits, licenses, and hiring — written from the same public records Radar reports are built on.
A permit record is the closest thing home improvement has to a paper trail. Here is what it shows — and what it cannot tell you.
Roofing is the most-permitted residential trade in the county — about 3,200 jobs in the last year. It is also where the cost of picking wrong is highest.
Five minutes on the state website tells you whether a license exists, what it covers, and whether it is active. Do it before any deposit.
Homeowners sign roof contracts without knowing what happens between the signature and the final inspection. Here is the whole path.