VERT / GREEN
Keep plans, invoices, photos and dates for existing work.
Unpermitted work: regularize without guessing
Reconstruct what was done, verify the local rule and obtain the authority’s path forward before concealing or altering work.
JAUNE / YELLOW
Age alone does not prove permitting or compliance.
ROUGE / RED
Do not invent a retroactive permit path: the local authority decides whether inspection, drawings, opening finishes, correction or a new application is required.
Project triage
What the professional checks
The local authority confirms the required permit; a professional can document existing conditions and prepare requested drawings/certifications.
Official sources
Vérifié / checked: 2026-08-23
Related path
Continue with the right tools
These links connect this page to the next useful checks and decisions without repeating the full content.
Plan a complete construction projectConnect feasibility, design, permits, concealed work, commissioning and closeout.Open →Check permit triggersPrepare the questions and documents to confirm with the local authority.Open →Check a contractorDocument licence, insurance, scope, payments, changes and warranties.Open →Update a construction costEscalate a historical cost using comparable index values.Open →Prepare pre-delivery reviewRecord documents, enclosure, systems, finishes and deficiencies before closeout.Open →
V14
Systems to check before closing the work
V14 connects envelope, air, fire, structure, water and code instead of treating each project in isolation.
V15
Remaining system checks not to miss
V15 covers issues that can block a project, cause a loss or become expensive once concealed.