Meet Ant

Any permit. Any city. One step at a time.

Never done a permit before? Start here. Ant talks you through it, finds what your city needs, and gets you ready to apply.

Takes a minute to start.

Four steps. Ant walks every one with you.

Step 1
Tell Ant what you're building
A pool cage, a fence, a new roof. Say it the way you'd say it to a neighbour. No permit words needed.
Step 2
Ant finds your rules
Your address decides who you answer to. Ant looks up what your city asks for, and shows you where it found it.
Step 3
Ant builds your list
Plans, forms, fees, signatures. One plain checklist, in the order you'll need it.
Step 4
You're ready to apply
Everything is gathered and checked, so the day you apply is the easy part.

Ant explains every word you haven't heard before, and only when you need it.

Every rule comes with the page it came from, the quote and the date, so you can check it yourself.

Ant prepares everything. You decide what to send, and you're the one who applies.

If it needs a permit, Ant can walk you toward it. Even the ones nobody has done before.

… or a whole 3D-printed house.

I want to build a pool cage. Where do I even start?

Good news, you start with one question. What's the address of the house?

Then I'll look up what your city asks for and show you where I found it.

Do I even need a permit?: Ant tells you, in plain words, for your project and your address.
Does Ant apply for me?: Ant gets you ready: the rules, the papers and the checklist. You are the one who applies.
What if my city isn't covered?: Ant researches it for you, from official city and state pages, and labels anything a person hasn't confirmed yet.
Can Ant help with something unusual?: Yes. The more unusual the project, the more Ant helps you find who to ask and what they'll want to see.