Pulling Permit as Homeowner

[Spencer Krautkramer]

I am wondering what people's experience is with pulling a permit as a homeowner. I'm a new homeowner (househacking) and have a project that sounds is required to pull a permit. The brick column supporting the front balcony is 4.5" out of plumb over 12' and needs to be replaced. I work for a GC some I'm familiar with pulling permits, but just not from this side of things. The subcontractor I will be using doesn't have all the dwelling licenses required to pull the permit. So I would need to do it in my own name as the homeowner. Have many people done this? I assume that pulling the permit as a homeowner makes the process easier, but I know I would hold the liability if anything were to happen with this especially since it's structural work. Any and all thoughts and opinions are welcome. This work is within the City of Milwaukee

[Johann Villalvir]

I've seen plenty of permits being pulled by homeowners. I've even seen some plans drawn on napkins and being accepted by the city. Definitely something you can do yourself.

I would recommend visiting the permitting office for your city and finding examples of structural permits that have been approved to get a sense of their standard. Best of luck!