System
Roofing & Roof Systems
Roofing is contractor-led; architects specify roof systems on new builds and major renovations.
FLORIDA PERMIT DATA
What the Florida permit records show
Counts, declared values, trends and terminology, raised from the Florida permit records we analyzed. This is the evidence behind the service pages.
2,663,640matching records
158terms
24job patterns
20Florida market areas
Freshness
Data through August 2026
The records come from a selected set of Florida jurisdictions with unequal geographic and historical coverage. They are not a census of every permit issued in the state, and nothing here should be read as one.
Categories
What the records cover
A permit can match more than one term, so these counts are not additive and adding two of them together overstates the total.
System
HVAC & Mechanical Systems
Mechanical engineering scope; space planning and ceiling coordination from the architect.
System
Windows, Doors & Glazing
Openings, glazing, storefronts and impact protection — design-visible and search-rich.
Use
Single-Family, Duplex & Manufactured Housing
The residential market — custom homes, duplexes, ADUs, manufactured housing.
System
Decks, Porches, Patios & Screen Enclosures
Decks, porches, lanais, screen enclosures and pergolas — quintessential Florida outdoor design.
System
Plumbing Fixtures & Domestic Water
Plumbing is engineered; fixture layout appears in kitchen/bath renovation design.
System
Electrical Service & Distribution
Electrical engineering scope; relevant for service upgrades in renovations and TIs.
System
Pools, Spas & Aquatic Features
Pool and outdoor living design — often delivered with the house design or by a specialized designer.
System
Solar, Battery Storage & EV
Vendor/engineer-led; solar-ready and battery coordination is a growing architectural topic.
System
Foundations, Concrete & Masonry
Foundation/slab design is engineer-led; architect coordinates and documents.
Scope
New Construction & Expansion
Ground-up residential, commercial and shell buildings — the core architect service.
Scope
Remodel, Alteration & Interior Buildout
Renovations, interior alterations and commercial tenant improvements.
Terms
Browse the terminology
Each term has a page with its counts, value distribution and related work.
- single-family residence
- window replacement
- door replacement
- swimming pool
- solar
- screen enclosure
- concrete
- deck
- fence
- new construction
- garage door
- shutter
- garage
- irrigation system
- remodel
- demolition
- plumbing
- manufactured home
- impact window
- sign
- spa
- slab
- pool deck
- sliding glass door
- townhouse
- shower
- lighting
- shed
- addition
- drywall
- lanai
- driveway
- carport
- patio
- footing
- sprinkler system
- porch
- dock
- drainage
- range
- renovation
- foundation
- wall sign
- boat lift
- office
- pool heater
- hurricane screen
- siding
- alteration
- duplex
- truss
- ceiling
- bathroom remodel
- detached garage
- apartment
- condominium
- toilet
- reclaimed water
- storage
- seawall
Job patterns
Projects, assembled from their parts
Pattern
Residential window/door replacement
Pattern
Generator installation
Pattern
Fence / wall work
Pattern
Demolition
Pattern
New single-family home
Pattern
Impact windows / shutters
Pattern
Hurricane/storm roof repair
Pattern
Residential water-heater change-out
Pattern
Accessory structure (garage/shed/barn)
Pattern
Pool + screen enclosure
Pattern
Residential roof replacement
Pattern
Dock / boat lift
Insights
Readings of the records
Authored evidence stories: what the terms mean, how the counts move, and what a number cannot tell you.
Evidence
What the Florida permit records cover
Before a number on this site means anything, it is worth knowing what sits behind it, and what does not.
Evidence
What Florida permit records are mostly about
The largest categories in the records are the work that keeps a building weathertight, cool and powered.
Evidence
The terms that appear most often
What the most frequent descriptions on Florida permit applications have in common.
Evidence
When a term starts appearing more often
A few descriptions show up far more often in recent records than in older ones, and what that does and does not tell you.
Method
How we count
Where the records come from, what a matching record is, and why a number here is not a statewide total.
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