Frequently Asked Questions

• Home Improvement Guide
• Home Preservation-Lakewood Heritage Advisory Board
• Division of Housing & Building Main Page
• City of Lakewood
• E-mail Building Department

1. GARAGES
2. DECKS
3. FENCES
4. PERMIT FEES
5. PORCHES
6. ROOFS
7. SATELLITE DISHES / RECEIVING ANTENNAS
8. POOLS
9. DECORATIVE FENCES
10. ATTIC REMODELING
11. DRIVEWAYS
12. WATERPROOFING (EXTERIOR)
13. GARAGE ELECTRICAL
14. DYE TESTS
15. INSPECTIONS
16. CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENT/REGISTRATION
17. STREETS ZONING TABLE
18. FURNACE / BOILER HEATING
19. SMOKE & CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS
20. CURRENTLY REGISTERED CONTRACTORS

Illustrations [pdf format]

• Gable Garage
• Reverse Gable Garage
• 'Hood' or 'Shed' Type Garage
• Typical Garage Pad Construction
• Garage Pad 'Sand Trap' Drain
• Proper Sewer Connections
• Swimming Pools
• Driveway 'Sand Trap' Drain
• Construction Elevation
• Typical Hot Water Piping System
• Typical Forced Air Furnace
• Sample Permit

PDFs require the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Please note: Drawings are for permit application only. They are not to be used as construction drawings.