Remodeling in West Palm Beach
Kitchens, bathrooms, tile, flooring, drywall and painting across West Palm Beach and Palm Beach County — with the permit route and the association rules handled as part of the schedule rather than discovered halfway through.
Permits and approvals in West Palm Beach
West Palm Beach answers this more plainly than most cities do. Its Building Division FAQ states that inside a single-family home, replacing flooring and painting do not require a permit. The exemption stops at anything touching structural, electrical, mechanical, plumbing or gas components, and any project even partly inside a flood hazard area needs a permit regardless of cost. Windows and doors always need one, because they have to meet the area's wind-load standards. Since 1 July 2026 the City also accepts a Permit Exemption Affidavit for minor residential work under $7,500, with the same exclusions plus fences, driveways and flood-zone work.
One line in the City's own FAQ matters a great deal in a city with this much multi-family stock, and it is a permitting rule rather than an association one: replacing flooring in a condominium or apartment unit does require a permit, even though the identical work inside a single-family house does not. If you are in a unit rather than a house, assume the permit.
The City publishes its own review targets — roughly three weeks for a code-compliant residential remodel submittal. Permits are filed, paid and tracked, and inspections booked, through the Civic Access portal at wpb.org/epl; the Development Services counter at 401 Clematis Street is open Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The rules that apply across the whole service area — the county permit application, the hurricane code and the condominium requirements — are set out on the service areas page rather than repeated here.
Where to apply
- City of West Palm Beach — Development Services Department, Building Division
- 401 Clematis Street, West Palm Beach FL 33401
- 561-805-6700
- Building department website
Code that applies
- Palm Beach County
- Wind-Borne Debris Region — impact-rated openings required, outside the HVHZ
- Florida Building Code, 8th Edition (2023)
- Median home built 1988
How we work here
- Free in-home estimate, written and itemized
- A named installer and a one-hour arrival window
- Materials ordered before demolition starts
- Daily cleanup — the home stays livable
- Service in English and Spanish
Recent work
Completed projects across the South Florida service area. Ask at the estimate to see work close to you.
What we do in West Palm Beach
Frequently asked questions
- Do I need a permit to remodel a kitchen or bathroom in West Palm Beach?
- West Palm Beach answers this more plainly than most cities do. Its Building Division FAQ states that inside a single-family home, replacing flooring and painting do not require a permit. The exemption stops at anything touching structural, electrical, mechanical, plumbing or gas components, and any project even partly inside a flood hazard area needs a permit regardless of cost. Windows and doors always need one, because they have to meet the area's wind-load standards. Since 1 July 2026 the City also accepts a Permit Exemption Affidavit for minor residential work under $7,500, with the same exclusions plus fences, driveways and flood-zone work.
- What does my condo or HOA need to approve in West Palm Beach?
- One line in the City's own FAQ matters a great deal in a city with this much multi-family stock, and it is a permitting rule rather than an association one: replacing flooring in a condominium or apartment unit does require a permit, even though the identical work inside a single-family house does not. If you are in a unit rather than a house, assume the permit.
- Anything specific to West Palm Beach I should know?
- The City publishes its own review targets — roughly three weeks for a code-compliant residential remodel submittal. Permits are filed, paid and tracked, and inspections booked, through the Civic Access portal at wpb.org/epl; the Development Services counter at 401 Clematis Street is open Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Who issues the permit for work in West Palm Beach?
- City of West Palm Beach — Development Services Department, Building Division, at 401 Clematis Street, West Palm Beach FL 33401, 561-805-6700. Every municipality in this service area runs its own building department with its own requirements, which is why we confirm scope with the right one before quoting rather than assuming the county rule applies.
- Does the hurricane code change the job in West Palm Beach?
- West Palm Beach sits in Palm Beach County, which is outside the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone — that zone is Broward and Miami-Dade only. It is still a Wind-Borne Debris Region, so impact-rated windows and doors are required, but not the specific HVHZ product approvals enforced a few miles south. It is a real difference in what can be specified, and it is worth knowing before you buy a window.
- My West Palm Beach house is from the 1970s — what should I expect?
- The median home in West Palm Beach was built in 1988, so this is the common case rather than the exception. Two things turn up often enough that we look for them before quoting: cast iron drain lines, which were standard here before about 1975 and typically fail somewhere between forty and sixty years, and electrical that was sized for a very different kitchen. Finding either at the estimate is a conversation; finding it after demolition is a change order.
Planning a project in West Palm Beach?
Free in-home estimate, written and itemized, usually within 24 hours of the visit.
