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Roofing in Grand Chute, Wisconsin

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Yes — a permit is required to replace a roof in Grand Chute, WI, issued by Town of Grand Chute, Wisconsin - Building Inspection. Permits are taken out through the Community Development Department at Town Hall, 1900 W. Grand Chute Boulevard, on 920-832-1599; department hours are Monday through Thursday 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Friday 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Permits are issued and inspections performed by the Town own Building Inspection Department: Section 220-8A of the Town Code creates it and names its head the Building Inspector, Section 220-8B has that officer appointed by the Town Board, and Section 220-27F allows the Town Board to appoint Deputy Building Inspectors to perform all functions required of the Building Inspector, including issuing permits. A reroof is filed on the Town of Grand Chute Uniform Building Permit Application, the Wisconsin state-format form, ticking Constr. under Permit Requested; the form asks for the contractor name and type with a licence or certificate number, and separately for the Dwelling Contractor Qualifier, who "shall be an owner, CEO, COB or employee of the Dwelling Contr." The residential re-roofing permit fee is a flat $35 under the 2026 Community Development Fee Schedule, and the same schedule carries a $35 Wisconsin Uniform Building Permit Seal line where a seal is required. On inspections the Town asks for 48 hours lead time, takes requests by phone on 920-832-1599 or by email to the Community Development secretary and inspectors, and asks for the permit number, name, phone number, site address, type of inspection and when it will be ready; it states that any violations listed or cited must be corrected within 30 days and that the permit holder must call for re-inspections. Under Section 220-28A(7) the building contractor or owner notifies the Building Inspector when ready and the Inspector inspects based on State Building Code requirements, and under Section 220-28A(5) the building permit "shall be kept and displayed at the site of the proposed building." Timing matters on a job that slips: Section 220-27C voids any permit issued under Article II unless the work is commenced within six months of issuance. Two cautions specific to Grand Chute. Its published building-permit requirements sheet is aimed at new construction and asks for items a reroof will not generate, so confirm with the Inspector what a re-roofing application actually needs before assembling a package. And Section 220-8E bars any official or employee of the Building Inspection Department from being directly or indirectly connected with furnishing labour, materials or appliances for construction, alteration or maintenance of a building, so do not expect the inspector to recommend a contractor. Grand Chute, Wisconsin sits in one of the country's most hail-prone regions. This hub aggregates Grand Chute's roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements and impact-resistant material options — every fact linked to its sourced directory record.

Roofing permits & building code in Grand Chute

Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in Grand Chute are set locally by Town of Grand Chute, Wisconsin - Building Inspection. Wisconsin requires a state credential before a residential building permit can be issued — under Wis. Admin. Code SPS 305.31 the permit applicant must hold a Department of Safety and Professional Services Dwelling Contractor or Dwelling Contractor-Restricted certification — and the state Uniform Dwelling Code governs one- and two-family construction statewide, so a city sets its own permit administration rather than its own roofing-code provisions — always confirm the current requirements with the authority before starting work.

Roofing permit
Required
Contractor registration
Required
Adopted building code
STATE CODE, ADOPTED BY THE TOWN INSIDE ITS OWN BUILDING CODE. One- and two-family dwellings in Grand Chute are built to the Wisconsin Uniform Dwelling Code, chs. SPS 320 to 325 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code. That is Wisconsin own text rather than an adoption of the International Residential Code, which is why its roofing rules read differently from the IRC and why no IRC edition year applies to a house here. The local instrument is the Town Building Code, which Section 220-1A defines as Articles I and II of Chapter 220 of the Town Code together with Chapter 317, Housing Standards. Section 220-28B(2) makes the adoption: "The following Wisconsin Administrative Codes, their referenced codes and standards, and subsequent revisions are adopted for municipal enforcement by the Building Inspectors, who shall be certified as Uniform Dwelling Code inspectors by the State of Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services: Chapters SPS 320 to 325, Wis. Adm. Code, Uniform Dwelling Code, and Chapter SPS 327, Wis. Adm. Code, for camping units." The adoption floats rather than freezing an edition, because it takes "subsequent revisions." Commercial work runs on a separate track that is not the subject of the residential fields recorded here: Section 220-28B(1) adopts chs. SPS 361 to 366, the Wisconsin Commercial Building Code, and chs. SPS 375 to 379 for buildings constructed prior to 1914, and requires the Building Inspectors enforcing them to be certified by the state as commercial building inspectors. Both articles of Chapter 220 were adopted 1-7-1997 out of the 1997 Code, and Section 220-28 has been amended four times since, most recently on 4-9-2026 by Ordinance No. 2026-03. Chapter 220 was read in full - all thirty-nine sections, Articles I and II - and so was Chapter 317, all fifteen sections; neither adds a roof-assembly requirement of any kind.
Registration details
  • license: A PAIR OF STATE CREDENTIALS, AND THE GRAND CHUTE APPLICATION FORM ASKS FOR BOTH. State level: Wisconsin requires a contractor credential to obtain a building permit for a one- or two-family dwelling. The contracting business must hold a Dwelling Contractor certification from the Department of Safety and Professional Services, which rests on proof of financial responsibility - a bond or liability insurance, plus worker's compensation and unemployment insurance statements - and must hold or employ someone holding a Dwelling Contractor Qualifier certification, which requires at least 12 hours of approved coursework in construction law, construction codes and construction business practices. A restricted version of the certification is issued to an applicant bonding under 25,000 dollars; that is a bond-size distinction, not a narrower scope of work. There is no separate roofing licence in Wisconsin - a roofer holds the same dwelling contractor credential a framer or a siding contractor holds. An owner who resides or will reside in the dwelling and pulls the permit personally is exempt. Note that the state requirement is written as a condition on obtaining a building permit, and Wisconsin has not settled whether a like-for-like reroof needs a uniform dwelling code permit at all, so ask before assuming it is triggered on a job the municipality does not permit. The certification reaches houses of every vintage: Wis. Stat. 101.615(3) applies the certification sections to a permit application to perform work on a dwelling whose initial construction commenced before, on or after December 1, 1978, so the age carve-out that limits the construction standards does not limit the credential. Town level: Grand Chute enforces the state scheme and issues no roofing credential of its own. Its Uniform Building Permit Application states the rule on its face, under the heading Contractor Credential Requirements: "All contractors shall possess an appropriate contractor credential issued by the Wisconsin Division of Safety and Buildings. Contractors are also required to only subcontract with contractors that hold the appropriate contractor credentials." The form has a line for the construction contractor name and type with a licence or certificate number, and a separate line for the Dwelling Contractor Qualifier, who "shall be an owner, CEO, COB or employee of the Dwelling Contr." There is no local roofing licence, no local contractor registration and no local bond for a roofer: Chapter 220 and Chapter 317 of the Town Code were read in full and create none - the only trade licences either chapter touches are the state electrical contractor licence, which Section 220-29C requires of anyone performing the work of an electrical contractor, and the state HVAC licence under Section 220-30A. So a job that crosses into electrical, plumbing or HVAC work brings a separate permit and that trade own state credential with it.
Permit process
Permits are taken out through the Community Development Department at Town Hall, 1900 W. Grand Chute Boulevard, on 920-832-1599; department hours are Monday through Thursday 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Friday 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Permits are issued and inspections performed by the Town own Building Inspection Department: Section 220-8A of the Town Code creates it and names its head the Building Inspector, Section 220-8B has that officer appointed by the Town Board, and Section 220-27F allows the Town Board to appoint Deputy Building Inspectors to perform all functions required of the Building Inspector, including issuing permits. A reroof is filed on the Town of Grand Chute Uniform Building Permit Application, the Wisconsin state-format form, ticking Constr. under Permit Requested; the form asks for the contractor name and type with a licence or certificate number, and separately for the Dwelling Contractor Qualifier, who "shall be an owner, CEO, COB or employee of the Dwelling Contr." The residential re-roofing permit fee is a flat $35 under the 2026 Community Development Fee Schedule, and the same schedule carries a $35 Wisconsin Uniform Building Permit Seal line where a seal is required. On inspections the Town asks for 48 hours lead time, takes requests by phone on 920-832-1599 or by email to the Community Development secretary and inspectors, and asks for the permit number, name, phone number, site address, type of inspection and when it will be ready; it states that any violations listed or cited must be corrected within 30 days and that the permit holder must call for re-inspections. Under Section 220-28A(7) the building contractor or owner notifies the Building Inspector when ready and the Inspector inspects based on State Building Code requirements, and under Section 220-28A(5) the building permit "shall be kept and displayed at the site of the proposed building." Timing matters on a job that slips: Section 220-27C voids any permit issued under Article II unless the work is commenced within six months of issuance. Two cautions specific to Grand Chute. Its published building-permit requirements sheet is aimed at new construction and asks for items a reroof will not generate, so confirm with the Inspector what a re-roofing application actually needs before assembling a package. And Section 220-8E bars any official or employee of the Building Inspection Department from being directly or indirectly connected with furnishing labour, materials or appliances for construction, alteration or maintenance of a building, so do not expect the inspector to recommend a contractor.

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Impact-resistant roofing materials for Grand Chute hail

Grand Chute, Wisconsin sits in one of the country's most hail-prone regions. For hail exposure, the highest impact rating a roof covering can earn is UL 2218 Class 4. These cataloged material categories reach Class 4:

Class 4 impact-resistant materials

Class 4 Impact-Resistant Shingle Corrugated Metal Panel Metal Shingle Rubber (Polymer) Shingle Standing-Seam Metal Roof Stone-Coated Steel Synthetic Shake Synthetic Slate Synthetic Tile

Browse every option on the Class 4 impact-resistant materials hub, and read the Class 4 impact-resistant shingles buyer's guide. Many insurers offer premium credits for a documented Class 4 roof — confirm terms with your carrier.

Local permitting authority

Town of Grand Chute, Wisconsin - Building Inspectioncity

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