Review source-supported new-construction records by market before allocating territory-research time. A permit documents public project activity; it does not prove an equipment order, rental need, or open bid.
Inspect a current city sample for this exact published scope before starting a trial. If the source no longer contains a matching record, the sample says so instead of substituting a generic trade list.
Each market page identifies its public source, newest published record, and available fields before you subscribe.
Equipment-rental, temporary-fencing, portable-facility, and other site-services teams can use a narrow public-record signal to decide where independent market research is worth time: a record whose published text explicitly supports New construction scope. The record does not say which equipment, site service, supplier, or vendor a project needs.
| Published context | Research question | What still needs verification |
|---|---|---|
| Explicit new-construction text or published type | Is documented construction activity appearing in our territory? | Project stage, current scope, and whether our service is relevant |
| City source and record date | Is the public feed current enough for market research? | Timing, status, and completeness of the record |
| Address and named role, where published | Is there a project or account our team should research independently? | Role, authority, and an appropriate contact path |
Start with a city you actually serve. The Raleigh permit pulse is a source-dated market to inspect before relying on a sample. Confirm the publisher, jurisdiction, newest record, location, and available fields on the city page. A county record is not automatically a city record, and a named applicant, owner, contractor, or permit contact remains the role the publisher gave it.
A new-construction permit is not a rental reservation, a temporary-service order, a bid invitation, a supplier selection, or permission for unsolicited outreach. PermitGrab keeps the source record and available role labels visible so a team can decide whether there is enough public context for its own compliant research process. For the complete method, read the equipment and site-service project-research guide.
Real questions contractors have asked us. If yours is not here, email [email protected].
No. It can document public construction activity, but it does not establish equipment demand, a rental reservation, a site-service order, purchasing authority, or an open bid.
It is designed for equipment-rental, temporary-fencing, portable-facility, and other site-services teams that want to decide which published markets or projects deserve independent research. The underlying source fields vary by city.
Yes. Review the city pulse and request a source-matched sample. The sample keeps only records whose published text supports New construction scope, or clearly says when a market cannot produce that scope.
Freshness varies by municipality and source. Each city page shows its public source, newest published record, and available update cadence. Review those signals for your market rather than assuming every city publishes the same day.
Some sources publish a contractor business name or phone; owner fields can also be available from public property records. Availability varies by city and record, and city pages disclose coverage rather than promising a phone or owner for every permit.
PermitGrab is $149/month flat. No annual contract. Cancel anytime. No per-lead fee, no shared-lead surcharge, no surprises.
Yes. Start a 14-day trial to review the cities and public-record fields that matter to your business. A card is required to start; cancel before the trial ends to avoid the monthly charge. Coverage still varies by market.
Available records can be exported as CSV on Pro for use in a CRM or internal research workflow. Exported fields reflect what the public source and verified enrichment made available for that record.