Plumbing Leads From Live Plumbing Permits

Last updated May 16, 2026

Plumbing permits are filed when the ground-rough is being scheduled — a 14-30 day window where the GC has not yet locked the plumbing sub. PermitGrab's daily digest puts those addresses + GCs of record in your inbox at 7am Central.

Plumbing permits filed = ground-rough being scheduled. That's a 14-30 day window where the GC hasn't locked a sub yet.

— Marcus Reeves, Head of Permit Research, PermitGrab

Plumbing lead aggregators (Service Direct, Networx, HomeAdvisor) sell emergency service calls — same homeowner to 4 plumbers, $40-$120 per shared lead. The math never works at scale.

Permit-driven outreach catches new-construction and major-remodel P-permits 14-30 days before the GC commits to a plumbing sub. Five states (MN, NY, WA, FL, CA) publish bulk licensed-plumber phone numbers PermitGrab joins automatically.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I find plumbing leads for new construction?

Filter PermitGrab by permit_type ILIKE '%plumb%' OR permit_type = 'P'. New-construction P-permits follow the building permit by 7-21 days.

Each P-permit corresponds to one rough-in scheduled. The window before the permit is filed (7-21 days post building permit) is when the GC is still picking the plumbing sub.

Example: An Austin builder pulls a new SFR permit on the 1st. The P-permit typically files between the 8th and 22nd. Subscribers who introduce themselves to the GC of record during that window have a 30-50% probability of winning the sub-contract.

Which states have bulk plumbing license data with phone numbers?

MN DLI, NY DOL, WA L&I, FL DBPR, and CA CSLB publish bulk licensed-plumber data PermitGrab joins automatically.

V502 documented the join pattern. Match rate is 50-70% on commercial-licensed plumbers in those 5 states; lower on individual licensees that file under an LLC name.

Example: NYC and Buffalo benefit from the NY DOL join (the V502 NY plumbing pattern). A 2026-Q1 audit found ~70% phone-attach rates on Bronx + Brooklyn P-permits.

How much do plumbing leads cost from PermitGrab vs Service Direct or Networx?

$149/month flat, unlimited cities, unlimited permits. Service Direct and Networx charge $40-$120 per shared lead.

A re-pipe job in any of our cluster cities runs $4K-$12K. One closed re-pipe per year breaks even. Most subscribers close one per month.

Example: A Chicago re-pipe at $8K (45% margin = $3,600 profit) pays for PermitGrab for the next 2 years.

Can I filter for commercial plumbing leads separately?

Yes. Filter by permit_value > $50K to isolate commercial plumbing work from residential.

Commercial P-permits show up in office tenant fit-out, restaurant build-out, multi-family new construction. Different sales motion than residential.

Example: Chicago commercial P-permits > $100K average ~$280K per permit. The pipeline is smaller but the close-cycle is long-term contract value worth chasing.

How do I see which plumbers are winning new-construction work in my market?

Each city page ranks contractors by permit volume in the last 6 months. Filter by trade=Plumbing.

Pro tier exposes the ranked competitor list as a CSV export with permit-value totals so you can size the competitive market.

Example: Cleveland top-3 plumbing-licensed contractors pulled 42% of all P-permits in the last 6 months — knowing who they are lets you target underserved GCs they don't serve.

Is plumbing permit data legal to use for outbound sales calls?

Yes. Permits are public records filed with municipal governments and published on official city open-data portals.

Standard DNC rules apply to cell-phone outreach to property owners; the GC-of-record contact is treated as B2B and is not DNC-protected.

Example: PermitGrab subscribers in NYC typically dial the GC of record direct (B2B), and direct-mail the property address for re-pipe/repair upsell work.

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