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Permit tracking service for HVAC and sitework contractors
Permit tracking service for HVAC and sitework contractors
How much it itches 22 of 40
Will people pay 0 of 35
- Job to be done
- When city permits for heat pumps, generators, and sitework take weeks or months and refundable deposits sit tied up after jobs finish, contractors need to see permit status and know when refunds are due, so they can keep projects moving and recover their money.
- Buyer
- HVAC, electrical and sitework contractors
- How often it comes up
- Every job
- How critical
- Medium
- Evidence layers
- 4 of 9
- What to build
- Contractors need permit status and refund deadlines tracked in one place, a record-keeping workflow where AI is a useful add-on rather than the core.
Customer complaints 4
Owners and users describing the problem in their own words: Reddit, low-star reviews, App Store, Ask HN.
A new electrical contractor finds inspections, AFCI nuisance trips, small-job permits, and inconsistent local code rules hard to navigate.
r/electricians 284 upvotes
Permits for heat pumps, generators, and RTUs take weeks to months in Northern California, with heavy site-map and form requirements.
r/HVAC 20 upvotes
Building permit status lives outside monday.com in city portals, spreadsheets, and email, so it is not visible within the project workflow.
r/Construction 0 upvotes
Hard to track refundable municipal permit deposits tied up after sitework jobs finish and to know whether refunds must be requested.
r/Construction 0 upvotes
Creator patterns 1
What startup creators on YouTube are pitching, with the exact moment in the video.
Permit tracking software for construction companies
Contractors track permits across city portals, email threads, and paper files.
BigIdeasDB 968 views
Compliance needs 1
New laws and rules with a deadline, and what businesses say about them.
Updated Definition of “Waters of the United States”
Incumbent gaps 2
Who sells today on G2 and what their customers dislike, plus new competitors launching on Product Hunt.
Promatic: 60% lower permit costs. 5-day approvals.
Launched on Product Hunt 5 upvotes, 2026-06-02
Permit Sheriff: AI permit intelligence that stops costly project delays.
Launched on Product Hunt 5 upvotes, 2026-07-31
No evidence found yet for: Paid tasks, Success stories, Funds raised, Product sunsets, Search trends.