inspections
How Our Engineer Letter Service Can Help Homeowners with Missed Permit Inspections
Oasis Engineering
The importance of permit inspections
Inspections ensure work meets the safety and quality standards established by the local building authority. They typically occur at multiple stages — particularly during rough-in phases for trades like HVAC, electrical, and plumbing. Missed inspections create real risk during property sales, refinances, and insurance underwriting.
How our engineer letter service can help
The service is built for homeowners who’ve discovered a missed inspection — often years after the fact. The process:
- Collect documentation: permit history, photographs, plans, equipment specs, installation details.
- Licensed PE review for code compliance.
- Site visit if the AHJ requires it.
- Issue a sealed letter certifying the as-built condition meets code.
The benefits of our engineer letter service
- Avoid drywall removal. An engineer letter is often accepted as an alternative to tear-out.
- Resolve the permit. The sealed letter satisfies the missed inspection and prevents legal complications.
- Local-code expertise. Our PEs know the jurisdictions we work in — so the letter is written to be accepted on first review.
- Peace of mind. Clean permit history for property transactions.