Department of Building Inspection

Technical Guides

Brochures:

• Requirements for Sheds, Carports and Garages
• Requirements for Building a House or Addition, or for Finishing off Space
• Requirements for Outdoor Swimming Pools

Lookup information on specific technical topics:

• Amendments and Revisions         
• Basement Walls
• Building Process
• Carports
• Checklist used by residential plan reviewers
• Codes - Residential
• Composite List of Requirements for Soil Reports and Footings
• Construction Documents
• Decks
  Decks - optional details
• Docks
• Fences
• Finishing Off a Basement, Second Floor Room or Attic
• Fire damage and rebuilding process
• Footings
• Garages
• Gas appliances (including gas logs)
• Habitable space
• Hiring a contractor
• Inspections-Residential
• Manufactured and Modular Homes
• Parent-in-Law Suites
• Permits
• Pools, Hot Tubs and Spas
• Requesting an Inspection
• Reroofing
• Sheds
• Shrink-swell
• Soil report
• Stairs, Landings, Handrails and Guardrails
• Story Above Grade
• Sunrooms (Florida rooms) and Conversions
• Triassic map
• Warranty and Statute of Limitations

The following is a list of the drawing examples offered by Chesterfield County, which can be viewed to show the level of detail required on a specific drawing (PDF):

• Typical house
• Typical garage
• Typical deck and ramp