Do you need a bathroom remodel permit in Virginia?
By Mario Bailey Last checked
- Always required
- 0
- of 10 jurisdictions
- Conditional
- 10
- depends on size or scope
- Not required
- 0
- exempt outright
Bathroom Remodel Permit rules nationwide, beyond Virginia.
Requirements and size thresholds for bathroom remodel permits vary by locality. The table below compares what each Virginia county or city requires. Always confirm with the local office before starting.
Comparing states? See bathroom remodel permit rules across every locality we cover.
The application steps and inspection sequence for bathroom remodel permits come from the model code rather than from Virginia law, so they read the same wherever you build. We keep that walkthrough in one place: how a bathroom remodel permit application and its inspections work, start to finish. What changes between Virginia jurisdictions is below: who requires a permit, what they charge, and which office you file with.
Swipe sideways to see thresholds and confidence.
| Locality | Permit required? | Typical threshold | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chesterfield County | Conditional | Not specified | Based on building code |
| Culpeper County | Conditional | Not specified | Based on building code |
| Fairfax County | Conditional | Not specified | Based on building code |
| Fauquier County | Conditional | Not specified | Based on building code |
| Henrico County | Conditional | Not specified | Based on building code |
| Loudoun County | Conditional | Not specified | Based on building code |
| Orange County | Conditional | Not specified | Based on building code |
| Prince William County | Conditional | Not specified | Based on building code |
| Spotsylvania County | Conditional | Not specified | Based on building code |
| Stafford County | Conditional | Not specified | Based on building code |
| No localities match your filter. | |||
What a bathroom remodel permit costs in Virginia
9 Virginia jurisdictions we cover publish a fee figure for this work. Each line is quoted from that office's own schedule and linked to its citation. The figures are not comparable to one another: some are flat minimums, some a percentage of job value, some charged per fixture, so what you pay depends on which schedule applies and on your job's valuation.
Falls under renovation, alteration or conversion: $114 if square footage does not change, $171 with a change of use or added square footage, plus separate electrical or plumbing permits for rough-in work and the 2% state levy, per the residential fee schedule effective 7/1/2025
last checked
No single line item; as an interior alteration it falls to the schedule's $141.75 base fee minimum, plus plumbing (base fee for 1 to 7 fixtures, rising by level) and electrical (base fee for 1 to 100 fixtures or circuits) trade fees when fixtures or wiring change, per Appendix Q effective 2026-07-01
last checked
Billed as a residential alteration at $0.16 per square foot with a $100 minimum plus the schedule's 10% technology surcharge, per the county fee schedule effective 7/1/2025
last checked
Falls under the existing-dwelling building permit formula of $100 for the first $5,000 of labor and material cost plus $6 per additional $1,000 plus a 2% state levy, capped at $680 plus levy ($693.60 total), with plumbing or electrical trade permits added for new fixtures, per the county fee page
last checked
Billed as a residential alteration: building permit fee is 1% of construction cost plus a $130 plan review fee, with separate electrical or plumbing trade permits if fixtures are relocated, per the county's Residential Additions and Alterations page
last checked
Bills as the residential Alteration category at $0.25 per square foot with a $150 minimum, plus separate Trades permits at $0.15 per square foot ($100 minimum) for plumbing or electrical work, plus Virginia's 2% state surcharge, per the FY27 Tax and Fee Schedule
last checked
No dedicated line item; billed as Residential Repairs and Alterations building permit $88.44 base ($110.65 with surcharges) plus a Plumbing Additions/Remodeling permit $88.44 base ($110.65) plus $7.36 per fixture ($9.20), and an Electrical Existing Dwellings permit $44.23 base ($55.35) with per-item charges, only for the trades actually altered, per the FY27 BDD Fee Schedule
last checked
Interior renovation building fee runs $0.34 per square foot with a $180 minimum, plus a 2% surcharge and $65 processing fee ($248.60 total on a typical under-500 sq ft remodel), per the county interior renovation packet under the 7/1/2025 Unified Fee Schedule
last checked
Billed as a residential alteration at $0.10 per sq ft ($75 minimum) plan review and $0.10 per sq ft ($50 minimum) construction, plus $60 per trade for electrical or plumbing work, plus the 2 percent state levy and 2.75 percent technology fee, per the Development Services Fee Schedule effective 11/1/2024
last checked
Jurisdictions not listed publish no dollar figure we could quote. Absence does not mean a permit is free.
Common questions about bathroom remodel permits in Virginia
- Do I need a bathroom remodel permit in Virginia?
- In Virginia it depends on the size of the job. Permits are issued locally, so the answer comes from your Virginia city or county rather than a single statewide rule. Of the 10 Virginia jurisdictions we have verified for bathroom remodel work, 0 require a permit outright, 10 depend on the size or scope of the job, and 0 require none.
- Is there a bathroom remodel permit exemption in Virginia?
- 10 of the 10 Virginia jurisdictions we cover set a threshold rather than a flat rule, so the same job can be exempt in one Virginia county and permitted in the next. The table above lists each Virginia jurisdiction's published threshold in its own words, with the source and the date we verified it.
Ready to move on your bathroom remodel permit?
Hire it out
Sponsored
Remodel contractors usually handle the permits as part of the job. Comparing a few bids before you commit is the useful next step.
Compare bathroom remodel quotes on Angi
Sponsored link. PermitNotebook may earn a fee if you request quotes through it. Partners never influence our permit data.
Planning more than a bathroom remodel permit? Check your whole project