635 remodeling contractors filed 2,621 remodeling permits on homes in the City of Columbus from October 2023 to September 2026; 288 filed one in the last 12 months. The middle filed job value was $22,000. The most active in the last 12 months were Groundworks Ohio LLC (147 permits), Basement Doctor (56) and Mid-State Basement Systems LLC (39); busy is not the same as careful. Side by side: permits filed, share finished, license status and permits in the last 12 months for each firm. Pick what you value and the list re-orders.
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Top 5 by remodeling permits filed in the last 12 months. This is volume, not quality: a busy firm is not necessarily a careful one.
The 8 ZIP codes with the most remodeling permits on homes from October 2023 to September 2026. Each opens permits by trade and the most active firms there.
43214 (300) 43206 (218) 43235 (167) 43202 (141) 43205 (115) 43224 (111) 43204 (110) 43201 (101)
Before you move a slider, the list is in a default order built only from the permit record: how much of each firm’s record is this kind of job (weight 30), how often its permits reached completion (25), how many permits it filed in the last 12 months (15) and how quickly its permits closed (10). Each measure is ranked against the other 635 firms and pulled toward the middle when a record is short; a firm with a matched license problem is listed last.
The order comes from the Columbus permit file, not from reviews: 288 of 635 remodeling contractors filed a permit in the last 12 months and 70% of their permits a year or more old were finished. Nobody pays to be listed or to move up, and there are no star ratings or reviews. The sliders and presets change the weights, and the order changes with them. How the records work in Columbus.
We do not rate contractors. In this page’s default order, which uses only the permit record through Sep 2026, the top 3 are Basement Doctor (164 permits, 92% finished), Jewell Building Company LLC (76 permits, 96% finished) and Suncraft Corporation Inc (59 permits, 96% finished). By permits filed alone, the most active is Groundworks Ohio LLC with 440.
635 firms are on the list; the busiest filed 147 remodeling permits in the last 12 months and the middle firm filed 1 in the whole file. Line them up on the same public measures: permits filed, share of permits finished, usual filed job value and license status. Pick what matters to you and the list re-orders, for example recent activity if you need someone soon. The order comes from the permit record only, and nobody pays to be listed or to move up.
635 firms filed at least one remodeling permit on homes in the City of Columbus from October 2023 to September 2026; 288 of them filed one in the last 12 months.
The license file we match against for Columbus rarely covers remodeling firms (16 of 635 matched), so a missing status here says nothing about a firm. Ohio licenses electrical, HVAC, hydronics, plumbing and refrigeration contractors only — roofers, remodelers, waterproofers and home builders need no state license — and a licensed firm can file under a different name, so this is a gap in our match, not a finding. Ask for the license or registration number and check it with Ohio OCILB license lookup. How to check a contractor's license in Ohio →
Three you can check against this page: “How many remodeling permits have you filed in Columbus?” (the middle firm here filed 1; 288 of 635 filed one in the last 12 months); “What value will you put on the permit?” (the usual filed value here is $22,000); “Will you pull the permit in your company’s name, and when is the final inspection?” (70% of older remodeling permits here were finished). All 10 questions and how to check each →
On this page: 635 firms filed 2,621 remodeling permits from October 2023 to September 2026, and each firm’s name opens its own permit record. Every number comes from City of Columbus Building & Zoning Services permits on 1-, 2- and 3-family homes (the city's Accela permit layer). To see one permit itself, search the address or permit number with the Columbus permit office. How the records work in Columbus →
We do not rate or collect reviews. Instead each of the 635 remodeling contractors here is shown with its permit record: 2,621 permits, the share finished, usual filed value and license status. Read reviews on other sites and use this page to check them against the record. Reviews vs permit records →
Every number on this page comes from City of Columbus Building & Zoning Services permits on 1-, 2- and 3-family homes (the city's Accela permit layer): 635 firms filed 2,621 remodeling permits on homes in the City of Columbus from October 2023 to September 2026, and 288 of them filed one in the last 12 months. The middle firm has 1 permit in the whole file. A short record leaves more uncertainty, and some jobs never require a permit.
The middle recorded permit value is $22,000. That is a filed estimate, not a quote or final bill. See how we compare records.
Most Columbus remodeling permits are filed in April (117 against an average month of 100); January is the quietest (83). When each trade is busiest in Columbus →