Data through September 2026 · updated 20 Oct 2026
1,072 plumbing permits were issued in the Town of Normal, October 2024 through September 2026: about 536 a year and 19% of all permits. 525 plumbing permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 4% fewer than the 547 in the 12 months before. The busiest month is February.
Permits issued each month, October 2024 through September 2026.
| Month | Permits |
|---|---|
| Oct 2024 | 40 |
| Nov 2024 | 33 |
| Dec 2024 | 42 |
| Jan 2025 | 28 |
| Feb 2025 | 55 |
| Mar 2025 | 39 |
| Apr 2025 | 61 |
| May 2025 | 60 |
| Jun 2025 | 30 |
| Jul 2025 | 57 |
| Aug 2025 | 45 |
| Sep 2025 | 57 |
| Oct 2025 | 50 |
| Nov 2025 | 42 |
| Dec 2025 | 44 |
| Jan 2026 | 33 |
| Feb 2026 | 58 |
| Mar 2026 | 39 |
| Apr 2026 | 36 |
| May 2026 | 42 |
| Jun 2026 | 46 |
| Jul 2026 | 39 |
| Aug 2026 | 56 |
| Sep 2026 | 40 |
By calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line). February is the busiest (126), January the quietest (68). A busy month at the permit counter usually means a longer wait for a contractor.
| Month | Index |
|---|---|
| January | 68 |
| February | 126 |
| March | 87 |
| April | 109 |
| May | 114 |
| June | 85 |
| July | 107 |
| August | 113 |
| September | 109 |
| October | 101 |
| November | 84 |
| December | 96 |
The value written on the permit at application, from 1,068 permits with one. Not a quote and not the final bill.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Usual declared value | $4,000 |
| Middle half | $1,950–$12,000 |
How the town filed these permits. We group its types into kinds of work; this is the split.
| Permit type | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Plumbing Construction: Residential | 824 | 77% |
| Plumbing Construction: Commercial | 246 | 23% |
| Plumbing Construction: Cross Connection | 2 | under 1% |
The contractors named on the most plumbing permits in the Town of Normal permit file, October 2024 through September 2026, with 5 or more each. Share is the part of all 1,072 plumbing permits; 91% of them name a contractor we can show. This is volume, not quality: more permits doesn't mean better work. Individuals' names, owner-builders and blanks are left out.
| Contractor | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Rich Plumbing, Inc | 136 | 13% |
| Platinum Plumbing, Inc. | 96 | 9% |
| Dave Capodice Excavating, Inc. | 70 | 7% |
| Newway Drain Cleaning Inc | 70 | 7% |
| Roto Rooter | 44 | 4% |
| Redbird Plumbing | 40 | 4% |
| WM. Masters, Inc. | 31 | 3% |
| Wiegand Plumbing Inc of Illinois | 30 | 3% |
| Remodeling Solutions LLC dba Re-Bath of Illinois | 28 | 3% |
| Sos Plumbing, Inc | 25 | 2% |
Remodels & repairs (1,269)HVAC (986)Electrical (950)Roofing (589)
Source: Town of Normal GIS, OpenData/Permits_Public feature layer, read 20 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out. The town's closeout is not consistently recorded: in every issue year only about a third of permits read Completed, however old, so no finished share is shown.
Residential and commercial building, HVAC, plumbing and electrical permits the Town of Normal issues inside town limits. Bloomington runs its own permit office and is not in this file.
Counts are permits, not jobs: one job can need several permits. Nobody paid to be on this page and nobody can. Sources and definitions →
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Contractor Records, "Plumbing permits in the Town of Normal, IL", https://contractorrecords.com/normal-il/plumbing-permits, data through September 2026, from the Town of Normal Inspections Division building-permit records.Link to a table: By month · Season · Declared value · Permit types · Most active contractors by permits filed.
Download the tables (CSV): Plumbing permits by month · Plumbing permits by calendar month (index) · Plumbing permits: declared value · Plumbing permits by permit type · Most active contractors by permits filed.