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Garage door rules in Putnam County, West Virginia

Putnam County follows West Virginia state licensing law, and the county or its cities issue the building permit for the job. Below: the state rule, the places inside the county, and live local coverage.

Licensing in West Virginia

West Virginia requires a Contractor Licensing Board licence, with an exam, once a job costs $5,000 or more residential or $25,000 or more commercial - and the building-permit office must see the licence before issuing a permit.

Licensing authority
West Virginia Contractor Licensing Board (administered by the WV Division of Labor, Licensing Section) — official site
Source: labor.wv.gov/licensing
State licence required?
A state licence is required: "No person may engage in this state in any activity as a contractor or submit a bid to perform work as a contractor ... unless that person holds a license" (W. Va. Code 30-42-6). Exemptions in 30-42-6 include government employees, work personally performed by the owner or occupant, material suppliers who do not install, public utilities, agricultural owners, and "the sale or installation of a finished product, material or article ... which is not actually fabricated into and does not become a permanent fixed part" of the structure. Application requires a written application to the board, a licence fee not to exceed $150, and an examination (W. Va. Code 30-42-7).
Source: code.wvlegislature.gov/30-42-6/
Licence classification
Residential — Residential Contractor - "a person whose principal business is in connection with the construction, repair or improvement of real property used as, or intended to be used for, residential occupancy"; considered licensed for all crafts required in the construction, repair or improvement of a residential structure except crafts separately licensed by law (e.g. electrician) details
Remodeling and Repair — Remodeling and Repair - "allows the license holder to engage in general remodeling, additions, and repairs to existing structures. This includes all rough and finish carpentry work, the installation of related hardware and accessories, and all minor repairs and replacements of pre-manufactured items. The scope of work is limited to projects where the cost does not exceed $40,000." details
General Building — General Building Contractor - structures "requiring in the construction the use of more than two contractor classifications, or a person who supervises the whole, or any part, of the construction"; treated as the commercial/business/industrial classification details
Multifamily — Multifamily Contractor - construction, repair or improvement of a multifamily residential structure (two or more residential units) details
Specialty — Specialty Contractor - "a person who engages in specialty contracting services which do not substantially fall within the scope of any contractor classification as set out herein" details
Source: labor.wv.gov/media/243/download?inline=
Threshold
W. Va. Code 30-42-3(d) defines a contractor as someone who undertakes or bids listed construction work where "the cost of the undertaking is $5,000 or more for residential work or $25,000 or more for commercial work." (Note: the widely-repeated $2,500 figure on commercial licensing sites is the OLD pre-2021 threshold and is no longer what the statute says.)
Source: code.wvlegislature.gov/30-42-3/
Permit for a garage door
W. Va. Code 30-42-10 ties the licence to the permit: an applicant must, "before issuance of the permit, either furnish satisfactory proof to the inspector or authority that the person is duly licensed under the provisions of this article" or file a written statement that they are not subject to licensing; the permitting authority may not issue a permit to a person who needs a licence but lacks one. The same section requires a licensed contractor to give the property owner a written contract for work of $10,000 or more (materials plus labour). Separately, the WV State Building Code (87 CSR 4, State Fire Commission) adopts the 2018 International Building Code and the 2018 International Residential Code, and each local jurisdiction adopts and enforces it by ordinance (see https://firemarshal.wv.gov/media/39311/download?inline=).
Source: code.wvlegislature.gov/30-42-10/
Verify a licence
Verified against the official source on 2026-08-19.

County-level permits

Permit fees and inspection steps are set locally and we do not publish a number we have not verified. Confirm with the Putnam County building or development services department before scheduling work.
Find the department
County FIPS
54079 (US Census)

Companies in Putnam County

All 2 ›

Arbon Equipment Corporation

1901 19th St. · Nitro, WV 25143
(304) 755-1590Wayne Dalton

GARAGE DOOR OPERATORS INC

8112 Winfield Road · Winfield, WV 25213
3047578182Website ›Amarr · Wayne Dalton · Safe-Way Door

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