Private Provider Plan Review and Virtual Inspections for Florida Pool Builders
Licensed plan review and virtual inspections under Florida Statute 553.791. Two-business-day turnaround for residential pool construction.
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Business-day plan review turnaround
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Business-day municipality permit clock §553.791(10)
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Counties served and growing
What This Service Is
Private provider plan review and virtual inspections means a licensed private provider reviews your pool plans against the building, plumbing, and electrical sections of the Florida Building Code, then handles your inspections virtually, instead of your plans and your inspections sitting in the county's queue. The framework is state law,
Florida Statute 553.791, and it has been in place since 2002. Every Florida county is required to accept the work of a licensed private provider.
Who This Is For
- Volume Pool Builders
You run dozens of pools a year, and building department timelines are slowing you down.
- GC's that build pools and homes
The same speed on your new home jobs. See our home builder service.
Your Inspections, Without the Wait
Guardian Private Review
2 business days
Average turnaround time for residential plan reviews
Municipal Queue
30-45+ days
Typical Florida plan review wait time
Here is what a missed pool inspection really costs. The steel holds the gunite. The gunite holds the deck. The deck holds the plaster. One no show does not cost you a day, it costs you the whole chain behind it, plus the crew you already had booked for the next phase. Because your team documents each stage and sends it in, there is no inspector visit to miss, so the chain keeps moving. We hold to predictability, not promises. The timing runs on your schedule instead of the county's.
What The Process Looks Like
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Plan review and the affidavit
Your construction plans, product approvals, TDH calcs, and site survey are submitted to Guardian before the building department. A licensed plans examiner reviews them against the Florida Building Code, the same code the county would apply, and flags anything that needs correcting. That back-and-forth continues until the plans fully comply with the code. From there, Guardian then signs an affidavit, a sworn statement certifying the plans meet code.
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You get your documents and file the permit
Guardian hands back your stamped plans, the plan compliance affidavit, and the Notice to Building Official, and has you complete a pool safety affidavit. You file the permit application with the county the same way you always have, with those documents attached.
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Your crew sends photos and video, we handle the inspections
After your permit is issued and you begin building, your crew sends photos and recorded video at each stage, from the steel to the final to conduct your inspections virtually. Our licensed inspectors aim to provide inspection results the same day you submit inspections to us. After your inspection passes, we notify the municipality of the result. This means there are no inspector visits to schedule and no more waiting on the job site for someone to show up.
If Guardian Reviews My Plans What Does The Building Department Do?
A private provider does not replace the building department. Plan reviews are still conducted by the AHJ for all zoning, public works, and fire related components of the project. The building official still issues the actual permit and certificate of occupancy. What changes is the waiting. The review and the inspections run on your schedule instead of the county's queue.
Pricing
Built around your volume.
The more you build, the less you pay.
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Built For Builders Who Can't Afford To Wait
Guardian Engineering was created for one type of client: the contractor who loses time, money, and reputation every time an inspection is missed or a permit sits untouched.
Got Questions? We've Got Answers
How fast is plan review?
Our target is two business days. After your review is in and you file with the building department, they 10 business day permit clock under Florida Statute 553.791(10) to either provide comments or issue your permit.
Can a pool builder use a private provider in Florida?
Yes. Florida Statute 553.791 lets a pool builder, with the owner's written permission, use a licensed private provider for plan review and virtual inspections in place of the building department.
Does Guardian file my pool permit?
No. You file the permit application with the county, the same way you always have. Guardian does the plan review and the virtual inspections, and hands you the stamped plans, the affidavits, and the Notice to Building Official to file with it.
Are same-day virtual inspections legal?
Private Providers are allowed to review all Building, Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing components to a project.
So for pools, everything from from the steel to the final would stay with us. The county maintains authority over all non-BMEP components including zoning, setbacks, and drainange.
How do virtual pool inspections work?
Your crew sends photos and recorded video at each stage. A Florida licensed inspectors reviews them and files the inspection record with the county. Virtual inspections for pools are accepted under Florida Statute 553.791, meaning you don't have to wait for an inspector to come to the job site.
Is this only for residential pools?
At this time, Guardian only offers plan review and inspection services for residential pools.
Does the building department still issue my permit?
Correct. The county still issues the permit and the certificate of completion. Guardian handles the building, plumbing, and electrical review and inspections, and the county keeps the right to audit our work to ensure we are both doing our job.