What exactly is a digital permit box?

It's a QR code that replaces the plastic box of paper permits and plans nailed to a post on site — some builders call it an electronic permit box. Print the placard, post it where the box used to hang, and anyone who scans it sees the current permits, approved plans, and inspection reports on their phone — no app, no login.

Does a QR code permit box replace the permit card I'm required to post?

No. Most building departments require the permit card itself to be physically posted and visible — keep posting it. DryPlans replaces the box of plans, revisions, and inspection reports underneath it, not the card. Rules vary, so check with your building department.

Do subs and inspectors need to install anything?

No. Any phone camera reads the QR code and opens the job's page in the browser — nothing to install, no account to create.

What if plans get revised?

You post the current set and hide the superseded one. Everyone scanning the same code sees the current revision — there's no old copy floating around a truck.

DryPlans

For builders & general contractors

The box gets wet.The plans don’t.

DryPlans is a digital permit box. Post the QR placard where the plastic one used to hang, and subs and inspectors scan it to get every permit, approved plan, and inspection report on their phone — no app, no login, nothing to install.

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No credit card. First placard printed in about five minutes.

Site Documents

Permits · Plans · Inspections

Smith Residence

1420 Oakwood Dr

Scannable QR code that opens the DryPlans demo job site

Scan for permits & plans

Permit: BP-2026-04417
Rev: C
Cond: Dry

↑ Scan it with your phone. That is a live job page, not a picture of one.

How it works

Three steps

A QR code permit box takes about five minutes to stand up, and you only do it once per job.

01
Create the job
Address, permit numbers, and the documents. Drag the PDFs in from wherever they already live.
02
Print the placard
One click, 8.5×11. Sleeve it and post it where the box used to hang.
03
Everyone scans
Subs and inspectors get the current set on their phone. You stop being the help desk.

What they find when they scan

Four categories

The job site plans QR code opens the same public page every time — updated in place, never a stale printout in a truck.

Permits

Building, electrical, plumbing, mechanical — and the permit numbers are printed on the placard too, so nobody has to scan anything to read them out over the phone.

Approved Plans

Only the revision you want built. Hide a superseded set with one click and it is gone from the page immediately.

Inspection Reports

What passed, when it passed, and what the inspector wrote. The next trade can check before they show up.

Engineering

Truss letters, structural calcs, soil reports. The documents somebody always needs and nobody can ever find.

Also included

Every plan

Scan count: How many times each job's code was scanned this week.
Visibility: Hide any document from the public page without deleting it.
Archive: Finished jobs stop counting toward your plan. Their page stays up.
Private links: Addresses are random and unguessable. Search engines are told to skip them.
Contact card: Your name, phone, and license number, one tap from every document.

General notes

DryPlans does not replace the permit you are required to post

Most building departments require the permit card itself to be physically posted and visible. Keep posting it. What DryPlans replaces is the box of plans, revisions, and inspection reports underneath it — the part that gets wet, goes out of date, and generates the phone calls. Rules vary, so check with your building department.

Common questions

Before you switch

What exactly is a digital permit box?: It's a QR code that replaces the plastic box of paper permits and plans nailed to a post on site — some builders call it an electronic permit box. Print the placard, post it where the box used to hang, and anyone who scans it sees the current permits, approved plans, and inspection reports on their phone — no app, no login.
Does a QR code permit box replace the permit card I'm required to post?: No. Most building departments require the permit card itself to be physically posted and visible — keep posting it. DryPlans replaces the box of plans, revisions, and inspection reports underneath it, not the card. Rules vary, so check with your building department.
Do subs and inspectors need to install anything?: No. Any phone camera reads the QR code and opens the job's page in the browser — nothing to install, no account to create.
What if plans get revised?: You post the current set and hide the superseded one. Everyone scanning the same code sees the current revision — there's no old copy floating around a truck.

Pricing

Free tier, no expiry

Your first job site is free and stays free. Upgrade when you are running more jobs at once — not when a trial runs out.

Free

Try it on your current job

$0/mo

Free forever

Active jobs: 1
Storage: 100 MB
Support: Email

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No credit card

Pro

For busy builders

Recommended

$19/mo

Billed monthly

Active jobs: 10
Storage: 5 GB
Support: Email

Choose Pro

Cancel anytime, no contract

Business

For GCs running many crews

$49/mo

Billed monthly

Active jobs: Unlimited
Storage: 50 GB
Support: Priority

Choose Business

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Included on every plan, Free included

Unlimited scans
Scan counts
Printable placards
Public job pages
Per-document visibility
Job archiving

Print one placard.See if anyone scans it.

That is the whole evaluation. One job site, free forever, about five minutes from now.

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