Owings Brothers Contracting

Permits are pulled before work begins and then inspected by the county. A contractor who files them is working inside a system with an inspector in it, which is what unpermitted work avoids.

What the permits show

Of the permits we observed, 56% are deck & patio work.

Deck & Patio 5

Plumbing 2

Accessory Structure 1

Interior 1

Each county's permit system holds only their own records, so the combined view above exists nowhere else.

Recent work

• Kitchen renovation
  September 2025 · Howard County

  SFD/ CONSTRUCT (1) STORY 22' X 50' ADDITION TO CREATE AN ENLARGED KITCHEN, MASTER BED RM SUITE, HOME OFFICE AND A MUDRO…

• New garage
  May 2025 · Howard County

  SFD/ CONSTRUCT 24 X 40 IRREGULAR SHAPED (1) STORY ADDITION TO INCLUDE bedroom, HALLWAY; (1) existing bedroom into famil…

• Permit filed
  April 2025 · Howard County

  Sfd/ construct 4' x 16" areaway with handrail and safety rail**subject to field inspection**

• Bathroom renovation
  April 2025 · Howard County

  SFD/ Renovate existing finished lower level. Renovate a full bath. Add a bar area, renovate recreation space.**NOT APPR…

• Sunroom addition
  March 2025 · Howard County

  SFD/ CONSTRUCT 11'x12' Sunroom, 23' x 23' L-SHAPED DECK WITH 12' PORCH SECTION AND 13' x22' Garage Extension, 1 STORY, …

• Basement finishing
  March 2024 · Howard County

  Construction of new family room addition with gas fireplace located on the rear of the home. Renovate existing kitchen,…

Towns we observed them working in

We hold permit records for Anne Arundel County, Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Carroll County, Frederick County, Howard County, Prince George's County, and Washington DC. Work anywhere else is not missing from this contractor's record, it is outside what we cover.

Permits by year

Our records for this contractor's counties begin January 2021. Years before that are not shown because we hold nothing for them, not because nothing happened.

What this page is, and is not

• Howard County: 8 permits observed, from records beginning August 2021.
• Baltimore County: 1 permits observed, from records beginning January 2021.
• Frederick County: 1 permits observed, from records beginning August 2021.

This page shows permits we observed in county records. Our observation is not complete: work done before those dates, in counties we do not cover, or on filings that name no contractor does not appear here. A contractor's real work is almost always greater than what we observed, and absence of a permit on this page does not mean the work was not done or not permitted. We currently hold records for Anne Arundel County, Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Carroll County, Frederick County, Howard County, Prince George's County, and Washington DC; see permit coverage for what that includes.

Common questions

Does a permit record mean this contractor is licensed?

County permit records here do not list a license type for this contractor. That does not mean the contractor is unlicensed; not every county publishes license data with its permits.

Why do some contractors show more permits than others?

Counties began publishing at different times and describe contractors differently, so the number reflects what we observed as much as what the contractor did. It is not a ranking.

What should I still ask for?

Proof of insurance, a written contract, and the license number for the trade being performed. A permit record is a starting point, not a substitute for either.

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