Town of Fairchild
Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
Town of Fairchild is a jurisdiction in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, which does not currently list an online permit database — contact the department directly by phone or email. Use the contact information below to reach the local building department.
Contact
Permit Search
No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.
Additional Notes
For properties in the unincorporated Town of Fairchild (outside the separate Village of Fairchild, which issues its own permits), Eau Claire County's Planning & Development Department issues building permits; the county recommends using its online Permitting Authority Lookup Tool to confirm jurisdiction by address. Rod Eslinger is the Department Director (general department contact, not necessarily the building inspector of record). Address: Eau Claire County Courthouse, 721 Oxford Ave, Suite 3344, Eau Claire, WI 54703.
What You Need Before Applying for a Permit
Most building departments ask for the same core package before they'll issue a permit: a completed application naming the property owner and contractor, the contractor's state license number and proof of insurance (general liability, and workers' comp if employees are on the job), a notice of commencement or equivalent recorded filing for larger jobs where the state requires one, and scaled plans or a site plan for anything beyond minor repairs. Roofing, fence, pool, and solar permits typically have their own simplified checklists — Town of Fairchild's department (above) can confirm exactly what applies to your project.
Why this matters for insurance: permit history is one of the first things an underwriter or adjuster checks. Unpermitted work — a finished basement, an added bedroom, a rebuilt roof — can complicate a claim or even void coverage for that portion of the loss, and it routinely surfaces during a home inspection. Pulling the right permit up front, and keeping the closed-permit record on file, protects both the property's value and its insurability at resale.
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