Village of Rudolph

Wood County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

Village of Rudolph is a jurisdiction in Wood County, Wisconsin, with an online portal for searching and pulling active or historical building permits. Use the contact information below to reach the local building department, or the mailing address if the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.

Contact

Phone: 715-305-8814
Email: bgrimm1977@gmail.com
Department Site: Village of Rudolph Building Permits — Building Inspector Ben Grimm (dwellings) (opens in a new tab)

Source: villageofrudolphwi.org (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

DSPS Online Building Permit System (eSLA) — used for new residential builds per Village instructions (opens in a new tab)

Village of Rudolph Building Permit Contacts sheet (PDF, lists all three permit-type contacts) (opens in a new tab)

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Ben Grimm, Building Inspector (dwellings)
(715) 305-8814 / bgrimm1977@gmail.com
Village of Rudolph, PO Box 7, 1580 Main Street
Rudolph, WI 54475

Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.

Additional Notes

Village of Rudolph splits permit contacts by type per its own 'Building Permit Contacts' PDF (verified via pdfplumber extraction): (1) New Home/Dwelling & Building Inspector — Ben Grimm, (715) 305-8814, email rendered as 'bgrimm1977@gmail.com' per the DSPS delegated-authority letter but only partially legible as '1977@gmail.com' in the Village's own PDF (font/formatting artifact) — hedge accordingly; (2) Commercial Building Permits — State Commercial Inspector Jon Molledahl, (608) 225-6520, Jon.molledahl@wisconsin.gov; (3) Non-Dwelling/Non-Inspected permits (detached garages, sheds, storage buildings, remodeling over $2,000) — Megan Stashek, (715) 451-3350, Megan.stashek@gmail.com. General Village Hall line: (715) 435-4444, 1580 Main Street / PO Box 7, Rudolph, WI 54475. IMPORTANT: this is a separate government from the Town of Rudolph (also Wood County) — verified independently, not cross-contaminated.

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 — Village of Rudolph'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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