Village of Embarrass
Waupaca County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
Village of Embarrass is a jurisdiction in Waupaca 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
- Phone
- 715-823-8525
Permit Search
No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.
Additional Notes
No official village website could be located. The Village of Embarrass appears on the Wisconsin DSPS UDC delegated-authority list (Waupaca County, DOA code 68121, 'Delegated') but with no populated municipal contact or inspector — meaning the state has not been given current contact info. The phone number above (Village Office, 504 E Main St, Embarrass, WI 54933) comes from third-party directory aggregators (Yellow Pages / Government-City), not an official .gov source, so treat it as unconfirmed. Recommend calling to confirm before relying on it.
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 Embarrass'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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