Village of Orfordville

Rock County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

Village of Orfordville is a jurisdiction in Rock 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: 608-697-7776
Department Site: David Geraths, Residential Property Inspector (General Engineering Company) (opens in a new tab)

Source: orfordvillewi.gov (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

General Engineering Company - forms & resources (opens in a new tab)

DSPS Online Building Permit System (eSLA) - new 1- & 2-family dwellings (opens in a new tab)

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

David Geraths, Residential Property Inspector
General Engineering Company (GEC)
916 Silver Lake Drive, PO Box 340
Portage, WI 53901

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

Additional Notes

Wisconsin DSPS delegated-authority list (8/19/2026) confirms Delegated status but leaves the contact field blank; inspector name/phone confirmed from the village's own FAQ page. No direct personal email for David Geraths was published (village directs applicants to apply online via the GEC forms-resources link). Village Hall: 303 East Beloit Street, Orfordville, WI 53576, clerk@orfordville.org, 608-879-2004. Building permit required regardless of project cost per village ordinance.

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 Orfordville'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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