Project Description — Fire Damage Reconstruction Property Owners: Emily and Derek Gum This home sustained
Alteration or repair at 20 S Merton St, Memphis
Memphis and Shelby County Division of Planning and Development permit RES-ALT-26-001461: issued Sep 15, 2026 for alteration or repair work at 20 S Merton St. Project Description — Fire Damage Reconstruction Property Owners: Emily and Derek Gum This home sustained fire damage and will undergo a complete rebuild. The project will proceed as follows: 1. Demolition The interior of the home will be fully gutted down to the studs. On the front half of the house, the roof covering and the entire roof structure will be removed due to fire damage. 2. Structural Rebuild With the front-half roof structure removed, a new roof structure will be framed and constructed over that portion of the home. At the same time, the front porch will be extended outward, slightly modifying the footprint at the front of the house. 3. Rough-In (Electrical, Plumbing, HVAC) Once the structure is rebuilt, the home will be completely rewired and replumbed from the floor up. One new shower will be added within the home during this phase. A new HVAC system will be installed to serve the entire house. 4. Finishes With all systems roughed in and inspected, the home will receive all-new interior finishes throughout, completing the rebuild. Summary: This project takes the home from a fire-damaged, gutted structure through roof reconstruction and a front porch extension, complete MEP replacement, one new shower addition, and full interior finish-out — restoring it to a complete, code-compliant residence.
- Permit number
- RES-ALT-26-001461
- Issued
- Type of work
- Alteration or repair
- Status
- Issued
- Reported cost
- $293,000
- ZIP code
- 38112
- City's category
- Alteration, RES
- City's status
- Not listed
- Source
- Memphis and Shelby County Division of Planning and Development permit data (this record)
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All permits at 20 S Merton St, and what's permitted nearby
The newest permit in the city's data is from Sep 30, 2026, 16 days ago. Permits issued after that won't appear here until the city publishes them.
Memphis and Shelby County Division of Planning and Development updated its data Oct 7, 2026. We checked it Oct 16, 01:09 UTC. See the city's official records.
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