Roofing permits in North Carolina: what gets filed, and where the work is
For roofing contractors
Most roof replacements in North Carolina don't need a permit, so a list of roofing permits is short. The roofers who use permit data well watch the permits that come before a roof instead. This guide covers which ones, where they're being filed and who's doing the work.
- Permits, last 12 months
- 1,167
- Last 90 days
- 368
- Last 30 days
- 104
- Contractors on the list
- 12
- most active, below
When a roof needs a permit in North Carolina
State law (G.S. 160D-1110) exempts replacing an existing roof on a house or commercial building when the job costs $40,000 or less. Adding roofing — the roof over an addition, a new porch roof — still needs a permit, and so does any repair to the structure underneath it.
So the roofing permits that do get filed are a particular slice: commercial roofs, large residential jobs over the limit, structural repairs after storms and fires, and new roofs on additions. A permit-based list will never be a list of every reroof in a ZIP code.
What permits do show, reliably, is the work that puts a new roof on a building: new homes and additions. Those are filed with every office we read, and they name the builder or the address weeks before anyone is on the roof.
The permits worth watching
New homes
Every new house gets a roof, usually within weeks of framing. The permit names the builder — a relationship worth more than any single roof.
Additions
An addition adds roofing, so it always needs a permit. The homeowner, not a builder, often picks the roofer.
Roofing permits
Commercial reroofs, big residential jobs and structural repairs. Fewer and larger, and often already won, but they show which crews are active where.
Demolitions and storm repairs
A residential demolition is usually a new house on the way. A run of repair permits on one street after a storm is a canvassing route.
Where the work is
1,167 roofing permits in the last 12 months, by the permit office that issued them and by ZIP code. Each links to its own page.
Roofing permits by city
Every permit office with 50 or more of these permits in the last year has its own page: counts by month, the busiest ZIP codes, who's pulling them and recent filings.
Who's doing the work
The contractors pulling the most of these permits in the last 12 months — your competitors, or the builders and GCs worth a call.
| Contractor | Last 12 months | Last 90 days |
|---|---|---|
| Nc Solar Now | 26 | 0 |
| NC Solar Now, Inc. | 19 | 2 |
| Arnold Roofing And Restoration LLC | 18 | 0 |
| Feazel Roofing | 14 | 1 |
| Needham Roofing | 11 | 0 |
| Baker Roofing Company | 11 | 1 |
| Red Letter Roofing | 9 | 1 |
| Burch Brothers LLC | 8 | 0 |
| 1st Choice Construction Manage | 8 | 0 |
| Johnsons Roofing Service, Inc. | 7 | 0 |
| Ingram Bros Inc | 7 | 0 |
| Carolina Restoration Services Of NC | 6 | 5 |
Recent permits
A sample from 30 or more days ago. Permit Search and the daily email have them as they're filed.
| Address | Type | Value | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119 DEERFIELD INDIVIDUALCastle Hayne 28429 | RoofingNHC Residential Building | $95K | Issued | |
| 138 SPRINGSIDE RDAsheville 28803 | RoofingCom: Reroof | — | Issued | |
| 1101 E MOREHEAD ST #25Charlotte 28203 | RoofingRoofing | $43K | — | |
| 7384 Fontana Ridge LnRaleigh 27613 | RoofingBuilding | $19K | Issued | |
| 4719 TITLEIST DRCharlotte 28277 | RoofingRoofing | $61K | — | |
| 421 Fayetteville StRaleigh 27601 | RoofingBuilding | $55K | Submitted | |
| 18 S WATER COMPLEX #6Wilmington 28401 | RoofingNHC Commercial Trade Permit | — | Submitted | |
| 18216 MAINSAIL POINTE DRCornelius 28031 | RoofingAlteration | $24K | — | |
| 500 HERMITAGE RDCharlotte 28207 | RoofingRoofing | $150K | — | |
| 2311 BELVEDERE INDIVIDUALWilmington 28405 | RoofingNHC Residential Trade Permit | — | Issued |
How to work the list
- 01
Pick your ZIP codes
Choose the ZIPs your crews already work. Each ZIP page shows its new-home and addition permits and who's pulling them.
- 02
Follow the builders
A handful of builders file most of the new homes in any county. A call to their purchasing manager beats a hundred door knocks.
- 03
Work additions every week
Addition permits give you the address. Reach the homeowner when the permit is issued, before the framing is up.
Roofing permits in North Carolina: common questions
- Do you need a permit to replace a roof in North Carolina?
- Usually not. State law (G.S. 160D-1110) exempts replacing roofing on a house or commercial building when the job costs $40,000 or less; adding new roofing, and any repair to the structure under it, still needs a permit. So most residential reroofs never produce a permit — the ones that do are larger jobs, structural repairs, commercial roofs and new roofs on additions.
- How many roofing permits are filed in North Carolina?
- 1,167 in the last 12 months across the offices we read. Most were filed in Mecklenburg County (469), New Hanover County (161) and Greensboro (133). Because most reroofs are exempt, that's a thin list — and roofers do better watching the permits that come before a roof: new homes, additions and storm-related structural repairs.
- Who pulls the most roofing permits in North Carolina?
- By permits in the last 12 months: Nc Solar Now, Arnold Roofing And Restoration LLC and Feazel Roofing. The table above has the top twelve, each linked to its own page where it has one.
More guides
- North Carolina building permits: the guide
- HVAC permits in North Carolina
- Solar permits in North Carolina
- Building permit data for general contractors
- The Charlotte region: building permits guide
- The Triangle: building permits guide
- The Triad: building permits guide
- Wilmington and the Cape Fear region: building permits guide
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Source: TarSignal, from North Carolina public building permit records, data through October 2, 2026. Refreshed nightly. Counts include every permit type a jurisdiction files — trade permits (electrical, plumbing, mechanical) as well as building permits — so one project can appear more than once. Values are what the applicant declared, where the jurisdiction records one. We keep improving how we collect each office's permits, so a count that steps up suddenly usually means more complete records, not more construction.