Window, door and siding permits in North Carolina: why the list is short
For window, door and siding contractors
Replacing windows, doors or siding usually doesn't need a permit in North Carolina, so the permits on file are a thin slice of the work. Window and siding companies get more from the permits that come before new windows: new homes, additions, remodels and storm repairs.
- Permits, last 12 months
- 484
- Last 90 days
- 121
- Last 30 days
- 44
- Contractors on the list
- 12
- most active, below
When window, door and siding work needs a permit in North Carolina
G.S. 160D-1110 exempts replacing windows, doors and exterior siding on a house or commercial building when the job costs $40,000 or less. A new or enlarged opening changes the structure and needs a permit, and so does a job over the limit.
So the permits that do get filed are particular: larger jobs, openings that were enlarged or moved, storm and impact repairs, and replacements a contractor or owner chose to permit. They show which companies are active where, not every replacement in a ZIP code.
The fuller signal is the work that puts in new windows and doors: new homes, additions and whole-house remodels. Every office we read files those, and they name the builder or remodeler weeks before the windows are ordered.
The permits worth watching
New homes and additions
Each needs windows, exterior doors and siding. The builder or remodeler on the permit chooses the supplier and the installer.
Remodels
A whole-house renovation usually replaces windows and doors as part of a larger job, with a general contractor to call.
Storm and impact repairs
A tree or a car through a wall takes windows and siding with it, and clusters after a storm mark the streets that were hit.
Permitted replacements
Fewer and larger, and already won, but they show which window and siding companies work where.
Where the work is
484 window, door and siding permits in the last 12 months, by the permit office that issued them and by ZIP code. Each links to its own page.
Window and siding 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Renewal by Andersen LLC | 129 | 30 |
| Window Nation LLC | 48 | 5 |
| Southern Exposure Sunrooms LLC | 14 | 4 |
| Power Home Remodeling | 12 | 8 |
| Vista Installations, LLC | 9 | 6 |
| Go Permits LLC | 7 | 3 |
| The Home Depot | 3 | 1 |
| Lasting Impressions Home Solutions | 3 | 0 |
| Renewal By Anderson LLC | 3 | 0 |
| Ramsey, Thomas Scott | 3 | 1 |
| jnj construction llc | 2 | 2 |
| AAPCO Southeast Inc | 2 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 595 STANWOOD DR SEBolivia 28422 | Deck / PorchNew Deck | $53K | Issued | |
| 108 BARRETT PLDurham 27713 | ResidentialRESI | $60K | Issued | |
| 210 STURDIVANT RDDurham 27705 | ResidentialRESI | $41K | Issued | |
| 1908 Aurora DrRaleigh 27615 | RoofingBuilding | $60K | Issued | |
| 6004 CEDAR RIDGE INDIVIDUALWilmington 28405 | ResidentialNHC Residential Building | $17K | Issued |
44 more permits filed in North Carolina in the last 30 days
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How to work the list
- 01
Watch the building permits
New-home, addition and remodel permits in your ZIPs come before the windows are ordered.
- 02
Follow the remodelers
The contractor table shows who files the most of this work; remodelers buy windows and doors on job after job.
- 03
Canvass after storms
A run of repair permits on one street after a storm is a canvassing route for siding and windows.
Window, door and siding permits in North Carolina: common questions
- Do you need a permit to replace windows in North Carolina?
- Usually not. G.S. 160D-1110 exempts replacing windows, doors and exterior siding on a house or commercial building when the job costs $40,000 or less. A new or enlarged opening changes the structure and needs one, and so does a job over the limit.
- How many window, door and siding permits are filed in North Carolina?
- 484 in the last 12 months across the offices we read. Most were filed in Raleigh (107), Mecklenburg County (95) and New Hanover County (77). Because most replacements are exempt, that's a thin list: larger jobs, openings that were enlarged or moved, and replacements someone chose to permit. Window and siding companies do better watching additions, remodels and storm repairs.
- Who pulls the most window, door and siding permits in North Carolina?
- By permits in the last 12 months: Renewal by Andersen LLC, Window Nation LLC and Southern Exposure Sunrooms LLC. 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
- Roofing permits in North Carolina
- HVAC permits in North Carolina
- Solar permits in North Carolina
- Building permit data for general contractors
- Electrical permits in North Carolina
- Plumbing permits in North Carolina
- Demolition permits in North Carolina
- Pool and spa permits in North Carolina
- Deck, porch and addition permits in North Carolina
- Commercial upfit permits in North Carolina
- Fire alarm and sprinkler permits in North Carolina
- Foundation and concrete permits in North Carolina
- 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 28, 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.