Concrete is the first trade on a residential job and the last one to hear about it. By the time a foundation contractor sees a staked lot, the pour is usually already awarded. The permit record moves that conversation up by several weeks.
1,152
1-unit homes authorized, Raleigh–Cary, June 2026
1,224
April 2026 — the metro's strongest single-family month this year
~3 weeks
Typical gap between permit issuance and footing inspection on a Wake County slab
Read the sequence, not the address
A single-family permit issued this week is a footing in roughly three weeks and a slab shortly after. Flatwork — drives, walks, patios — lands months later on the same address, which means one permit is two separate calls if you track it.
Filters worth saving
- New residential permits in Wake, Johnston, and Durham counties, sorted by issue date descending.
- Commercial filings above $1M — those carry site work, tilt panels, or structural slabs your residential competitors will not quote.
- Addition and accessory-structure permits, which are small pours that fill gaps between production runs.