Free permit tools for North Carolina contractors
Built on the permit records of 23 North Carolina permit offices and the state's building laws. Free to use, no login.
The tools
- Permit fee calculatorNewWhat North Carolina's new state permit fee will cost on a job, a year of permits or any contractor, with every office's local fee schedule.Open the calculator
- Do I need a permit?NewWhether a North Carolina job needs a building permit, from state law: roofs, decks, windows, remodels, water heaters, HVAC, plus when a permit expires.Check your job
- Permit wait timesNewHow long North Carolina permit offices take to issue a permit, from application to issue, for new homes, remodels, decks, pools, roofs and trades.See how long permits take
- Contractor checkNewAny North Carolina contractor's permit record over three years, by name: how many, where, what kind of work and how recently, plus the state license lookups.Check a contractor
- Contractor lookupSearch North Carolina's most active builders and trades by name: their permits by month, type of work and place.Look up a contractor
- Permits by ZIP codeLook up a ZIP code by its digits or town: permits by month, what's being built and the busiest contractors there.Find a ZIP code