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Hiring a contractor in North Carolina

Statewide licence. This state licenses contractors at state level, so there is a single register to check and a licence number that means something everywhere in the state.

Who licenses

North Carolina Licensing Board for General Contractors (NCLBGC), plus NC State Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors (NCBEEC) and NC State Board of Examiners of Plumbing, He

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This state publishes no bulk licence file, so its records have to be requested rather than downloaded.

What to do before you hire in North Carolina

  • Ask for the licence number and check it yourself against North Carolina Licensing Board for General Contractors (NCLBGC), plus NC State Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors (NCBEEC) and NC State Board of Examiners of Plumbing, He. A contractor who will not give you the number is telling you something.
  • Get the full scope and price in writing before any money changes hands, and never pay the full amount up front.

Sourced from North Carolina Licensing Board for General Contractors (NCLBGC), plus NC State Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors (NCBEEC) and NC State Board of Examiners of Plumbing, He and checked against the state's published information. Licensing rules change; verify with the authority before you hire.

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