NC contractor license lookup

What the roster tells you

In North Carolina a general contractor license is required for any building project costing $40,000 or more (G.S. 87-1). The NCLBGC issues it to a company or person; a qualifier who passed the Board's exam stands behind each license. Each license carries one or more classifications (Building, Residential, Highway, Public Utilities, and specialty trades such as Roofing or Grading & Excavating) and a limitation: Limited (projects up to $500,000), Intermediate (up to $1,000,000) or Unlimited. Licenses expire every December 31 and must be renewed each year.

Board actions shown here are transcribed from the Board's quarterly disciplinary case summaries (revocations, suspensions, stayed suspensions, probation, reprimands, voluntary surrenders). A license with no action listed has nothing published in the summaries we hold, which begin in late 2024; it is not a statement that the license has a clean history. Insurance and bonding are not on the roster: ask the contractor for a certificate of insurance.

Source: NC Licensing Board for General Contractors, Licensed Contractor Database (active licenses); disciplinary case summaries from nclbgc.org/news. This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Board; licenses change with renewals and Board action, so confirm anything that matters on the Board's own lookup. Electrical, plumbing and HVAC licenses come from other boards: the State Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors and the Board of Examiners of Plumbing, Heating & Fire Sprinkler Contractors. How to read a result.