Raleigh-Durham home project guides: page 2
25 local guides: costs, permits, maintenance, rebates, materials and planning checklists for the Raleigh-Durham Triangle.
Planning ChecklistsHOA Approval for Remodels in North CarolinaIn much of Cary, Apex, Holly Springs, Wake Forest, Morrisville and the newer parts of Raleigh and Durham, the first approval for an exterior project isn't the town's. It's the homeowners association's. Skipping it can mean fCost GuidesKitchen Remodel Budgets for Triangle Homes (2026)"How much does a kitchen cost?" has an honest answer: it depends almost entirely on what you change. Replacing finishes in the same layout is a very different project from moving walls, plumbing and gas. This guide helps you pick Planning ChecklistsLead-Safe Renovation Rules for Pre-1978 NC HomesThousands of Triangle homes were built before 1978, when lead-based paint was banned for residential use. That includes nearly every house in Raleigh's and Durham's historic neighborhoods, in Chapel Hill's and Hillsborough'sMaterials & ComparisonsLVP vs. Hardwood Over a Triangle Crawl SpaceIn most Triangle houses, the floor you walk on sits a couple of feet above dirt, separated by a vented crawl space that breathes the same humid summer air as the rest of the region. That matters more to your flooring choice than almost anytPermits & CodesThe NC $40,000 Permit Exemption, ExplainedAsk three Triangle contractors whether your project needs a permit and you may get three answers. The confusion traces back to one paragraph of state law, G.S. 160D-1110(c), which carves out an exemption for smaller jobs. Read closely, it&#Planning ChecklistsNC Contractor Licenses: The $40,000 Line and TradesNorth Carolina licenses contractors through several separate boards, and the rules aren't the same for each trade. A builder who doesn't need a license for a $25,000 deck still can't legally wire the ceiling fan, and an HVAC comSeasonal MaintenanceCaring for Old Wood Windows in Triangle HomesOriginal wood windows are one of the defining features of older Triangle neighborhoods, from Oakwood and Boylan Heights in Raleigh to Trinity Park and Watts-Hillandale in Durham, central Chapel Hill and Hillsborough. Many have lasted a centSeasonal MaintenancePollen Season Home Checklist for the TriangleIf you've lived in the Triangle for one spring, you know the week: cars, porches, patio furniture and puddles turn yellow-green almost overnight. Most of that visible dust is pine pollen, which is heavy and settles fast. It's a nuisPermits & CodesRenovating in a Raleigh Historic District (2026)Raleigh protects its oldest neighborhoods through local historic overlay districts, and if your house is in one, exterior work needs a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) before you start, and before you can get most building permits. The Cost GuidesWhat a New Roof Costs in the Triangle (2026)Roof quotes in the Triangle can differ by thousands of dollars for the same house. Usually that's because the bids don't describe the same job. The fix is to understand how roofers price, then make every bid show its work.Materials & ComparisonsShingles vs. Metal Roofs for Triangle HomesMost Triangle roofs are asphalt shingle, and most re-roofs stay that way. But "asphalt shingle" covers a range of products, and metal has become more common on farmhouse-style new builds, porches and some older homes. Here's hCost GuidesScreened Porch Costs for Triangle Homes (2026)A screened porch is one of the most-requested projects in the Triangle, and the price range is wide because "screened porch" can mean anything from screening in an existing covered porch to building a roofed room off the back of t
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