North Carolina Building Contractor License
The Building Contractor's license in North Carolina covers all building construction activity including: commercial, industrial, institutional, and all residential building construction. It includes parking decks; all site work, grading and paving of parking lots, driveways, sidewalks, and gutters; storm drainage, retaining or screen walls, and hardware and accessory structures; and indoor and outdoor recreational facilities including natural and artificial surface athletic fields, running tracks, bleachers and seating. It also covers work done under the specialty classifications of Concrete Construction, Insulation, Interior Construction, Marine Construction, Masonry Construction, Roofing, Metal Erection, Swimming Pools, and Asbestos.
Building Contractor Course
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Login credentials emailed upon enrollment
Unlimited access (no time limits)
Lecture videos
Practice questions
Key concepts
Step-by-step solutions to math problems
$525.00$525.00
How to Get the NC Building Contractor’s License?
- Complete the Application for License to Practice General Contracting (Building) in the State of North Carolina and submit it to the board.
- The Board’s staff will review applications for completeness and compliance with licensing requirements. This process can typically take up to 2 or 3 weeks.
- If corrections or more information is required, the Board’s staff will email you.
- When you meet all requirements you will be mailed an exam eligibility letter (this letter would state that you can take the exam).
- You must schedule and take the exam (required books and related classes are listed below).
- After passing the exam(s), the testing company will notify the board.
- Once the Board gives final approval, the license is granted and assigned a license number.
Building Contractor Exam
Building Contractor Trade Exam
- Testing Method: Computer-based; Semi-Open Book
- Testing Company: PSI©
- Hours Allotted: 3.2h
- Types of Questions: Multiple Choice
- Number of questions: 90
- Subjects Involved:
- Site Work
- Concrete
- Masonry
- Metals
- Carpentry
- Roofing
- Associated Trades
- Business and Law
- Safety
- Estimating, Plan Reading and General Buildin Code Requirements
- One Call
- Erosion and Sedimentation Control
- Licensing
- Liens
- Sports Fields
Building Contractor Book Set
The book set includes all required references for the Building Contractor exam. Please keep in mind that although not all the books are allowed in the exam you will be tested on all the references. Orders placed before 2 PM are shipped the same day via UPS and a tracking number is emailed before 3 PM.
NORTH CAROLINA BUILDING - BOOK SET WITHOUT TABS INCLUDES ALL BOOKS FOR TRADE AND BUSINESS EXAMS
Sales price: $1,604.84-
NORTH CAROLINA BUILDING - BOOK SET WITH TABS INCLUDES ALL BOOKS FOR TRADE AND BUSINESS EXAMS
Sales price: $1,704.84
Building Contractor Trade Books
Books Allowed in Testing
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This guide suggests solutions to common field...Sports Fields Design, Construction and Mainte
$126.70$126.70 -
North Carolina Occupational Safety and Health...North Carolina Occupational Safety and Health
$42.67$42.67 -
Part 1 focuses on planning and starting your ...North Carolina NASCLA Contractors Guide to Bu
$92.23$92.23 -
This is a fully integrated code based on the ...North Carolina State Building Code
$152.87$152.87 -
Building Code Requirements for Masonry Struct...Building Code Requirements for Masonry Struct
$162.72$162.72 -
A very detailed and helpful reference coverin...Building Code Requirements for Structural Con
$205.04$205.04 -
Includes all of the administrative codes and ...North Carolina State Administrative Code and
$45.35$45.35 -
This standard provides technical criteria for...Standard for Accessible and Usable Buildings
$64.77$64.77
Building Contractor Trade Books
Books Not Allowed in Testing
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As published by the Steel Joist institute, th...Handling and Erection of Steel Joists and Joi
$59.72$59.72 -
This is a used book, used book pricing has be...Carpentry & Building Construction
$41.59$41.59 -
Many advances have been made in concrete tech...Design and Control of Concrete Mixtures
$138.83$138.83 -
Pipe & Excavation Contracting is an important...Pipe & Excavation Contracting
$38.68$38.68 -
Includes everything there is to know on how t...Roofing Construction and Estimating
$50.72$50.72 -
Training and Certification of Field Personnel...Level 1 Unbonded PT Field Installation
$96.66$96.66 -
This is a used book, used book pricing has be...Modern Masonry: Brick, Block, Stone
$159.94$159.94 -
This handbook is an educational and informati...North Carolina 811 Excavation Guide
$33.32$33.32 -
This code is specific to North Carolina and u...North Carolina Administrative Code, Title 15A
$20.00$20.00 -
The purpose of this Article is to declare a S...North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 113A,
$33.03$33.03 -
Laws and Regulations Applicable to General Co...Laws and Regulations Applicable to General Co
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SDI (Steel Deck Institute) Manual of Construc...SDI Manual of Construction with Steel Deck
$20.00$20.00
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