New Construction & Deck Building in Thomasville, NC

New construction and decks in Thomasville, done the way the town needs it

Lamar Homes builds decks and handles new construction across Thomasville and Davidson County. Family owned, licensed and insured, and we pull the permit and meet the inspector.

Unlike a reroof, a deck almost always needs a permit: the state's own guidance says deck additions are not exempt, and in Thomasville that goes through the City of Thomasville Planning and Inspections department. The North Carolina Residential Code sets footings at a minimum of 12 inches below finished grade, requires corrosion-resistant flashing at the ledger and specifically prohibits aluminum flashing on a deck, and caps stair stringers at 7 feet between supports. Those are the things that fail on decks that were never inspected.

Thomasville's furniture-era homes are on their third or fourth roof, chimneys are common, and old chimney flashing is the single most frequent leak point on a house of that age. On an older home that usually means replacing a deck built before those rules; on a newer one it usually means the builder's deck reaching the end of its boards while the frame is still sound.

Thomasville's older neighborhoods sit under hardwoods that drop heavily each fall and shed limbs in ice. Shade and debris decide the material as much as the budget.

• Davidson County, consultations booked ahead rather than same day
• Built to the NC Residential Code
• Permit pulled, inspector met
• Wood, composite or PVC, honestly compared