New Construction & Deck Building in Zebulon, NC

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

Lamar Homes builds decks and handles new construction across Zebulon and Wake 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 Zebulon that goes through the Town of Zebulon. 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.

Zebulon's roofs split by decade: downtown-era homes on their second or third roof, and subdivisions from the last fifteen years approaching their first. 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.

The county roads around Zebulon run through pine, and pine needles are the usual reason a Zebulon valley or gutter holds water. Shade and debris decide the material as much as the budget.

• Wake County, consultations scheduled the same week
• Built to the NC Residential Code
• Permit pulled, inspector met
• Wood, composite or PVC, honestly compared