Commercial Concrete Contractors in Pinehurst, NC

The impervious-surface cap that decides how much you can pour

The Village of Pinehurst measures a lot by impervious coverage, and concrete counts. Its FAQ lists buildings, driveways, walkways, patios and concrete or gravel surfaces as impervious, and the percentage is total impervious square feet divided by lot square feet, times 100. Section 9.2a of the Pinehurst Development Ordinance sets the cap by district: 24 percent in R-210, 30 in R-30, 35 in R-20, 37.5 in R-15, 40 in R-10, 42.5 in R-8, 45 in R-5, 60 in R-MF, 70 in the NC district and in the village and commercial districts the table groups with it, and 90 in VC.

Run the numbers before anyone draws the lot. Take a 20,000 square foot lot in a district capped at 70 percent: it can carry 14,000 square feet of roof and pavement together, and the building takes its share first. The ordinance warns that State Watershed Requirements may set a lower figure, so ask the Planning and Inspections Department which cap governs your parcel. Our permit guide covers the general order of approvals. Once you know the paving total that fits under the cap, tell us and we'll price to it.

Separate permits for the walk, the pad and the entrance

Pinehurst issues permits piece by piece. The Village's permit list names patios and driveways, and its guide says the patio permit covers a new or expanded patio, walkway or terrace made of gravel, pavers, concrete or other impervious surface. The driveway permit applies to a brand new driveway, a second entrance, a change in apron material, or a wider driveway or parking area. A material change alone doesn't need one when the apron is untouched and the footprint stays the same. A fence, wall, enclosure, driveway column or retaining wall over 18 inches tall is its own permit item. Applications, payment and inspection scheduling run through the Village's online Permit Center.

The driveway application wants the apron type (asphalt or concrete), pipe and riprap, existing and proposed impervious percentages, the zoning district and a site plan, and it calls for 48 hours' notice before the final inspection. It also lists approvals that can stack on top: a Floodplain Development Permit in a flood zone, a Certificate of Appropriateness in the Historic Preservation Overlay District, an NCDOT driveway permit on a state road and a Right of Way Encroachment agreement. NCDOT requires its permit to obtain or modify access to the State Highway System. The Village's permit page has the forms.

Historic Overlay: earth-tone concrete and Minor Work approvals

The Village's Local Historic Overlay District, created by Village Council in 2006, has a seven-member Historic Preservation Commission. Pinehurst Resort and the village are also a National Historic Landmark district, designated in 1996 by the National Park Service and planned with input from Frederick Law Olmsted Sr. The local overlay is a separate designation, and it covers streets outside the landmark boundary too. The Village tells owners to check its Local Historic District map and says exterior changes inside the district need prior approval.

For paving, the Historic District Standards class new parking areas, walks and driveways as Minor Work, which needs a Certificate of Appropriateness from the Village Planner. The standards ask that concrete driveway color be earth-tone tints or coloring that blends with the natural environment, and that mature trees be worked into new front parking areas. If your building sits in the overlay, we show you tint samples before the order goes in and list the tint as its own line on the estimate. Ask the Planner what the application has to show, and set the pour date after the certificate is issued.

Candor sand and Vaucluse pockets under the lot

Pinehurst sits in Moore County, and soil map points inside the Village are mostly sand. Candor sand or Candor-Urban land covers 25 of 40 points. NRCS calls Candor somewhat excessively drained and puts it in hydrologic group A. Vaucluse, alone or mixed with Urban land, takes nine points and carries a fragipan layer in group C, so a pad there drains more slowly. Ailey takes two points, and Gilead, Fuquay-Urban land, Bibb loam and open water take one each. Bibb is poorly drained and floods frequently.

Sand drains fast and compacts differently than clay, so the subgrade matters more than frost. NRCS shrink-swell readings for Candor in the Cumberland County survey are low, so heaving isn't the worry. Settling under a loaded truck lane is. We compact the base in lifts and check it before steel goes in. The FEMA map is friendlier: 36 of 40 points landed in minimal-hazard Zone X, three in Zone AE and one in an AE floodway. Check your address in the NC flood risk lookup. If your lot backs onto a golf course or a lake, ask Planning whether a dumpster enclosure counts as an accessory structure, because the Village sets those 30 feet back from a golf course or lakefront property line.

Olmsted streets, mature trees and the right-of-way

The Historic Standards say the district protects the original Olmsted and Manning grounds of winding streets, sandy paths and native plantings of hollies, magnolias and cedars. If a new apron or lot slab would cut through those grounds, raise it with the Planner early. Plan the layout around the trees you want to keep, and tell us which ones before we set forms.

The Village says a tree removal permit is generally not needed. A tree in the Village right-of-way is different: it needs Public Services approval, and extensive grading may need a development permit. Inside the Historic District, a Certificate of Appropriateness may also apply to tree work. Because an apron that crosses the right-of-way can trigger the Right of Way Encroachment agreement listed on the driveway form, we ask for the street name and a photo of the curb at the site walk. Commercial concrete contractors in Pinehurst who skip the encroachment question leave you holding the permit problem, so raise it on day one.

Lot facts to gather before we visit

• The lot's zoning district and square footage, and your closest figure for existing impervious area.
• Whether the building sits inside the Local Historic District.
• A dimensioned sketch of the pad, walk or bay with the dumpster, door and truck path marked.
• The street at the entrance, and whether NCDOT or the Village maintains it.
• Photos of the curb, any trees near the footprint and where water runs after a hard rain.
• The dates your customers or tenants need the entrance open, so we can pour in sections.

The written estimate then names each line: base, stone, thickness, reinforcement, joints, finish, tint and tear-out. A sketch on graph paper tells us more than a phone description, and a photo of the curb from the street tells us more than either.

A fair bid from commercial concrete contractors in Pinehurst

Make every bidder show their work on three things: who checks the impervious-surface math, what the bid says about base on sandy ground, and how your customers get in while the pour cures. Commercial concrete contractors in Pinehurst should be able to put the impervious math on paper. Fayetteville Concrete Pros is insured and locally owned, with 40+ years of experience in Cumberland County and the towns around it.

Our commercial concrete page takes a job from estimate to cure. The town page covers the rest of what we pour in Pinehurst, and the sidewalk page covers customer walks. Call (910) 996-0343 or use the contact page, and we'll walk the lot and put a number in writing.