Concrete Sidewalk Contractors in Pinehurst, NC

A walkway is a permit item in the Village of Pinehurst

Whichever contractor you call, ask about the permit first. Pinehurst is a Village with its own Planning & Inspections Department, its own Permit Center and its own rules. If you searched for a concrete walkway in Fayetteville, NC and landed here, that's the first difference. The Village's permit guide lists patios as a permit item and defines the patio permit as covering a "new or expansion of patio, walkway, terrace etc.," including gravel, paver, concrete and other impervious surface. So plan on a permit for a new walk.

A driveway is a separate permit. The Village asks for one on a brand new driveway, a new entrance such as a double driveway, a changed apron material or a widened driveway or parking area. Changing the driveway surface alone, with the apron untouched and no change in footprint, doesn't need it. A survey by a surveyor or engineer is required for new construction, additions and anything with a permanent foundation, and the Village doesn't list one for flatwork alone. Applications, payments and inspections run through the Village's online permit center. Our permit guide shows how the offices around Fayetteville compare.

Impervious math: how much paving your lot can carry

The Village caps the share of a lot that can be covered by impervious surface, and the cap depends on the zoning district. Under Section 9.2a of the Pinehurst Development Ordinance it runs from 24 percent in R-210 and 30 percent in R-30, to 35 percent in R-20, 37.5 percent in R-15, 40 percent in R-10, 42.5 percent in R-8 and 45 percent in R-5. The Village's FAQ says impervious surface includes buildings, driveways, walkways, patios and concrete or gravel surfaces. Divide your total impervious square feet by your lot square feet and multiply by 100.

Here is the math on a minimum R-10 lot of 10,000 square feet. The cap is 40 percent, or 4,000 square feet of roof, driveway, patio and walk combined. A 4x50 walk adds 200 square feet, which is 2 percent of that lot. On an R-20 lot of 20,000 square feet at 35 percent, the ceiling is 7,000 square feet. State watershed rules can set lower coverage than the district table, so the Village is the place to confirm your number before we pour.

R-8 has a footnote worth reading if you are building new. A single-story home up to 2,400 square feet under roof can be built, but then the only other impervious surface allowed is a driveway no wider than 18 feet, a direct sidewalk to the front door and a patio of at most 64 square feet.

The Local Historic District: minor work, earth tones and old trees

Pinehurst's Local Historic Overlay District was created by Village Council in 2006 and has a seven-member Historic Preservation Commission. It is not the same thing as the National Historic Landmark district designated in 1996, and the local district also covers streets outside the landmark. The Village says to check its Local Historic District map to learn whether a property is in it.

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 new driveways be placed with minimal alteration to plantings, walkways and retaining walls, and that driveway color be earth-tone tints that blend with the natural environment. Patios should sit on the rear or least visible elevation. The tint rule names the driveway, so ask the Planner whether the same expectation applies to a walk before we order color.

Trees come into it too. Removing a tree 12 inches or larger across at breast height on the street side of a residence is Major Work, and the standards ask that mature trees be worked into new front parking areas. The district protects the original Olmsted and Manning plan of winding streets, sandy paths and native plantings of hollies, magnolias and cedars. When a big magnolia sits on the line, we curve the walk.

Candor sand under the Village, and who lives on top of it

Candor sand or Candor-Urban land complex took 25 of 40 spot-checked points inside the Village boundary, about 63 percent. It is a sandy, somewhat excessively drained soil in hydrologic group A. Vaucluse took 9 points, a fine-loamy, well-drained soil in group C, and Ailey took 2. One point fell on Bibb loam, mapped as frequently flooded. A federal flood-map check of the same points put 36 in minimal-hazard Zone X, three in Zone AE and one in an AE floodway. That is a rough indicator, so look your address up on the state's flood risk lookup.

NOAA's normals for Fayetteville Regional Airport count 70.5 days a year at 90 F or higher, so summer pours start early and the curing gets managed. Deep sand is easy to dig and hard to hold. The base gets compacted in lifts, the edge gets packed and the walk gets a joint at the driveway so the slabs can move on their own. As for who lives on top of it: 7,225 of the Village's 8,480 households own their homes, and half the houses went up in 1995 or later, at a median value of $476,600. If you want color, a pattern or a walk that matches a patio, our stamped page and the stamped vs pavers guide show what that adds.

Hiring concrete sidewalk contractors in Pinehurst: what to send

When you hire concrete sidewalk contractors in Pinehurst, send your zoning district if you know it, the walk's length and width, and a photo from the street. Tell us whether the house sits in the Local Historic District. We work out the impervious number with you, check the permit path and write the width, thickness and joint layout into a free written estimate. Fayetteville Concrete Pros is insured and locally owned. The town page shows the rest of our work in town, our walk overview covers walks across the area, and the number is (910) 996-0343.