Two permit offices in the same town
Lillington is the Harnett County seat, so you can end up dealing with two offices that sit a few blocks from each other. The Town's Planning & Inspections department handles building inspections inside the corporate limits and the extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ), and it also enforces zoning, erosion control, watershed and flood plain rules. Harnett County Central Permitting, in the same town, handles septic, E911 addressing and the fire marshal.
The Town's Residential Construction Permit names dwellings, additions, garages, storage buildings, decks and screened porches. Driveways, patios and slabs aren't on that list, and the Town's FAQ says most projects will require a permit, so ask the Planning Technician before you sign. Start with the Town's planning page. Our permits guide shows how the pieces fit across the area. If your job needs an inspection, the Town takes next-day requests until 2 PM, so we plan pour days around that.
Fuquay and Norfolk sand, and the old pit ground
Federal soil data at 40 random points inside the town limits found Fuquay loamy sand at six, Norfolk loamy sand at six, Aycock silt loam at three, Wagram loamy sand at two and Nason silt loam on 15 to 25 percent slopes at two. All of those drain well. Roanoke loam, occasionally flooded and poorly drained, came up at two points. Three points landed on the Pits-Dumps complex, which means mined or filled ground under a few parcels.
A pattern shows a soft spot faster than a plain broom finish does, because one sunken corner breaks the lines of the stone or brick. On the sandy and loamy points the work is compacting the base and holding the edges. On a lot that sits on fill, we probe before we price, and the stone base may grow. Ask the Town's inspectors what they want to see on filled ground, and tell us if you know the lot was ever dug or backfilled. A neighbor's story about an old borrow pit is worth passing along. The NRCS Web Soil Survey lets you check your parcel for free.
Stamped work in Lillington is $12 to $20 per sq ft, with pattern, color and sealer in the price. Extra stone for fill ground is quoted apart.
| Project | Size | Per sq ft | What it comes to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front walk | 5x30 (150 sq ft) | $12 to $20 | $1,800 to $3,000 |
| Back-step patio | 12x12 (144 sq ft) | $12 to $20 | $1,728 to $2,880 |
| Entertaining patio | 14x20 (280 sq ft) | $12 to $20 | $3,360 to $5,600 |
| Wide patio with border | 20x25 (500 sq ft) | $12 to $20 | $6,000 to $10,000 |
Fill ground, river-edge fall or a long haul to the back yard move the lines under the surface price. Every line shows up on the free written estimate once we've seen the site.
