North Carolina
Small jobs in North Carolina
Raleigh is the first North Carolina city with its own pages. Two rules work the same in every city in the state: which jobs need a licensed trade, and when labor carries sales tax. They are in the card under the cities.
Cities with pages
Raleigh
Prices from Raleigh sources, plus the city rules on work hours, bulky pickup and older walls.
Hanging a shelf, building furniture or patching a wall needs no state license. Only a project costing $40,000 or more needs a licensed general contractor (G.S. 87-1).
Electrical and plumbing work for pay needs a licensed contractor, whatever the job costs. Without that license a pro may still change a bulb or a fuse, hook up an appliance that plugs into an existing outlet, or swap a worn part on an existing faucet or fixture (G.S. 87-21 for plumbing, 87-43.1 for electrical).
Sales tax applies to the labor on a repair or an installation here, and the installation charge stays taxable even when a pro lists it on its own line (NC Department of Revenue). Ask whether a price includes the tax.
Sources read October 5, 2026: G.S. 87-1, 87-21 and 87-43.1 (FindLaw copies of the statutes), nclbgc.org, and the NC Department of Revenue page on repair, maintenance and installation services.