Inman, SC · Spartanburg County
Inman is home base.
NGA Builders is based in Inman. A new home here is close to home for us: on an in-town lot, in one of the newer neighborhoods, or on acreage out in the county.
Inman is a small city with a much bigger mailing address. The Census Bureau counts about 1,500 homes inside the city limits and about 10,000 in the wider Inman area around it. For anyone planning to build, that difference matters for one practical reason: it decides who issues your building permit.
Inside the city limits, permits come from the City of Inman, and applications go through SAFEbuilt’s Community Core portal. Outside them — which covers most of the land around Inman — the permit office is Spartanburg County Building Codes in downtown Spartanburg. The rules, the fees and the inspectors are different, so we check which side of the line your lot is on at the first visit.
Being based here also makes the small things easy: a walk around a lot before you buy it, a quick look at the stakes before the footings go in, a trip back after you move in. Nick prices every house himself, on site, and you will see him while it is built.
Working in Inman
Building a new home around Inman
The Inman area has been growing for thirty years. By Census estimates, half the homes in the wider Inman area were built in 1996 or later, most of them single-family houses on their own lots, and about a quarter of the homes inside the city limits went up in the 2010s.
Out in the county, many lots are not on public sewer. A lot like that needs a septic permit from the state before the county will issue a building permit, so we look at the soil, the slope and where the system could go on the first lot walk, and build that step into the schedule. A well, a long driveway or a lot that falls away from the road each change what the site work costs — your estimate shows those separately from the house.
Inside the city, lots are smaller and closer to water and sewer, and the city’s own zoning and permit office apply. Either way, we tell you who issues your permit and what inspections the house will need before anyone draws a plan.
Questions
Inman questions.
My lot says Inman. Who issues the building permit?
It depends on whether the lot is inside the city limits. Inside, it is the City of Inman, with applications through SAFEbuilt’s portal. Outside, it is Spartanburg County Building Codes. Many Inman addresses are outside the city. If you are not sure, we check for you at the first visit.
My land is not on sewer. Can I still build?
Usually, yes, with a septic system. In South Carolina, the state Department of Environmental Services evaluates the soil and issues the septic permit, and the county cannot issue a building permit for the house until that is in hand. We walk the lot with you and build that step into the schedule.
Do you only build in Inman?
No. Inman is home base, and we build across Spartanburg County and into Greer, Greenville and Gaffney. See the areas we serve.
We also work in Spartanburg, Greenville and Greer, and across Spartanburg County and the Upstate.
Sources: City of Inman — Permits · Spartanburg County — Building Codes · SC Department of Environmental Services — Septic Tanks · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year, Inman city (Census Reporter) · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year, Inman CCD (Census Reporter)