Connecticut Home Improvement Contractor License
The Home Improvement Contractor License allows you to do the following work:
Any permanent change to residential property, including:
- Siding
- Patios
- Roofs
- Doors
- Fences
- Porches
- Garages
- Painting
- Flooring
- Windows
- Insulation
- Driveways
- Landscaping
- Waterproofing
- Swimming pools
- Alarm systems not requiring electrical work
The Home Improvement Contractor License DOES NOT include the following work:
- Sub-contracting
- Done on commercial property
- Tree and shrub cutting and grinding
- Where the contract is less than $200
- Done by the homeowner on their property
- Covered under the scope of a trade license
- Building new homes or a portion of new homes
- Property maintenance such as snowplowing, mowing, pruning, or cleaning services
How to Get the Home Improvement Contractor’s License in Connecticut?
- Visit the CT Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) website to read the eligibility criteria, prerequisites, and documentation requirements for obtaining a Home Improvement Contractor License. Follow the process held in the Home Improvement Contractor application path
- Meet the necessary requirements requested by the DCP
- Obtain general liability insurance of no less than $20,000 to be eligible for a Home Improvement Contractor registration
- Complete the Application in the State of Connecticut's eLicense Website, gather all the necessary documentation:
- All applications MUST be submitted online
- Provide the name of their insurance provider and policy number in their application
- For new applications:
- Prior to applying, determine whether register as an individual (sole proprietorship) or as a legal entity (LLC, corporation)
- To contract with consumers as an LLC, register as an LLC. Holding a Home Improvement contractor registration as an individual DOES NOT cover the LLC
- Legal entities (both in-state and out-of-state) must register their business with the CT Secretary of State’s Office prior to applying
- To build new homes, apply for a New Home Construction Contractor registration first. Then designate home improvement work as part of that registration process
- Await the official Home Improvement Contractor License issued by the Department of Consumer Protection
