Connecticut (CT) Contractor Licensing

JRV Home Inspection Services LLC

In Connecticut home builders and home improvement contractors are required to be REGISTERED, not licensed, with the Department of Consumer Protection.

The description of a New Home Construction Contractor (New Home Builder) registration is:

Any person or business that builds a new home needs a registration, inclusive of speculative housing.

The annual fee is $600. View form here.

The description of a Home Improvement Contractor registration is:

An individual and/or business is required to register with the DCP if they are contracting with a consumer to perform work on residential property. Home Improvement is any permanent change to residential property.

The annual fee is $160. View form here.

These are not licenses yet most contractors will display their registration #s, as they are required to do by the DCP, with the preface LIC. indicating that they are licensed. This of course is completely false and misleading.

Understand that registration simply means filling out the form and paying the fee indicated to be able to perform business as a contractor. Licensing on the other hand is an involved process that requires a specific amount of formal education, apprenticeship, and skill testing in addtion to continuing education for license renewal.

It is interesting to note that the person who cuts your hair has to be licensed, yet the company that builds your house does not.

JRV Home Inspection Services LLC
28 Edgewood Drive
Wallingford, CT 06492
(203) 697-1147

Member of The
American Society of Home Inspectors