Find a licensed chimney contractor in Shelter Island, NY

Who licenses chimney contractors in Shelter Island

• Because Suffolk's home improvement law reaches any repair to residential property and names masonry outright, a chimney repair business needs a county license unless exempt.
• Suffolk Consumer Affairs includes masonry when it spells out what home improvement covers.
• Shelter Island requires home improvements to be performed by a licensed contractor holding a Shelter Island license.
• Shelter Island's notice to contractors says every contractor or subcontractor working on the island, landscapers included, needs a town license.
• Shelter Island takes home improvement license applications online, and a new license needs a $250 check to the town, a liability certificate naming the town as certificate holder and, if applicable, a workers' compensation certificate.

State rules and the lookup steps: how to check a chimney contractor's license.

What the Town of Shelter Island requires

• Shelter Island prices a fireplace, wood stove or chimney permit at $200.00 on its 2022 fee schedule.

The Town of Shelter Island Building Department handles permits (631-749-0772). Our Town of Shelter Island permit guide covers how to apply, inspections and certificates.

Homes in Shelter Island: what the Census shows

Across the Town of Shelter Island, villages included, the median home was built in 1980, and 28% of homes were built before 1960, 23% before 1940. 95% of homes here are owner-occupied, and 96% are single-family detached houses.

What chimney work costs here

Labor is a large part of any price. Long Island brickmasons and blockmasons earn a median $88,831 a year, from about $66,592 at entry level to $108,761 with experience. (New York State Department of Labor, wages updated to the first quarter of 2026.) Prices come from written estimates; more in the chimney repair cost guide.

Before you hire in Shelter Island

• Ask for the license number the work needs here (see who licenses chimney contractors above), and check it before you sign.
• Ask who files with the Town of Shelter Island Building Department, and who books the inspections.
• What did the inspection find, in writing, with photos?
• Does the liner suit what vents into it now, and the equipment I am adding?