Find a licensed driveway and paver contractor in Hempstead, NY

Who licenses driveway and paver contractors in Hempstead

• Nassau's Administrative Code puts the installation, construction, replacement or improvement of driveways inside its home improvement definition, so a driveway business needs a county license.
• Nassau's list of trades that need a license from Consumer Affairs names paving and driveway seal coating, and masonry work too.

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

What the Town of Hempstead requires

• The Town requires a Right-of-Way Permit from its Department of Highways before anyone builds, relocates or repairs a driveway or curb cut that abuts a highway, and every apron and curb cut must be concrete.
• The Town's application fee for a residential curb cut permit is $55 for each single-car-width driveway and $75 for each double-car-width driveway.
• At the curb line, the Town caps a dwelling's curb cut at 10 feet for one-car access and 18 feet for two-car access.
• Each driveway or curb cut permit application must be signed and acknowledged by the applicant and include a fully dimensioned site plan of the existing and proposed driveways, curbs and sidewalks on the property and on each side of it.
• On corner property, the Town requires at least 25 feet between a curb cut and the property line of the adjoining street, extended to the curb line, and every curb cut must keep 24 inches from side property lines at the curb line.
• The Town's Right of Way Permit form allows only concrete for aprons and sidewalks. A circular apron driveway needs at least 18 feet between its two aprons and at least 50 feet of property frontage.
• Homeowners in the Town must maintain the strip from the curb to the property line on every side of a lot that faces a road, and any work there by a homeowner or utility needs a Highway Department permit.
• Before sidewalk work begins, the owner or the owner's contractor must get a Sidewalk Permit from the Town's Highway Department.
• When the Town gives notice of needed sidewalk repairs, property owners have 30 days from the notice date to finish them privately, and sidewalk upkeep falls under Chapter 181 of the Town Code.
• The Highway Department's fee schedule, with fees as of 12/31/2018, lists $35.00 for a residential sidewalk repair or replacement permit.

The Town of Hempstead Building Department handles permits (516-538-8500). Our Town of Hempstead permit guide covers how to apply, inspections and certificates.

Homes in Hempstead: what the Census shows

Across the Town of Hempstead, villages included, the median home was built in 1954, and 70% of homes were built before 1960, 22% before 1940. 82% of homes here are owner-occupied, and 78% are single-family detached houses.

What driveway, paver and masonry work costs here

Labor is a large part of any price. Long Island cement masons and concrete finishers earn a median $65,026 a year, from about $53,234 at entry level to $82,344 with experience. 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 driveways, pavers and masonry cost guide.

Before you hire in Hempstead

• Ask for the license number the work needs here (see who licenses driveway and paver contractors above), and check it before you sign.
• Ask who files with the Town of Hempstead Building Department, and who books the inspections.
• How deep is the base, and how will water drain?
• Who marks the property line, and who calls in underground utility markings?