Find a licensed driveway and paver contractor in Smithtown, NY

Who licenses driveway and paver contractors in Smithtown

• Suffolk's home improvement law names both driveways and masonry, and running a business doing that work without a county license is unlawful unless an exemption applies.
• Consumer Affairs in Suffolk names driveways, and separately masonry, as areas of home improvement work.

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

What the Town of Smithtown requires

• As a rule of thumb, Smithtown requires a permit for anything done within the town's right of way, and any digging there, replacing a driveway apron included, takes a road opening permit.
• Smithtown's Highway Department requires applicants for road opening permits to apply in person.
• Smithtown asks a homeowner to file a Notice of Defect with the Town Clerk to have a defective sidewalk, curb or driveway apron repaired.
• Under Town Code 112-26, no retaining wall of any character may be built in Smithtown without a permit, and a wall with more than 30 inches of exposed height needs a Building Permit.
• Retaining walls 4 feet and higher need plans prepared, signed and sealed by a professional engineer or registered architect. A wall replaced in kind is exempt from a building permit if it was properly permitted when first built.
• On existing residential property, Smithtown generally requires an Engineering Department regrading permit when an elevation changes by more than four feet or earth is altered within ten feet of the property line.

The Town of Smithtown Building Department handles permits ((631) 360-7520). Our Town of Smithtown permit guide covers how to apply, inspections and certificates.

Homes in Smithtown: what the Census shows

Across the Town of Smithtown, villages included, the median home was built in 1968, and 24% of homes were built before 1960. 89% of homes here are owner-occupied, and 86% 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 Smithtown

• 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 Smithtown 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?