Find a licensed outdoor kitchen or pergola builder in Southampton, NY

Who licenses outdoor kitchen and pergola builders in Southampton

• Past the trades it names, Suffolk's definition of home improvement takes in other improvements to structures or upon land that belong to residential property, and Consumer Affairs licenses that work.
• Suffolk's Restricted Plumbing license includes LP Gas and Natural Gas categories.
• Southampton requires its own Home Improvement Contractor's License for home improvement work, and its licensing covers every village except the Village of Westhampton Dunes. A builder of a new home needs no town license for now, but the builder's subcontractors must be licensed.
• A Southampton home improvement license is valid for one year. A new application costs $250.00 by cash or check or $257.50 by credit, and an on-time renewal costs $175.00, or $180.25 by credit.
• Southampton's accessory structure checklist, which covers pergolas, trellises and outdoor kitchens, requires the contractor to hold an active license with the Town.
• On Southampton's accessory structure checklist, the electrical permit is filed separately, and the electrician must have an active Suffolk County license.

State rules and the lookup steps: how to check an outdoor kitchen or pergola builder's license.

What the Town of Southampton requires

• Southampton's accessory structures permit checklist covers trellises, pergolas, decks, gazebos, outdoor showers with enclosures, outdoor kitchens, tennis courts, fencing over 4 feet, garages, pool houses and residential storage sheds.
• Southampton's accessory structures checklist puts the electrical work on a separate filing, and the electrician needs an active Suffolk County license.
• Southampton's accessory structures checklist requires a Land Disturbance Permit, or an exemption affidavit from Land Management, when land disturbance exceeds 2,000 square feet.
• Southampton charges $600 to permit a seasonal outdoor kitchen and $200 for an outdoor shower.
• Southampton's residential schedule sets a $300 fee per item for a built-in barbecue, brick oven or fire pit.

The Town of Southampton Building and Zoning Department handles permits (631-287-5700). Our Town of Southampton permit guide covers how to apply, inspections and certificates.

Homes in Southampton: what the Census shows

Across the Town of Southampton, villages included, the median home was built in 1983, and 22% of homes were built before 1960, 10% before 1940. 82% of homes here are owner-occupied, and 89% are single-family detached houses.

What outdoor kitchen and pergola building costs here

Labor is a large part of any price. Long Island carpenters earn a median $78,841 a year, from about $54,732 at entry level to $97,440 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 outdoor kitchens and pergolas cost guide.

Before you hire in Southampton

• Ask for the license number the work needs here (see who licenses outdoor kitchen and pergola builders above), and check it before you sign.
• Ask who files with the Town of Southampton Building and Zoning Department, and who books the inspections.
• Who runs the gas, water and electrical lines, and are they inspected?
• What materials hold up to Long Island winters?