Find a licensed water damage repair company in Long Beach, NY

Who licenses water damage repair companies in Long Beach

• Nassau's Administrative Code requires a county license for environmental hazard assessment or remediation. It defines that hazard as an indoor air quality violation under federal law caused by fire, flood, storm, chemical spills, dust, sewage, mold or other biological contaminants, not asbestos or lead.
• Repair, maintenance, replacement and remodeling work are part of Nassau's definition of home improvement, which takes a county license to do as a business.
• Nassau Consumer Affairs lists Environmental Hazard Remediation Providers and Technicians as a county license of its own, under section 21-31 of the code.
• A new Nassau environmental hazard remediation provider license costs $1300.00, according to the county's fee list.

State rules and the lookup steps: how to check a water damage repair company's license.

What the City of Long Beach requires

• The City Code makes it unlawful to undertake any development in an area of special flood hazard without a valid floodplain development permit. The Building Commissioner, or an appointed representative, grants or denies those permits as local administrator.
• The City Code defines substantial damage as damage of any origin where restoring the structure to its before-damaged condition would cost 50% or more of its pre-damage market value.
• The City states that FEMA maps have designated the entire City of Long Beach a flood zone since September 11, 2009. It says the higher-risk AE zone covers virtually all of Long Beach, and lenders will require flood insurance there.
• Through the City's participation in the Community Rating System, eligible Long Beach policyholders receive a 15% discount on flood insurance premiums.

The City of Long Beach Building Department handles permits ((516) 431-1005). Our City of Long Beach permit guide covers how to apply, inspections and certificates.

Homes in Long Beach: what the Census shows

Across the City of Long Beach, the median home was built in 1961, and 48% of homes were built before 1960, 23% before 1940. 66% of homes here are owner-occupied, and 38% are single-family detached houses.

What water damage repair costs here

Labor is a large part of any price. Long Island construction laborers earn a median $58,875 a year, from about $39,468 at entry level to $79,154 with experience. Carpenters earn a median $78,841 a year, from about $54,732 at entry level to $97,440 with experience. (New York State Department of Labor, wages updated to the first quarter of 2026.) Prices come from written estimates; more in the water damage repair cost guide.

Before you hire in Long Beach

• Ask for the license number the work needs here (see who licenses water damage repair companies above), and check it before you sign.
• Ask who files with the City of Long Beach Building Department, and who books the inspections.
• Will you take moisture readings before and after drying, and give them to me in writing?
• If you find mold, who assesses it? In New York the assessor and the remediator on a mold job must be different companies.