Kentucky Contractor Licensing & Insurance Hub
Comprehensive statutory compliance standards overseen by the Kentucky Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction (DHBC). Select your specific trade classification below or estimate your insurance premium.
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Kentucky General Contractor
General Building Contractors coordinate and execute residential and commercial structures involving at least t...
Kentucky Residential Remodeling
Remodeling contractors execute kitchen overhauls, bathroom additions, interior partition modifications, and re...
Kentucky Timber Framing
Timber framing specialists assemble heavy mortise-and-tenon structural wood posts, glulam arches, and mass tim...
Kentucky Structural Steel
Structural Steel contractors erect wide-flange I-beams, steel decking, shear connections, and trusses on multi...
Kentucky Scaffolding Contractor
Scaffolding contractors erect modular frame, tube-and-clamp, mast climbers, and suspended swing stages for ext...
Kentucky Metal Building Contractor
PEMB contractors assemble commercial metal warehouses, agricultural steel barns, hangars, and industrial struc...
Kentucky Concrete Tilt-Up
Tilt-up contractors pour horizontal structural concrete panels on site casting beds and crane-lift them into v...
Kentucky Seismic Retrofit
Seismic retrofitting contractors anchor wood-frame buildings to concrete stem walls to resist lateral shear fo...
Kentucky Shoring & Underpinning
Underpinning contractors stabilize failing foundations and shore up adjacent buildings during deep basement ex...
Kentucky Electrical Contractor
Electrical Contractors install, maintain, and connect power distribution, circuitry, panels, transformers, and...
Kentucky High-Voltage Lineman
High-voltage transmission contractors construct substations, string overhead distribution lines, and splice hi...
Kentucky Low Voltage Cabling
Structured cabling contractors route fiber optics, Cat6A ethernet, data racks, and telecommunication infrastru...
Kentucky Fire Alarm Specialist
Fire alarm specialists install smoke detectors, strobes, pull stations, voice evacuation, and central station ...
Kentucky Security & Access Control
Security contractors install card readers, electronic magnetic door locks, NVR IP video surveillance, and intr...
Kentucky Building Automation
Building automation contractors install digital direct control (DDC) sensors, actuators, and software managing...
Kentucky Telecom Contractor
Telecom contractors construct cellular communication towers, rooftop antenna stealth mounts, 5G small cells, a...
Kentucky Smart Home Automation
Smart home specialists install whole-home audio, motorized shading, home theaters, architectural lighting, and...
Kentucky HVAC Contractor
HVAC Contractors design and install heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and environmental refrigeration sy...
Kentucky Refrigeration Contractor
Commercial Refrigeration Contractors engineer cold storage warehouses, supermarket rack systems, walk-in blast...
Kentucky Boiler & Steamfitting
Boiler and steamfitting contractors install industrial high-pressure steam boilers, condensate return loops, a...
Kentucky Hydronic Heating
Hydronic heating contractors install PEX radiant floor manifolds, geothermal ground-source heat pump loops, an...
Kentucky Sheet Metal & Ductwork
Sheet metal contractors fabricate and erect commercial galvanized and stainless steel HVAC duct systems, exhau...
Kentucky Medical Gas Contractor
Medical gas contractors install life-critical oxygen, nitrous oxide, nitrogen, and medical vacuum piping in ho...
Kentucky Process Piping
Process piping contractors install high-pressure piping for pharmaceuticals, petrochemical refineries, food pr...
Kentucky Plumbing Contractor
Plumbing Contractors handle domestic water supply, sanitary drainage, venting, medical gas, and underground in...
Kentucky Backflow Specialist
Backflow specialists install, test, and recertify reduced pressure zone (RPZ) and double check valve assemblie...
Kentucky Sewer & Trenchless Specialist
Sewer contractors excavate or trenchlessly line municipal sanitary sewer laterals, storm culverts, and main li...
Kentucky Water Well Driller
Water well drillers operate deep rotary drill rigs, place steel well casings, seal sanitary grout rings, and i...
Kentucky Septic System Contractor
Septic contractors design and excavate residential and commercial onsite septic tanks, aerobic treatment units...
Kentucky Roofing Contractor
Roofing Contractors execute steep-slope and low-slope roofing membranes, architectural shingles, metal decking...
Kentucky Commercial Flat Roofing
Commercial flat roofers install thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO), EPDM rubber, and PVC single-ply membranes on l...
Kentucky Metal Roofing Contractor
Metal roofing contractors fabricate and install concealed-fastener standing seam Galvalume and copper roof pan...
Kentucky Glazing Contractor
Glazing Contractors fabricate and install aluminum commercial storefront systems, curtain wall facades, hurric...
Kentucky Curtain Wall Contractor
Curtain wall contractors install multi-story unitized aluminum and insulated glass thermal envelope facades on...
Kentucky Waterproofing Contractor
Waterproofing contractors install subterranean membranes, drainage composites, and elastomeric deck coatings p...
Kentucky Stucco Contractor
Stucco contractors install weather-resistive barriers, wire lath, and 3-coat cementitious plaster finishes on ...
Kentucky EIFS Contractor
EIFS contractors install Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems combining rigid EPS continuous insulation boar...
Kentucky Siding Contractor
Siding contractors install exterior architectural rainscreen cladding, James Hardie fiber cement lap siding, c...
Kentucky Grading & Excavation
Grading contractors execute site cut-and-fill operations, foundation pad excavation, retention pond digging, a...
Kentucky Asphalt Paving
Asphalt contractors lay hot-mix asphalt (HMA) pavement, mill deteriorated surfaces, apply tack coats, and exec...
Kentucky Concrete Contractor
Concrete Contractors form and pour structural footings, stem walls, post-tension slabs, tilt-up concrete walls...
Kentucky Directional Drilling
HDD contractors steer underground drill heads under highways, rivers, and congested utilities to install fiber...
Kentucky Highway & Bridge Contractor
Heavy highway contractors build interstate overpasses, reinforced concrete bridge piers, culverts, and asphalt...
Kentucky Deep Piling Contractor
Deep foundation contractors drill shafts down to bedrock, pour massive reinforced concrete caissons, and drive...
Kentucky Demolition Contractor
Demolition Contractors execute total structural teardowns, interior commercial strip-outs, concrete crushing, ...
Kentucky Asbestos Abatement
Asbestos contractors construct sealed negative-pressure HEPA containments, strip friable acoustic asbestos, an...
Kentucky Lead Abatement Contractor
Lead abatement contractors safely encapsulate, strip, or replace lead-based architectural coatings in pre-1978...
Kentucky Mold Remediation Specialist
Mold remediation specialists isolate fungal growth, remove contaminated drywall, run HEPA negative air machine...
Kentucky Drywall Contractor
Drywall Contractors erect interior light-gauge metal framing, install acoustic and fire-rated gypsum wallboard...
Kentucky Painting Contractor
Painting and Decorating Contractors apply interior and exterior coatings, elastomeric waterproofing, protectiv...
Kentucky Epoxy Flooring Contractor
Epoxy flooring contractors shotblast concrete slabs and install multi-coat chemical-resistant epoxy, urethane ...
Kentucky Tile & Terrazzo Contractor
Tile contractors set large-format porcelain slabs, mortar mud shower pans, glass mosaics, and pour architectur...
Kentucky Hardwood Flooring
Hardwood flooring contractors install solid and engineered wood planks, sand floors using dust-containment sys...
Kentucky Fire Protection Contractor
Fire Protection Contractors design and charge wet, dry, pre-action, and chemical suppression systems in commer...
Kentucky Clean Agent Suppression
Special hazard fire contractors install waterless gas suppression systems protecting critical data centers, mu...
Kentucky Elevator Contractor
Elevator contractors erect traction and hydraulic passenger elevators, escalators, dumbwaiters, and ADA wheelc...
Kentucky Swimming Pool Contractor
Swimming Pool Contractors excavate, shoot pneumatically applied mortar, install filtration and heating, and pl...
Kentucky Fencing & Gate Automation
Fencing contractors erect security chain-link, ornamental wrought iron, crash-rated perimeter barriers, and au...
Kentucky Commercial Locksmith
Commercial locksmiths install electrified mortise locks, ADA panic hardware, master key hierarchies, and delay...
Kentucky Solar Contractor
Solar PV Contractors engineer, rack, and tie solar arrays and lithium-ion battery energy storage systems (BESS...
Kentucky Insulation Contractor
Insulation Contractors install closed-cell spray foam, blown fiberglass, and acoustic sound dampeners in build...
Kentucky Landscaping Contractor
Landscaping Contractors design landscape grading, install backflow-prevented sprinkler lines, sod, pavers, and...
Kentucky Masonry Contractor
Masonry Contractors construct load-bearing CMU block walls, decorative brick veneer, retaining walls, and arch...
Kentucky Carpentry Contractor
Carpentry Contractors specialize in structural framing, shear wall plywood sheathing, timber trusses, and inte...
Kentucky Flooring Contractor
Flooring Contractors install engineered hardwood, commercial luxury vinyl tile (LVT), porcelain floor tile, an...
Kentucky Earthwork & Paving Contractor
Earthwork and Paving Contractors execute rough grading, trenching, roadbed compaction, hot asphalt paving, and...
Kentucky Pool Plastering
Pool plastering contractors apply white marcite, exposed aggregate pebbles, quartz, and polished marble finish...
Kentucky Solar Thermal Contractor
Solar thermal contractors install flat-plate and evacuated-tube solar collector systems for domestic hot water...
Kentucky Acoustical Ceiling
Acoustical ceiling contractors hang seismic-rated suspended ceiling grids, sound-absorbing mineral fiber tiles...
Kentucky Kitchen Fire Suppression
Kitchen suppression specialists install automatic wet chemical fire extinguishing systems over commercial deep...
Kentucky Traffic Deck Waterproofing
Traffic deck contractors apply heavy-duty vehicular elastomeric membranes protecting reinforced concrete parki...
Kentucky Playground Equipment
Playground contractors install public park play structures, shade canopies, swings, and impact-absorbing poure...
Kentucky Synthetic Turf
Athletic turf contractors build sports stadium artificial fields, residential synthetic lawns, putting greens,...
Kentucky Fountain Contractor
Fountain contractors construct commercial municipal plaza water features, cascading waterfalls, interactive sp...
Kentucky Historic Masonry Restoration
Historic masonry contractors restore centuries-old brick structures, architectural terracotta cornices, and br...
Kentucky Sandblasting Contractor
Abrasive blast contractors clean industrial steel bridges, concrete tanks, and structural frames using garnet,...
Kentucky Chimney & Smokestack
Industrial stack contractors erect and repair 200+ foot refractory brick chimneys, power plant exhaust flues, ...
Kentucky Marine Construction
Marine contractors drive timber, steel, and prestressed concrete piles into navigable waterways, constructing ...
Kentucky Dredging Contractor
Dredging contractors deepen commercial shipping channels, marina basins, and pump ocean sand for coastal hurri...
Kentucky Radon Mitigation
Radon contractors drill suction pits into concrete foundation slabs, install PVC vent piping, and mount exteri...
Kentucky Pipeline Contractor
Pipeline contractors trench, weld, coat, and bury cross-country high-pressure natural gas transmission and cru...
Kentucky Precast Concrete Erection
Precast contractors hoist and weld plant-cast architectural concrete spandrel panels, parking garage double-te...
Kentucky Glass Block Contractor
Glass block contractors install decorative security windows, interior light-transmitting privacy walls, and st...
Kentucky Overhead Door & Dock Leveler
Commercial door specialists install steel rolling warehouse doors, high-speed fabric doors, vehicle restraint ...
Kentucky Lightning Protection
Lightning protection contractors install copper and aluminum air terminals, down conductors, and ground rod ne...
Kentucky Soundproofing Specialist
Acoustic contractors engineer noise isolation in recording studios, movie theaters, multi-family condominiums,...
Kentucky Crane & Heavy Hoisting
Crane contractors operate 500-ton hydraulic all-terrain cranes, self-erecting tower cranes, and execute multi-...
Kentucky Wind Turbine Erection
Wind contractors erect 300-foot tubular steel wind towers, hoist 80-ton nacelles, mount composite turbine roto...
Kentucky Battery Storage & Microgrid
Microgrid contractors install commercial and residential battery energy storage systems (BESS), smart subpanel...
Kentucky Leak Detection Specialist
Leak detection specialists locate pressurized water line breaches under concrete slabs and inside finished wal...
Kentucky Grease Trap Specialist
Grease trap contractors excavate, plumb, and vent 1,000-gallon exterior concrete grease interceptors preventin...
Kentucky Stormwater Bioretention
Bioretention contractors construct low-impact development (LID) bioswales, rain gardens, and permeable stormwa...
Kentucky Smart Irrigation Specialist
Irrigation contractors install automated computerized agricultural and commercial landscape sprinkler networks...
Kentucky Window Tinting & Security Film
Window film contractors install solar rejection ceramic tint, anti-graffiti sacrificial film, and bomb blast m...
Kentucky Architectural Millwork
Millwork contractors fabricate and install custom high-end bank teller counters, luxury retail casework, wall ...
Kentucky Commercial Signage
Electric sign contractors fabricate and install illuminated pylon signs, electronic message centers, high-rise...
Kentucky Traffic Striping & Signs
Pavement marking contractors spray highway striping, apply hot thermoplastic crosswalks, install highway raise...
Kentucky Highway Guardrail
Guardrail contractors drive steel posts into highway shoulders, bolt galvanized steel W-beams, and assemble li...
Kentucky Smart Glass Glazing
Smart glass contractors install electronically tintable dynamic electrochromic architectural windows and low-v...
Kentucky Soil Stabilization
Soil stabilization contractors inject expanding structural polyurethane resins and cementitious grouts to comp...