Section 5A-1 - Home Improvement, Repairs, and Home Services

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Section 5A-1 - Home Improvement, Repairs, and Home Services

Part A - Job Types

1. Homes under construction, including a vacation home or second home
2. Building an addition to the house or a new structure, such as a porch, garage, or new rooms, including –
  • attached garages, carports, breezeways, greenhouses, and sheds
  • detached garages or carports added or improved
  • kitchen, bedrooms, family rooms, general purpose rooms, basement, etc.
  • other detached outside buildings added or improved (sheds, greenhouses, storm cellars)
  • other outside additions or alterations (boat docks, decks, terracing, grading and filling, retaining walls)
3. Finishing a basement or an attic or enclosing a porch
4. Remodeling one or more rooms in the house, such as -
  • bathroom or kitchen remodeling
  • creation of new rooms within the structure
  • demolition of part of the structure
  • interior restructuring or other areas
  • removing or adding walls
5. Landscaping the grounds or planting new shrubs or trees

Do not include landscaping maintenance or routine lawn care.

  • edging garden beds
  • laying sod
6. Building outdoor patios, walks, fences, or other enclosures, driveways, permanent swimming pools, or hot tubs, such as -
  • driveways and walkways, added or improved
  • patios and terraces
  • tennis/basketball courts
7. Repairing outdoor patios, walks, fences, driveways, or permanent swimming pools (including permanent above-ground swimming pools), such as -
  • fences
  • patios and terraces
  • recreational facilities
8. Painting, either interior or exterior, or wallpapering, such as -
  • combination of painting and wallpapering
  • varnish, sealant, lacquer, and waterproofing
9. Plastering or paneling, such as -
  • crown molding installation
  • drywall patching
  • paneling installation
10. Plumbing or water heating installations or repairs, such as -
  • all interior water pipes
  • dishwasher or laundry tub
  • external sprinkler systems
  • garbage disposal
  • plumbing fixtures
  • septic tanks
  • toilets
  • water heater
  • wells
11. Electrical work, such as -
  • light fixture installation
  • solar panel installation
  • wiring
12. Heating or air conditioning jobs, excluding maintenance service contracts
13. Flooring installation, repair, or replacement, such as -
  • carpet
  • luxury vinyl plank
  • stained concrete
  • tile or linoleum
  • wood, slate, or marble
14. Insulation
15. Roofing, gutters, or downspouts, such as -
  • combined maintenance and repairs including roofing
  • combined replacements including reroofing
  • complete re-roofing
  • repair of shingles, gutters, downspouts, etc.
16. Siding
17. Installation, repair, or replacement of window panes, screens, storm doors, awnings, and the like, such as -
  • doors (interior or exterior)
  • windows (interior or exterior)
18. Masonry, brick, or stucco work
19. Other improvements or repairs (include security systems that are hard-wired into the home)
Page Last Revised - August 4, 2025