According to the Maryland Home Improvement Commission a home improvement is any repair, replacement, remodeling or modernization of a home or property. The home improvement commission requires contractors who perform the work classifications listed below to obtain home improvement licenses: (this list is not all inclusive)
Additions Railings, Acid Cleaning, roofing, Awnings, bathrooms, sidewalks, boilers, siding, bricklayers, skylights bulkheads, stairs, burglar alarms, sod, cabinet installations, stucco, carports, sundecks, doors, pools, drywall, tile excavating, Terrazza, Exterior cleaning, vanities, fences, wallpaper, fireplaces, windows, Floorlaying / refinishing, garages, painting, paneling, plastering, porch enclosures, ECT.