One borough office for permits
The Borough of Naugatuck’s Building Inspector at Town Hall, 229 Church Street, third floor, handles plan review, permits and inspections.
Local details
Wood stove installation in Naugatuck, Connecticut
New Haven County / Naugatuck Valley. Heat your home, even when the power goes out: the permit, the local rules, and who installs here.
Free to request · No obligation to hireBefore you install in Naugatuck.
No Sunday installs
Borough code allows construction only 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays and Saturdays, never Sundays except emergencies, with a $150 fine for violations.
Local detailsInstallers in Seymour and Woodbury
Fireplace Depot in Seymour and Rich & John’s in Woodbury both name Naugatuck in their service lists and say they install stoves.
Local detailsThe coldest month here, January, has a 1991–2020 normal of 29.0°F at the MT CARMEL, CT station. One station is a planning reference, not a reading for every address. NOAA station normals
Local businesses to contact directly
Wood stove installers in Naugatuck.
Compare installation providers and nearby showrooms. Check service coverage and assessment fees directly, or request help finding an installer.
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Fireplace Depot
Sales & installation · 682 South Main Street, Seymour; service list names NaugatuckIts stoves page says it sells, installs and services coal, wood, gas and pellet stoves, and lists fireplace inserts as a service without saying whether that includes wood inserts. Naugatuck appears in its list of areas served. Seymour borders Naugatuck to the south. Ask whether its crew or a subcontractor installs and who files the Naugatuck permit.
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Rich & John’s Complete Chimney Service
Sales & installation · Woodbury showroom (The Stove Shop) at 787 Main Street; New Haven County list names NaugatuckIts store page says staff will help you choose a model and professionally install it, and lists wood free-standing stoves and wood inserts from brands including Pacific Energy, Regency and Hampton. Naugatuck is on its New Haven County service list. Ask whether the quote includes a liner and the borough permit fee.
View business & contact detailsWebsite reviewed Oct 24, 2026 · Not contacted by FireplaceLab
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Details your installer can help confirm
Wood stove permits in Naugatuck.
Apply to the borough Building Inspector.
Naugatuck’s Building Inspector, at Town Hall, 229 Church Street, third floor (203-720-7035, Building@naugatuck-ct.gov), enforces the Connecticut building codes through plan review, permits and inspections, and takes building permit applications online through ViewPoint. Borough Code §7-2 says anyone installing, altering or replacing a mechanical system regulated by the code must first apply to the building official and get a permit, and that a permit isn’t valid until fees are paid. The borough’s pages do not name wood stoves, so call before you start and ask whether the stove and any chimney liner go on one permit.
Borough of Naugatuck: Building InspectorA heating climate, even in the valley.
The NOAA station with 1991–2020 normals used for Naugatuck is Mt. Carmel, about 9.5 miles away, which averages 29.0°F in January. That is cold enough to make outage heat worth planning for, but a stove heats the rooms around it, not the whole house. The borough has no indoor-stove rule we found; follow the state advice to skip burning on poor air-quality days.
NOAA 1991–2020 monthly normals: Mt. Carmel, CT (CSV)Fees by job value, in a 2006 ordinance.
Section 7-2 of the borough code sets building permit fees at $25 for the first $1,000 of work and $12 for each $1,000 after that, and a $15 residential certificate of occupancy per family unit. The fee line was last amended in April 2006, and the online code is codified only through 2014, so ask the Building Inspector for the current schedule and whether a state fee is added.
Naugatuck Code of Ordinances, Chapter 7, §7-2Construction hours, and a $150 fine.
Section 7-6 makes it unlawful to do construction work, including alteration or repair of a building, outside 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays and Saturdays, and bars starting construction on Sundays except in an emergency. Urgent public-safety work needs a permit from the building inspector, renewable for three days at a time. A violation carries a $150 fine. Schedule chimney and stove work inside those hours.
Naugatuck Code of Ordinances, Chapter 7, §7-6This is a planning guide, not a permit determination. The local authority and your installer must confirm current requirements for your property and appliance. We have not verified project-specific approvals or fees.
Choose the right project
Wood stoves and fireplace inserts in Naugatuck.
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Install a wood-burning stove.
An enclosed stove with a chimney system designed for your home. An installer assesses placement, venting, and the space you want to heat.
About wood stoves
IIExisting fireplace
Explore a fireplace insert.
Use a suitable existing fireplace as the starting point. Have the opening, chimney, and liner assessed for the proposed insert.
About insertsCan you install a wood stove without a chimney?
A new wood stove can sometimes be installed with a new chimney system. Ask a Naugatuck-area provider to assess a suitable route and quote the complete job. Installation without an existing chimney
Want heat during a power outage?
Many cordwood stoves provide heat without electricity. Ask about your exact model, any powered blower, and the rooms it can heat. Read the power-outage heating guide
Room photographs illustrate project starting points; they are not installations completed through FireplaceLab.
Wood stove installation costs in Naugatuck.
U.S. planning ranges to prepare for a Naugatuck quote. They are national estimates, not measured Naugatuck averages or offers from listed businesses.
Freestanding wood stove$2,500–$7,500
Wood-burning insert$3,000–$8,000+
New installation, no chimney$5,500–$9,000+
Unit and typical installation ranges from HomeGuide’s national cost guide, reviewed Sep 28, 2026. These are alternative project scenarios, not amounts to add together. Repairs, access, venting, permits, and premium models can move costs higher.
What to ask a Naugatuck installer.
- Will you file the Naugatuck building permit through ViewPoint, and is the fee in your quote?
- Can you finish the job between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday to Saturday, as the borough requires?
- Does my chimney need a new liner for this stove, and will that be on the same permit?
Compare quotes on the same scope.
Request separate details for the appliance, chimney or liner, hearth work, labor, removal, permits, inspections, and exclusions. Confirm any paid assessment before booking.
Will you save on heating?
There is no reliable single savings figure for every Naugatuck home. Compare your current heating cost with delivered dry wood, appliance efficiency, how much heat you will replace, maintenance, and the upfront installation. Backup comfort and financial payback are separate decisions. Compare all heating options
Naugatuck wood stove installation FAQs.
Who issues the permit in Naugatuck?
The Borough of Naugatuck’s Building Inspector at Town Hall, 229 Church Street, third floor, handles plan review, permits and inspections, with online applications through ViewPoint. Call 203-720-7035 before you start, since the borough’s web pages don’t say which permit type a wood stove uses, or whether a chimney liner needs its own.
Can my installer work on a Sunday?
Not normally. Naugatuck’s code bars construction outside 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays and Saturdays and bars it on Sundays, except for urgent public-safety work with a permit from the building inspector. A violation is a $150 fine, so book the job on a weekday or Saturday.
What will the permit cost?
The borough code sets building permit fees at $25 for the first $1,000 of work and $12 for each $1,000 after that. That line dates from 2006 and the online code runs only to 2014, so ask the Building Inspector for the current figures before budgeting. Installation costs themselves vary by job.
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