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Florida · Trade license guide

Roofing

Review the state and local requirements connected to this trade. We show sourced details and point you to the issuing authority for anything that still needs confirmation.

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Applicable credentials

2 records
Official sources
Expires
Yes
Renewal
2 years
Continuing education
14 hours per renewal cycle under Fla. Admin. Code R. 61G4-18.001, including one hour each of workers' compensation, workplace safety, business practices, laws and rules, an advanced module course, and wind mitigation methodologies. Roofing is explicitly named among the categories that must take the wind mitigation hour.
Exam and eligibility details

Governed by Florida Statutes Chapter 489, Part I. A certified contractor 'possesses a certificate of competency issued by the department and ... shall be allowed to contract in any jurisdiction in the state without being required to fulfill the competency requirements of that jurisdiction' (s. 489.105(8)). Roofing contractor is a Division II classification defined at s. 489.105(3)(e). Applicants must satisfy the financial responsibility and insurance provisions of s. 489.115, which requires an affidavit of workers' compensation, public liability and property damage coverage in amounts set by board rule. Exact insurance dollar minimums and the renewal cycle end date were NOT confirmed at Tier-1 in this pass and must be verified before publication.

Official sources
Expires
Yes
Renewal
2 years
Continuing education
14 hours per renewal cycle under Fla. Admin. Code R. 61G4-18.001, on the same terms as certified contractors, including the wind mitigation methodologies hour required of roofing licensees.
Exam and eligibility details

A registered contractor 'has registered with the department pursuant to fulfilling the competency requirements in the jurisdiction for which the registration is issued. Registered contractors may contract only in such jurisdictions' (s. 489.105(10)). Competency is therefore established locally rather than by the statewide certification examination, so the qualifying route varies by local jurisdiction and must be checked there.

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Learning path · 28 stepsRoofer to Licensed ContractorRoof systems, diagnosis and the fall-protection rules, through to running the businessFollow path →
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