Things To Do In SW Florida

If you’re thinking about a career in contracting, what about being a solar contractor? With a eco-friendlier outlook, the world is more in demand for solar technology, so the job of solar contractor is in demand.

According to the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation (DBPR), a solar contractor is defined as a contractor whose services “consist of the installation, alteration, repair, maintenance, relocation, or replacement of solar panels for potable solar water heating systems, swimming pool solar heating systems, and photovoltaic systems and any appurtenances, apparatus, or equipment used in connection with these systems.”

There are two types of solar contractors: you can either become a certified solar contractor (CV) and a residential solar water or a heating specialty contractor (CW).

To work as a solar contractor in many states, you need to have a contractor’s license; however, if you are working under a licensed contractor you do not need to be licensed yet. If you do work on your own that requires installing, altering, repairing, maintaining, relocating or replacing any type of solar thermal or PV system, you need a certification and/or license to work legally in the state of Florida. read more

Roofs are a necessity. Whether it’s a new house/building, a worn roof, or a destroyed roof (from a natural disaster), roofs will need to be installed or repaired. Being a roofer is rewarding. It is a physically demanding job. As a roofer you will also get to work in many different locations and meet lots of different people.

According to the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulations, a roofing contractor is defined as a contractor whose “services are unlimited in the roofing trade and who has the experience, knowledge, and skill to install, maintain, repair, alter, extend, or design, if not prohibited by law, and use materials and items used in the installation, maintenance, extension, and alteration of all kinds of roofing, waterproofing, and coating, except when coating is not represented to protect, repair, waterproof, stop leaks, or extend the life of the roof. The scope of work of a roofing contractor also includes skylights and any related work, required roof-deck attachments, and any repair or replacement of wood roof sheathing or fascia as needed during roof repair or replacement and any related work.” read more

Contractors come in all type, including electricians. A career as an electrician is rewarding, and you can often go into business for yourself making a very good salary.

In order to be an electrician, you need to be licensed and certified through the Electrical Contractors Licensing Board (ECLB).

There are four different ECLB certificates you can get including: Electrical contractor, Alarm contractor I (includes fire alarms), Alarm contractor II (excludes fire alarms), Specialty: residential, lighting, utility line, etc. You can get some or all of them, depending on the type of work you want to do – the more you know/are certified for the more jobs you can land.

To become certified as an electrical contractor, you need to do at least one of the four requirements:

• Operate as a manager in your trade for at least three years within the last six years of applying for certification.
• Act as a supervisor in your field for at least four years within the last eight years of applying for certification.
• Show at least six years of education, training and/or experience in electrical work that is within the last 12 years.
• Work as a licensed, professional electrical engineer for three or more years.

For each specific electrical specialty, there are different requirements needed so you must follow those. After you’ve met all the qualifications and taken the tests, you can apply and submit your application for your electrical contractor’s license in Florida and other states. read more

Contractors work with all types of materials from wires and metal to wood and plastic. To be a contractor, you need a license to work legally, even for installing drywall.

Our team of contractor licensing experts can help you get your gypsum drywall contractor’s license in Florida and all other states. When applying for a contractor’s license, there are many items and forms that need to be pulled together. If you don’t know how to put a contractor licens application together, there are many ways for things to go wrong, but if you hire our team, we will make the process smooth and simple for you.

We will walk you through each step of the process, complete the contractor license application information for you, and provide you with exactly what you need to gather the supporting documentation for a gypsum drywall license.

We know what the Board is looking for with this specific license.

The legal definition of a gypsum drywall contractor is: “a gypsum drywall contractor is a specialty contractor whose scope of work is limited to the installation of all necessary and incidental metal accessories, including non-load bearing metal studs, runners, hangers, channels, drywall metal suspension accessories and prefabricated ceiling materials; and the preparation of the surface over which drywall product is to be applied. This includes the application of base and finish coats specifically designed for the gypsum drywall products of their own erection. This category shall not include plastering, block, or wood partitions. Nothing in this rule shall be deemed to restrict or limit in any manner the scope of work authorized by law of other contractor classifications.” read more

A career as a contractor is rewarding – there’s so many avenues to go down. There isn’t endless schooling to pay back and the jobs pay well. You learn a lot, the jobs are challenging mentally and physically and you get to work in a lot of different environments and meet all sorts of people.

Currently, there is a high demand for skilled contractors, so it’s a great time to get a contractor’s license.

As a contractor licensing company, we want to help you get your contractor’s license. We help people get their contractor licenses in Florida, Georgia, and many other states, as well.

For this article, we wanted to focus on being a pollutant storage systems contractor. After hearing about this type of contractor work, you may be interested in going down this route.

By legal definition, a pollutant storage contractor “is a contractor whose services are limited to the installation, maintenance, repair, alteration, extension, or design and use of materials and items used in the installation, maintenance, extension, and alteration of, pollutant storage tanks.” read more