Licensed General Contractor in Tampa

CGC stands for Certified General Contractor, a license issued by the State of Florida through the Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR). A certified license is statewide, so it is not tied to one city or county. To hold it, a contractor has to meet the state's experience, examination, financial and insurance requirements.

Our license number is CGC1534542. It is the license we pull permits under, and it is the number you should see on your proposal and your permit card.

Florida has three main tiers of contractor licenses. In broad terms, a residential contractor is limited to smaller residential buildings, a building contractor can take on larger projects with some limits on height and structure, and a general contractor has the broadest scope of the three. The exact limits are set by state law and can be detailed, so treat this as a general overview rather than a legal definition.

For a homeowner, the practical point is simple: a general contractor license covers the full range of residential remodeling, from a kitchen to a structural home addition, without having to bring in another licensed contractor to take responsibility for the structural parts.

Look up the license on the DBPR licensing portal by name or license number. Check that the status is current and active, that the name matches the company on your contract and that there is no record of discipline you have not been told about. You can search for CGC1534542 and see our record.

Our guide on how to hire a licensed contractor in Tampa walks through the lookup step by step, plus what to ask about insurance and how to read a proposal.

Hiring trades one at a time means you become the scheduler, the inspector liaison and the person who figures out whose fault it is when something does not line up. A general contractor takes that job off your plate.

Joseph's pool bathroom addition in St. Petersburg is a good example. The project needed foundation, framing, walls, roof, plumbing, electric, mechanical, paint, tile and cabinets. Dean managed it, coordinated the subcontractors, dealt with the St. Pete inspectors and worked around a separate pool contractor building at the same time.

Who issues your permit depends on your address. Unincorporated Hillsborough areas like Town 'n' Country, Westchase, Carrollwood and Brandon go through Hillsborough County. Seminole Heights, South Tampa and New Tampa go through the City of Tampa, and historic districts can add a review for exterior work. In Pinellas, Clearwater, Largo and St. Petersburg each run their own building departments, and Palm Harbor goes through Pinellas County.

We submit the permit, answer review comments and schedule each inspection. Rules change, including recent Florida changes to some permit exemptions for small projects, so we confirm requirements with your building department before work begins.

Green Home Remodeling is licensed and insured. Insurance protects you if someone is hurt on your property or something is damaged during the work, and it is one of the requirements for keeping a Florida contractor license.

Ask any contractor for a current certificate of insurance before you sign. If you live in a condo or an HOA community, the association will often ask for one too, and we provide it.

Every estimate we give ends in a written proposal broken out by line item, with a projected timeline. You can see what demolition, framing, plumbing, electrical, cabinets, tile, finishes and permits each represent, and compare options side by side instead of guessing what a single lump sum includes.

That breakdown also makes changes easier. If you decide to upgrade a countertop or skip a scope item, everyone can see what moves.

If you are searching for a general contractor near me or a remodeling contractor near me, distance matters for site visits and inspections. Our office is at 6601 Memorial Highway in Town 'n' Country, and we work as a remodeling contractor across Tampa, Hillsborough and Pinellas. We have local pages for a general contractor in St. Petersburg, a general contractor in Clearwater and a general contractor in Largo, where Konstantin's full home renovation took place.

Our core work is kitchen remodeling, bathrooms, home additions and whole home renovations. Call (813) 536-3976 to schedule a free estimate. We are open 24 hours Sunday through Friday.