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Overland Park (Kansas) Contractor Licenses

Select a license to view its requirements, definition, exams, books, and classes. 

State Licenses

Concrete

Concrete Contractor means the scope of the certification includes and is limited to the execution of contracts requiring skill, knowledge, ability, and experience to install, repair, maintain, and replace, concrete foundations designed to accept any structure when in the design of that structure, a footer is required.

Master Plumbing with Gas

Tests a candidate’s knowledge of the installation, repair, maintenance, and extension of any plumbing system, including drains, waste, sanitary vents, water supply, fixtures, and indirect wastes; installation, repair, and maintenance of gas piping systems, including gas piping, appliances, vents, flues, tanks, and other related appurtenances.

Master Plumber with Gas Fitter

A Master Plumber/Gas Fitter is qualified to install, repair, maintain, or extend any plumbing system, including waste drains, vents, water supply, and fixtures, and also install, maintain, extend or repair any gas piping system, including appliances, lines, laterals, tanks and other appurtenances in connection therewith.

Standard General Building

The general building contractor is unlimited as to the type of construction work that may be performed and shall include the construction, repair, alteration, remodeling, addition to, subtraction from, improvement, and demolition of any building or structure, including related improvements to real estate, and excluding electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and liquefied petroleum gas work relating thereto.

Standard Building

A Building Contractor means a contractor whose services are limited to the construction of commercial buildings and single-dwelling or multiple-dwelling residential buildings, which do not exceed three stories in height, and accessory use structures in connection therewith or a contractor whose services are limited to remodeling, repair, or improvement of any size building if the services do not affect the structural members of the building.

Standard Residential Building

Residential building contractor shall include and be limited to the construction, remodeling, repair, alteration, and improvement of one (1), two (2), and three (3) residential dwelling units, and accessory use structures in connection therewith, all of which shall not exceed two (2) stories in height.

Standard Roofing

A Roofing Contractor means 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.

Standard Master Electrician

In order to be eligible to receive certification from the board as a master electrician and/or electrical contractor, the applicant shall demonstrate possession of the experience, knowledge, and skill to install, repair, alter, add to, or design electrical wiring, luminaries, appliances, apparatus, raceways, conduits, fire alarm systems, or any part thereof, which generate, transmit, transform, or utilize electrical energy in any form, including the electrical installations and systems within plants and sub-stations, all in compliance with applicable plans, specifications, codes, laws, and regulations.

Standard Master Mechanical

Includes the design, installation, maintenance, repair, alteration, and extension of air conditioning, refrigeration, warm air heating, low and high-pressure boilers, ventilation systems, duct systems, unfired pressure vessels, fuel transmission lines, and related appurtenances.

Standard Journeyman Electrician

In order to be eligible to receive certification from the board as a journeyman electrician, the applicant shall demonstrate possession of the skill, knowledge, and experience to install, repair, alter, add to, or design, in compliance with law, electrical wiring, luminaries, appliances, apparatus, raceways, conduits, fire alarm systems, or any part thereof, which generate, transmit, transform, or utilize electrical energy in any form, including the electrical installations and systems within plants and sub-stations, all in compliance with applicable plans, specifications, codes, laws, and regulations.

Standard Journeyman Mechanical

In order for an applicant to be certified as a mechanical journeyman or specialty journeyman by the board, the applicant must demonstrate possession of the knowledge, ability and skill to perform mechanical work in accordance with the plans and specifications therefor and in compliance with the building code and other applicable codes and regulations.

Standard Journeyman Plumber with Gas

A Journeyman Plumber can engage in the installation, repair, maintenance, and extension of any plumbing system, including drains, waste, sanitary vents, water supply, fixtures, and indirect wastes; installation, repair, and maintenance of gas piping systems, including gas piping, appliances, vents, flues, tanks, and other related appurtenances.

Standard Residential Electrician

Includes the planning, installation, repair, alteration, and maintenance of electric conductors, raceways, and equipment for light, heat, and power in one-, two and three-family dwellings.

Standard Drywall

Drywall Contractor means any person or firm qualified and certified by the board whose scope of work is limited to the installation of drywall and all necessary and incidental metal accessories, including non-load bearing 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.

Standard Framing

Framing Contractor means any person or firm qualified and certified by the board whose scope of work is to install any wood products in a building including, but not limited to, rough framing, structural and nonstructural trusses, sheathing and metal framing; and the work of the finish carpentry contractor.

Unlimited Swimming Pool

Tests a candidate’s knowledge of the construction, service, and repair of all types and kinds of residential and commercial swimming pools. Includes excavation and grading, construction, appurtenances, and installation of all equipment. Does not include direct connections to a sanitary sewer system or to potable water lines, nor the grounding and bonding of metal surfaces, nor the making of any electrical connections.