St.Johns County Contractor Licenses
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St. Johns County is no longer licensing the trades that don’t require an exam, such as Trim Carpentry, Painting, and Cabinetry but will continue to regulate the licenses that are in the Contractor Licensing Ordinance until July 2023. For updated information on each county response, visit our Blog on the Preemption local occupational licensing in Florida.
General Contractor
Construction is unlimited to the type of building.
Aluminum Concrete
Installation of metal siding, soffits, gutters, awnings and prefabricated rooms, reinforcing steels and miscellaneous steel and finish concrete to an aluminum accessory structure only, on grade only.
Aluminum Construction
Construction of metal siding, soffits, gutters, awnings and prefabricated rooms, excluding screening.
Aluminum Structure
Installation of aluminum, vinyl and fiberglass screen material. The aluminum contractor may work on foundation, slabs on grade and block knee walls, wood decks (self-standing) and utility sheds (wood studs only) less than 501 square feet.
Building Contractor
Construction of commerical buildings and single family dwelling or mutiple-family dwelling residential buidlings, which do not exceed three (3) stories in height.
Building Maintenance
Construction of existing buildings and structures to include drywall, plaster, non-structural wood and paint.
Burglar & Fire Alarm
Installation of burglar and fire alarm systems.
Cabinet Installation
Installation of cabinets and millwork. It includes kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities, accessory cabinets, countertops, office furniture, and millwork items.
Carpentry
Installation of any wood products in a builing including, any framing, trusses, sheathing and finish trim materials.
Ceramic Tile & Marble
Construction of tile in concrete, clay or other material, applied to floors or walls, and shall include the application of base courses.
Class A Air Conditioning
Installation of central air conditioning, refrigeration, heating, ventilating, duct work in connection with a compete system, boiler, unfired pressure vessel systems, piping, process piping, pneumatic control piping, connecting power wiring on the load side of the dedicated existing electrical switch, low voltage heating, air conditioing wiring and condensate drain from an air conditioning unit to an existing safe water.
Class B Air Conditioning
Limited to twenty-five tons cooling and five hundred thousand B.T.Us heating; installation of central air conditioning, refrigeration, heating, ventilating, duct work with a compete system, piping, insulation of pipes, vessels, duvts and condensate drain from an air conditionung unit to an existing safe waste.
Commercial Drywall
Installation of gypsum drywall products to wood and metal studs, wood and steel framing and metal runners in buildings of unlimited area and height.
Concrete
Installation of concrete piers, foundations, walls, structures, slabs, curbs, sidewalks and driveways.
Decorative Stone
Construction of concrete block or any other unit masonry products, or clay products, rough cut and dress stone, artificial stone and precast blocks, structural glass brick or block, decor block and veneer, laid at random or in course with or without mortar, or to do any part of any combination thereof and shall include the application of tile to floors and exterior wall surfaces.
Demolition
Demolish and remove structures, such as dwellings, commercial buildings and foundations.
Electrical Journeyman
Perform work in the electrical trades while employed by a Master Electrician.
Electrical Sign
Installation of any electrical wires, apparatus, raceways, conduit or any part thereof on electrical signs.
Finish Carpentry
Installation of finish wood products including paneling, trim cabinetry, doors, windows (including metal), stair treads and handrails adn all hardware incidental thereto.
Floor Covering
Application of of laminate, parquet, wood strips, nail and non-nailed wood flooring and prefinished flooring which is prefabricated or cast-in place.
Garage Door Installer
Erection of residential or commercial garage doors, including all hardware and operating devices.
Glass/Glazing
Construction of all kinds of glass and glasswork and execute the glazing of frames, panels, sash and door and holding metal frames, ornamental decoration, mirrors, tub and shower enclosures.
HVAC / Installer Journeyman
Installation of HARV systems or any part thereof. Must work under a contractor.
HVAC / Mechanical Journeyman
Installation of HARV fixtures or systems or any part thereof. Must work under a contractor.
Hurricane Shutters
Erection of awnings or canopies of metal including other materials, incidental thereto.
Insulation
Installation of control the gain or loss of heat from all sources in buildings, rooms, pipes, vessels, ducts, process equipment, refrigerated rooms, boxes and acoustical insulation.
Irrigation Sprinkler
Installation of lawn sprinkler irrigation systems.
Marine Construction
Construction of seawalls, bulkheads, revetments, docks, piers, wharfs, groins, boat lifts, davits and other marine structures, including pile driving.
Masonry
Construction of brick and concrete block, rough cut and dress stone, artificial stone, precast blocks, structural glass brick or block.
Master Electrician
Installation of any electrical wires, fixures, raceways, transmits electrical energy in any form any for light, heat, power or communications.
Master Mechanical
Installation of central air conditioing, refrigeration, heating, ventilation, piping, insulation of pipes, vessels, ducts, pressure and porcess piping, pneumatic control piping, gasoline tanks, pump installation, fire sprinkling systems, sandpipes, air piping, vaccum line piping, oxygen lines, nitrous oxide piping, ink and chemical lines, fuel transmission lines and of condensate drain from an air conditioning unit to an existing safe waste.
Master Plumber
Installation of plumbing, sanitary drainage or storm drainage facilities, venting systems, public and private water supply systems, septic tanks, drainage and supply wells, swimming pool piping; irrigation systems; or solar heating water systems, boilers, pressure piping, water and storm and sewer lines, water and sewer plants and substations.
Painting
Application of paint and related liquids or viscous products by brush, roller or spray methods to all surfaces including roofs as well as cleaning, sandblasting, caulking and sizing surfaces in preparation for, and to apply waterproofing products in the same manner to the inside or outside of vertical surfaces.
Plumbing Journeyman
Must work under a contractor. Installation of plumbing.
Prefab Building Installation
Erection of single story metal buildings up to 500 square feet, including site work, concrete, masonry, siding, roofing, windows and doors but not including any electrical, plumbing, gas or HVAC work.
Prefab Fireplace Installer
Description
Residential Contractor
Construction of one-family, two-family, or three family residences not exceeding two (2) habitable stories.
Residential Drywall
Installation of gypsum drywall products to wood and metal studs, wood and steel joists, and metal runners, including the preparation of the surface over which the drywall product is to be applied, and the placement of metal studs, runners, and all necessary trim.
Roofing Contractor
Construction of all kinds of roofing and waterproofing.
Sheet-Metal Journeyman
Must work under a contractor. Installation of sheet metal fixtures or systems or any part thereof.
Siding, Window & Door
Installation of vinyl, wood or aluminum siding, soffit, fascia, gutters and all types of windows and doors.
Sign Non-Electrical
Installation of non-electrical signs.
Solar Contractor
Installation of solar panels for potable solar water heating systems, swimming pool solar heating systems and photovoltaic systems.
Structural Steel Erection
Erection of steel joists, steel decking and siding, and communication towers, and including riveting, welding and rigging only in connection therewith.
Stucco
Application of coat surfaces with a mixture of Portland cement, sand and water, or a combination of such other materials that create a permanent exterior finishing system.
Swimming Pool/Spa Commercial
Construction of pumps for dewatering purposes, steelwork, light niches, floorsm guniting, fiberglass, tile and coping, perimeter and filter piping, chemical feeders of any type, plastering of the interior, decks, equipment rooms or housing pool equipment and installation of package pool heaters.
Swimming Pool/Spa Maintenance
Erection of water in all swimming pools, spas, and hot tubs. Includes equipment, pumps, filters, chemical feeders, and minor repairs to pool masonry, patching cracks, pool walls and bottoms.
Swimming Pool/Spa Residential
Construction of pumps for dewatering purposes, steelwork, light niches, floors, guniting, fiberglassing, tile and coping, filter piping, filter equipment and chemical feeders of any type, plastering of the interior decks, housing for pool equipment and package pool heaters.
Underground Utility
Installation of main sanitary, sewer collection systems, main water distribution systems, storm sewer collection systems, continuation of utility lines, sewer collection systems at property line on residential or single-occupancy commerical properties, or on multi-occupancy commerical properties at manhole or wye lateral extended to an invert elevation as engineered to building sewers, water distribution systems, storm sewer collection systems.
