licensed or not - Certified SoftWash Roof Cleaning

Chris Madden · Lead Tech Certified

licensed or not

Paul Freeman · Junior Member

Chris,

Anybody can walk into the Tax Assessors office in Escambia County, FL, and buy a business license, which really only amounts to a permit to collect taxes, for $26 or so.

But, you need a Professional License here for just about everything you want to do. I can't even replace a few shingles on a customer's roof, legally, because you need a Roofing Contractor's License.

Code Enforcement doesn't usually enforce the letter of the law, but if a neighbor complained, and a unlicensed guy patching up the roof was still there when they pulled up, the guy on the roof is probably going to have a bad day.

Paul

Chris Francis · Sophmore Member

Paul do you hold roofing contracter's license? In Polk county fl same you walk in Taxx Assessor office $26 you in business I wish Florida would get License for pressure washing and roof cleaning.

Paul Freeman · Junior Member

ChrisF wrote:
Paul do you hold roofing contracter's license? In Polk county fl same you walk in Taxx Assessor office $26 you in business I wish Florida would get License for pressure washing and roof cleaning.

Chris,

I don't hold a roofer's license and I doubt I'll ever try to get one. I don't get that many roof repair requests to justify it. I've replaced a few shingles for people I've done carpentry work for, but I've never charged for it.

Paul

Marcus Raif · Junior Member

Thank goodness we are not required to have a liscense yet in Texas. As soon as the local towns, cities, or state realizes that they can make money off of us they will probably liscense us...

Chris Madden · Lead Tech Certified

Marcus wrote:
Thank goodness we are not required to have a liscense yet in Texas. As soon as the local towns, cities, or state realizes that they can make money off of us they will probably liscense us...

They will get every Penney they can, if they think they can.

I have a Town around here that requires a business license to do work in their town, plus you have to let them know how much you made working in their town and pay them a percentage. I did work in that town about 6 years ago, never again. For the next couple of years after that they kept sending me threatening letters because I did not renew my license that next year. I did not even do any work in there after the first year. Then at the end of the year they sent me an "estimated" value of the work they thought I did, and demanded payment........ They were very difficult to work with. Never again......

How are you doing with all the restrictions and political issues in Houston and the waste water fight with the Cleaning Contractors. Is this affecting you at all?

Chris

Marcus Raif · Junior Member

The waste water fight does affect me. As a result I do not clean any commercial properties in Houston and do residences only. Houston has turned the National Clean Water Act into a money maker for the city. The city does not even follow their own rules. The city has pressure washers on trucks wth no water recycling system on them which is required by the city...

Many commercial pressure washers are therefore going ito my field which is residential which makes less work.

Chris Francis · Sophmore Member

Marcus there is old saying do as I say not as I do.

Marcus Raif · Junior Member

Hey Chris, long time no see. How are you doing? Yes that saying is true.

John Smith · Lead Tech Certified

Other than being an LLC or something simular, what other kind of license can there possibly be ? I was asked today by a client if i was licensed

Micheal Pumphrey · Junior Member

Depends on your area

Home improvement license, tax license, contractor license. Etc

John Smith · Lead Tech Certified

Thanks Mike, that's what I thought. When I started up last year I asked at all the government offices in town and they couldn't come up with anything, just insurance

Jesse Bracken · Junior Member

In Connecticut we have to be state licensed to do just about anything.

My guess is they will all be released and receive reduced fines.

Micheal Pumphrey · Junior Member

Ask about pressure washing. More people are familiar with that.

Matt Jennemann · Junior Member

My license is listed as exterior cleaning service for residential / commercial. But that's here in MO and is a benefit for me because being licensed and insured allows me to join the community chamber of commerce in my area for small businesses. Gives me free publicity for a small price and it's nice to have your name listed with local businesses that are well known in you area.