The roofing contractor classification covers installation, maintenance, repair, alteration, extension and permitted design of roofing, waterproofing and roof coatings within the statutory scope.
Statewide certification requires the appropriate approved examination. An approved building-construction or related bachelor's degree with GPA 3.0 or higher limits the examination to business and finance.
Renew every 2 years.
14 hours
Experience-only pathway: four years of qualifying active experience, including at least one as a foreman. Other statutory qualification pathways are available.
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Florida Construction Industry Licensing Board, Department of Business and Professional Regulation
“Board” means the Construction Industry Licensing Board. ... “Department” means the Department of Business and Professional Regulation.Official source
Certification and registration; endorsement; reciprocity; renewals; continuing education.Official source
One qualifying pathway is an appropriate four-year engineering, architecture or building-construction degree plus one year of category experience.
Meets eligibility requirements according to one of the following criteria: Has received a baccalaureate degree from an accredited 4-year college in the appropriate field of engineering, architecture, or building construction and has 1 year of proven experience in the category in which the person seeks to qualify.Official source
Experience-only pathway: four years of qualifying active experience, including at least one as a foreman. Other statutory qualification pathways are available.
Has a total of at least 4 years of active experience as a worker who has learned the trade by serving an apprenticeship as a skilled worker who is able to command the rate of a mechanic in the particular trade or as a foreman who is in charge of a group of workers and usually is responsible to a superintendent or a contractor or his or her equivalent; provided, however, that at least 1 year of active experience shall be as a foreman.Official source
Statewide certification requires the appropriate approved examination. An approved building-construction or related bachelor's degree with GPA 3.0 or higher limits the examination to business and finance.
To establish competency, a person shall pass the appropriate examination approved by the board and certified by the department. If an applicant has received a baccalaureate degree in building construction from an accredited 4-year college, or a related degree as approved by the board by rule, and has a grade point average of 3.0 or higher, such applicant is only required to take and pass the business and finance portion of the examination.Official source
Endorsement is available under statutory pathways, including a valid out-of-state license issued under substantially equivalent criteria; this is not automatic license transfer.
Holds a valid license to practice contracting issued by another state or territory of the United States, if the criteria for issuance of such license were substantially equivalent to Florida’s current certification criteria;Official source
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Open the official agency pageThe roofing contractor classification covers installation, maintenance, repair, alteration, extension and permitted design of roofing, waterproofing and roof coatings within the statutory scope.
“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.Official source
Contractors must be certified or registered in the appropriate classification before engaging in contracting.
No person may engage in the business of contracting in this state without first being certified or registered in the proper classification.Official source
The full 14-hour CE requirement does not apply to someone licensed for less than an entire biennium.
A person who has been licensed for less than an entire biennium must not be required to complete the full 14 hours of continuing education.Official source
Renew every 2 years.
Each certificateholder or registrant who desires to continue as a certificateholder or registrant shall renew the certificate or registration every 2 years.Official source
2 years
shall renew the certificate or registration every 2 years.Official source
14 hours
at least 14 classroom hours of at least 50 minutes each of continuing education courses during each bienniumOfficial source
Workers’ compensation, business practices, workplace safety, wind mitigation where applicable, and one hour of laws and rules.
a portion of the required 14 hours must deal with the subject of workers’ compensation, business practices, workplace safety, and, for applicable licensure categories, wind mitigation methodologies, and 1 hour of which must deal with laws and rules.Official source
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Workers’ compensation as required by chapter 440, public liability, and property damage insurance; coverage amounts are set by Board rule.
the applicant has obtained workers’ compensation insurance as required by chapter 440, public liability insurance, and property damage insurance for the safety and welfare of the public, in amounts determined by rule of the board.Official source
Confirm the charges and conditions for your application with the official agency.
Renew every 2 years.
Each certificateholder or registrant who desires to continue as a certificateholder or registrant shall renew the certificate or registration every 2 years.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Last verified Oct 25, 2026. Each quotation supports the corresponding published value.
Florida Construction Industry Licensing Board, Department of Business and Professional Regulation
Florida Construction Industry Licensing Board, Department of Business and Professional Regulation
“Board” means the Construction Industry Licensing Board. ... “Department” means the Department of Business and Professional Regulation.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2026/489.115
Certification and registration; endorsement; reciprocity; renewals; continuing education.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
One qualifying pathway is an appropriate four-year engineering, architecture or building-construction degree plus one year of category experience.
One qualifying pathway is an appropriate four-year engineering, architecture or building-construction degree plus one year of category experience.
Meets eligibility requirements according to one of the following criteria: Has received a baccalaureate degree from an accredited 4-year college in the appropriate field of engineering, architecture, or building construction and has 1 year of proven experience in the category in which the person seeks to qualify.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Experience-only pathway: four years of qualifying active experience, including at least one as a foreman. Other statutory qualification pathways are available.
Experience-only pathway: four years of qualifying active experience, including at least one as a foreman. Other statutory qualification pathways are available.
Has a total of at least 4 years of active experience as a worker who has learned the trade by serving an apprenticeship as a skilled worker who is able to command the rate of a mechanic in the particular trade or as a foreman who is in charge of a group of workers and usually is responsible to a superintendent or a contractor or his or her equivalent; provided, however, that at least 1 year of active experience shall be as a foreman.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Statewide certification requires the appropriate approved examination. An approved building-construction or related bachelor's degree with GPA 3.0 or higher limits the examination to business and finance.
Statewide certification requires the appropriate approved examination. An approved building-construction or related bachelor's degree with GPA 3.0 or higher limits the examination to business and finance.
To establish competency, a person shall pass the appropriate examination approved by the board and certified by the department. If an applicant has received a baccalaureate degree in building construction from an accredited 4-year college, or a related degree as approved by the board by rule, and has a grade point average of 3.0 or higher, such applicant is only required to take and pass the business and finance portion of the examination.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Workers’ compensation as required by chapter 440, public liability, and property damage insurance; coverage amounts are set by Board rule.
Workers’ compensation as required by chapter 440, public liability, and property damage insurance; coverage amounts are set by Board rule.
the applicant has obtained workers’ compensation insurance as required by chapter 440, public liability insurance, and property damage insurance for the safety and welfare of the public, in amounts determined by rule of the board.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
2 years
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shall renew the certificate or registration every 2 years.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Renew every 2 years.
Each certificateholder or registrant who desires to continue as a certificateholder or registrant shall renew the certificate or registration every 2 years. Applies to: Construction contractor certificateholders and registrants
Each certificateholder or registrant who desires to continue as a certificateholder or registrant shall renew the certificate or registration every 2 years.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
14 hours
14
at least 14 classroom hours of at least 50 minutes each of continuing education courses during each bienniumOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Workers’ compensation, business practices, workplace safety, wind mitigation where applicable, and one hour of laws and rules.
Workers’ compensation, business practices, workplace safety, wind mitigation where applicable, and one hour of laws and rules.
a portion of the required 14 hours must deal with the subject of workers’ compensation, business practices, workplace safety, and, for applicable licensure categories, wind mitigation methodologies, and 1 hour of which must deal with laws and rules.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Endorsement is available under statutory pathways, including a valid out-of-state license issued under substantially equivalent criteria; this is not automatic license transfer.
Endorsement is available under statutory pathways, including a valid out-of-state license issued under substantially equivalent criteria; this is not automatic license transfer.
Holds a valid license to practice contracting issued by another state or territory of the United States, if the criteria for issuance of such license were substantially equivalent to Florida’s current certification criteria;Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
The roofing contractor classification covers installation, maintenance, repair, alteration, extension and permitted design of roofing, waterproofing and roof coatings within the statutory scope.
The roofing contractor classification covers installation, maintenance, repair, alteration, extension and permitted design of roofing, waterproofing and roof coatings within the statutory scope.
“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.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Contractors must be certified or registered in the appropriate classification before engaging in contracting.
Contractors must be certified or registered in the appropriate classification before engaging in contracting.
No person may engage in the business of contracting in this state without first being certified or registered in the proper classification.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
The full 14-hour CE requirement does not apply to someone licensed for less than an entire biennium.
The full 14-hour CE requirement does not apply to someone licensed for less than an entire biennium.
A person who has been licensed for less than an entire biennium must not be required to complete the full 14 hours of continuing education.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
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