Pass the Florida contractor exam
What is actually on the exams, how the licensing process really works, and the paperwork that stops more applications than the tests do. Written by someone who sat them.
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Palm Beach Contractors License: 31 Trades, County or State
Palm Beach County certifies 31 contractor categories under its own Special Act. Which one covers your work, what it costs, when it renews, and when the…
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Pasco County Contractors License: Register to Pull Permits
Pasco County does not hand out one contractor license. State certified holders record theirs with the county before pulling a permit, and everyone else sits a…
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Florida State Contractors Board: Who Decides Your License
The Construction Industry Licensing Board has 18 members in two divisions of nine, not the nine that ranking pages report. Here is what it decides, what…
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Irrigation Certification Florida: State or Local License?
Florida licenses irrigation work twice over, once locally and once at state level. The state certificate is voluntary, and it replaces the county card rather than…
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NASCLA Commercial Building Contractor Exam: What Is on It
The published content outline for the NASCLA commercial general building contractor exam, section by section, with the item counts that decide how you should study.
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Florida Contractor Continuing Education Hours and Deadlines
Fourteen hours, five mandatory topics, and two different 31 August deadlines depending on whether your license is certified or registered.
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Miami Dade Contractor Registration: What the County Requires
Miami Dade runs its own contractor licensing next to the state’s. Who needs a county certificate of competency, who registers for free, what it costs and…
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What Can You Legally Do in Florida Without a Contractor License?
No handyman license exists in Florida. What the $2,500 exemption in section 489.103 actually covers, what voids it, and where the permit rule cuts across it.
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Florida Business and Finance Exam Math: What the Book Will Not Do for You
The Business and Finance exam is open book, but an open book cannot do a calculation. Here is the split between what the approved references give…
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Contract Administration vs Project Management: What Is Actually Different?
Sold as a bundle, scored separately. What Contract Administration tests, what Project Management tests, and why the same books do two different jobs.
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The Edition Trap: Which Reference List Applies to Your Exam Date?
Two dated reference lists sit on the department’s page at once and neither says current. Here is how to work out which one governs your test…
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Do You Really Need $2,500 of Books for the Florida Contractor Exam?
A general contractor set lists at about $1,695, not $2,500, and Business and Finance needs only six references. Here is what each list allows, what it…