Know before you hire
Who has to be registered, and how you check
Three states meet inside a fifty mile circle around Philadelphia, and each one registers home improvement contractors differently. This is what applies, who issues it, what the number looks like, and where you can look it up yourself in under a minute.
Written for homeowners, not for contractors. Every number here links to the office that issues it.
Who has to be registered, and how you check: the pages
Working inside city limits adds a second set of paperwork
Philadelphia licenses contractors separately from the state. The Department of Licenses and Inspections requires a Contractor License for any.New Jersey registers contractors under a different law, with a different number
New Jersey runs its own registration through the Division of Consumer Affairs, and it is not interchangeable with Pennsylvania's. The number begins.Delaware licenses contractors through Revenue, not through a trade board
Delaware handles this differently from its neighbours. There is no trade licensing board for flooring: the requirement runs through the Division of.
Send a photo and we will tell you what you are looking at
Who has to be registered, and how you check starts with someone reading the house. We quote every job ourselves, with no salesperson in between, and a photo of the floor gets you a straight answer faster than a form does.
