A roofing contractor in Florida works under a state CCC number. True Roofers is CCC1332725. The Lakeland shop is 2829 Badger Rd #19. If you are comparing roofing companies in Lakeland or roofing contractors in Lakeland, that number is what belongs on the permit.
This page is what the license covers on a Lakeland job, how to look the number up, and what to ask before a crew climbs. For a longer hire list see questions to ask before hiring and how to choose a roofer.
What the CCC covers
Florida issues a certified roofing contractor license for the work on the roof: roof repair, roof replacement, roof inspections, and emergency roof repair when a storm opens the field. The same license covers roof tarping so the deck stays dry until the permanent job is scheduled.
The permit, when the city or county requires one, goes in that CCC number. Inside Lakeland city limits the window is the City of Lakeland Building Inspection Division. Unincorporated lots go through Polk County. Ask whose name goes on the permit. If they cannot say, they are not the contractor of record.
A reroof is the job people get talked into pulling themselves. An owner-builder permit puts your name where the contractor’s license should be. The inspections, the dry-in, and the liability sit with you. A licensed roofing contractor pulls that permit in the company name.
True Roofers also does roofline gutter cleaning and gutter installation. That is house gutters on the roof edge. Screen-enclosure gutters are a different True company.
Certified statewide, and how to look the number up
CCC means certified roofing contractor. The license is issued by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation and it is valid statewide. A registered roofing license is a different file. It is limited to the counties where that contractor is registered. A truck with a number from somewhere else still has to match the work on your house.
Look the number up before the crew arrives. Search CCC1332725 on the DBPR license portal (MyFloridaLicense). Check that the status is current, that the license type is roofing, and that the qualifier name matches the company that handed you the contract. A photo of a license card on a phone is not the same check.
Write down the license number, the status, and the date you looked. If a storm crew cannot wait for that, they can wait on someone else’s roof.
What it does not cover
We do not file your insurance claim. We photograph storm damage and give you the file. You send it. We do not adjust the loss or sit in as a public adjuster. That line is on the insurance claims page.
We do not do plumbing, AC, or electrical. Those are other licenses. A drip at a pipe boot on the roof is still a roofing repair. A leak at a supply line in the wall is not.
There is no published founding year. Copy on the site says 12+ years on Central Florida roofs. General liability and workers’ compensation are separate from the CCC. Ask for the current certificates. The license number alone does not prove the insurance is in force this month.
What to ask before anyone climbs
Use these on the first call. A roofing contractor in Lakeland should answer them without a script.
- What is the Florida license number, and can I look it up today?
- Whose name goes on the permit, City of Lakeland or Polk County, for this address?
- Will the price be in writing before tear-off, including what happens if the deck is soft?
- Who takes the storm photos, and who sends them to the carrier?
- Where is the office that answers after the crew leaves? Ours is 2829 Badger Rd #19.
What a permitted job looks like after you say yes
On a repair that needs a permit, the application carries CCC1332725 and the qualifier on that license. The building department inspects the work in their sequence. On a reroof that opens the deck, dry-in is one of those stops. The roof has to be dried in and inspected before the finish roof goes on. Final inspection closes the permit. You should be able to ask for the permit number and look it up with the city or the county.
Inside Lakeland city limits, that counter is the City of Lakeland Building Inspection Division. A house on an unincorporated Polk lot uses Polk County. The crew does not get to pick the easier window. The address does.
A cash crew that starts tear-off with no permit number is not using the license, even if someone texted you a photo of a card. Stop the work and call the office on Badger Road if a sub on site cannot name the permit.
If the answer to the permit question is “you pull it,” stop there. For the hire page in town, start at roofers in Lakeland. Plant City HQ is Plant City roofing. Winter Haven is roof repair in Winter Haven.
Call (813) 800-1800. After hours, the 24/7 inspection line is (863) 880-2041. Lakeland office: (863) 624-6590. License CCC1332725. 4.9 stars on Google, 240+ reviews.
