We use public records to help you make a shortlist. They show what a contractor has filed and where they have worked in Cape Coral. They can't tell you whether someone will be right for your home.
Florida contractors must hold a state license or a local certificate of competency for most work.
95% of the 2,975 firms on the Cape Coral permit file match an active license in Florida DBPR construction and electrical contractor license files. Our match can miss a firm that files under another name, so a missing match is a reason to check, not a finding.
Ask the contractor for the license number and look it up at myfloridalicense.com. How to check a contractor's license in Florida →
The middle value recorded on this contractor's matching permits. It's a permit value, not a quote or the final price. Ask for a written estimate.
Matching Cape Coral permits in the most recent year of our data. It shows recent recorded activity here, not every job the company did.
For contractors with at least 5 permits a year or more old, the share the city closed after final inspection. A permit can stay open because of paperwork or timing, so this isn't a workmanship grade.
How long their permits take from issue to the city's close date, compared with other Cape Coral contractors in the trade. Shown for firms with 10+ permits.
Matched by name against Florida DBPR construction and electrical contractor license files. Name matching can miss a license, so always check the number yourself.
About the ranking: The score combines how much of this exact work a contractor has on record, how often their older permits reached completion (where we can measure it), how well their usual job size matches your budget, how recently they've been active, and how much of their work is near you. A measure we can't calculate is left out rather than guessed, and a thin record pulls the score toward the middle. A contractor whose matched license has a problem is listed after everyone else. You set the weights with the sliders on every list.
Cape Coral specifics: The city publishes permits only from January 2025, so Cape Coral's record covers about 21 months rather than three years, and only permits from January to mid-October 2025 are old enough to count toward completion. Licenses are matched by company name across Florida, so a common name can match a different firm.
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