We use public records to help you make a shortlist. They show what a contractor has filed and where they have worked in Minneapolis. They can't tell you whether someone will be right for your home.
Minnesota licenses residential building contractors, remodelers, roofers and plumbing contractors, and HVAC contractors post a bond with the Department of Labor and Industry.
73% of the 3,536 firms on the Minneapolis permit file match an active license in Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry residential, plumbing and mechanical contractor 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 Minnesota DLI license lookup. How to check a contractor's license in Minnesota →
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 Minneapolis 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 that were closed. 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 close, using the city's dates, compared with other Minneapolis contractors in the trade. Shown for firms with 10+ permits.
Matched by name against Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry residential, plumbing and mechanical contractor 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.
Minneapolis specifics: Electrical permits are issued by the State of Minnesota, so electricians aren't here. Plumbing and HVAC permits rarely record a job value, so no typical cost is shown for them. Utility permits (for example CenterPoint Energy) are left out.
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