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What are you having done in St. Louis?

Pick the job. The next page lists every St. Louis firm with that kind of permit on record, October 2023 through September 2026. You choose what matters and the list moves.

10 kinds of work on the St. Louis record

What this does

Every trade card above opens a list of every contractor who pulled that kind of permit in the City of St. Louis, October 2023 through September 2026: 2,308 firm listings across 10 kinds of work and 5,943 permits in all. Each row shows how many permits the firm filed, how many the city closed out, its usual filed job value and, where the state keeps one, whether its license matches. Names link to the firm's own page with its permits.

The busiest trades on the St. Louis record are remodel & alteration (1,904 permits from 984 firms), fence (866 permits from 206 firms), demolition (744 permits from 37 firms). The smallest file is masonry & tuckpointing, with 98 permits from 57 firms, so its lists are short and each firm's record is thin.

Before you call anyone, see what jobs usually cost here, from the values filed on the permits: remodel & alteration cost, fence cost, deck & porch cost, garage & carport cost, windows & doors cost, foundation & waterproofing cost, solar cost.

How the order is set

Nobody at our end ranks anyone. You move five sliders: does exactly this work (how many permits of this kind the firm filed), finishes the job (where the file records it, the share of its permits that passed a final inspection), fits my job & budget (how close its usual job is to yours), busy lately (permits in the last 12 months) and works near me (permits near your ZIP code). Each firm gets a 0–100 fit score from those weights and the list re-sorts as you drag. A short record counts for less, and a license problem puts a firm at the bottom whatever its score. No one can pay to be listed or moved up.

How the records work in St. Louis →

Common questions

  • How do I compare contractors in St. Louis?Pick the kind of work above. The next page lists every St. Louis firm with that kind of permit on record; set what matters to you (finishing jobs, size of job, recent work, distance) and the list re-orders. Then check the license yourself and ask for references.
  • How current is the St. Louis permit data?The file covers October 2023 through September 2026. We read it about once a month, so a permit filed after Sep 2026 isn't here yet.
  • Is a high fit score a quality rating?No. It says how well a firm's public permit record matches what you told the page you value. It knows nothing about workmanship, price quotes or manners: get references and proof of insurance before you sign. How to verify a contractor →
  • How do I check a St. Louis contractor's license?Ask for the license number and look it up at City of St. Louis contractor business licenses. Our lists match licenses by name, which can miss one, so the board's record is the one to trust.

Looking for one company? All St. Louis firms A–Z. Want the totals? St. Louis permit statistics.