How to Verify a Roofer's License Right Now on Your Phone

This is the last question on our list — and possibly the most important. Pull out your phone. Do this before you sign anything.

Step by step

1. Ask the contractor for their state roofing license number
2. Go to your state's contractor license lookup (links below)
3. Enter the license number
4. Confirm: active status, name matches, no disciplinary actions

This takes 60 seconds. A licensed contractor knows their number by heart. Any hesitation is a red flag.

License lookup links for all 13 states

• Florida — myfloridalicense.com/DBPR
• Texas — tdlr.texas.gov/LicenseSearch
• Louisiana — lslbc.louisiana.gov
• Mississippi — msboc.us
• Alabama — genconbd.alabama.gov
• Georgia — verify.sos.ga.gov
• South Carolina — llr.sc.gov/con
• North Carolina — nclicb.state.nc.us
• Virginia — dpor.virginia.gov
• Maryland — dllr.state.md.us/license/mhic
• Delaware — dpr.delaware.gov
• New Jersey — njconsumeraffairs.gov
• New York — dos.ny.gov