Did Your Plumber Pull a Permit? How to Check It and Why It Matters
Permit records are public. How to check your plumber's permit, read the inspections, spot warning signs, and what to do if the work was never permitted.
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Plumbers in St. Petersburg, FL
25 companies based in the city, each with a Florida plumbing license. Every fact shows its source and date.
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Serhii Ksonzenko · How we rank
What counts for a plumber
We check 12 things about every business, from public records and its own website. Points out of 100:
- State license20
- Clean record12
- Years in business12
- Customer protection10
- Price transparency9
- Availability8
- Trade qualifications6
- Services match6
- Claims match records6
- Permitted work6
- Written guarantee5
Version 3.0, October 12, 2026. Not counted yet: Customer experience. Every factor, its source and how a business can improve: Factors and weights.
What we promise
- Factors and weightsEvery factor and its weight is listed, with the current version.
- Sources and datesEvery section of a listing names its source, with the date we checked the state records and captured the website.
- How a score adds upEvery factor, weight and formula is public on the methodology pages.
- CorrectionsAny business can ask us to fix a factual error, free of charge.
- Change logWhen the method changes, we record what changed and why.
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