Rideout & Sons A/C & Heating Inc

What this record tells you

Rideout & Sons A/C & Heating Inc holds Florida licence CAC053232, a CAC classification which authorises work as a certified/registered air conditioning or mechanical contractor. A "C" prefix means the licence is certified — valid anywhere in Florida.

This licence was first issued in 1991, which makes it one of the longest-held licences for the trade in this area. Roughly 6% of the 330 active hvac & ac repair licences based in the Lakeland & Winter Haven area were issued earlier than this one, and the local median sits at 2017. That is 35 years of continuous licensure.

Rideout & Sons A/C & Heating Inc is one of 150 active hvac & ac repair licences registered to an address in Lakeland, so you have local alternatives to compare quotes against.

The licence is recorded as expiring on 08/31/2028. Florida licences renew on a fixed cycle, and a licence that is not renewed moves to delinquent status — which is why the expiry date matters if you are planning work close to that date. Confirm the current status on the state portal before signing a contract.

Before you hire Rideout & Sons A/C & Heating Inc

• Re-check licence CAC053232 on the DBPR portal — status can change any day.
• Ask for a current certificate of liability insurance and workers' compensation, issued to you directly by their insurer.
• Confirm the name on your contract matches Rideout & Sons A/C & Heating Inc or its qualifying agent, Charles Bradley Rideout.
• Compare at least three written quotes from other hvac & ac repair contractors in Lakeland & Winter Haven.
• Confirm in writing that the contractor — not you — pulls the building permit.