Forte Home Builders, Incorporated

What this record tells you

Forte Home Builders, Incorporated holds Florida licence CBC033298, a CBC classification which authorises work as a certified/registered building or residential contractor. A "C" prefix means the licence is certified — valid anywhere in Florida.

This licence was first issued in 1985, which makes it one of the longest-held licences for the trade in this area. Roughly 1% of the 645 active home building & remodeling licences based in the Pensacola area were issued earlier than this one, and the local median sits at 2018. That is 41 years of continuous licensure.

Forte Home Builders, Incorporated is one of 255 active home building & remodeling licences registered to an address in Pensacola, 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 Forte Home Builders, Incorporated

• Re-check licence CBC033298 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 Forte Home Builders, Incorporated or its qualifying agent, Ross Douglas Forte.
• Compare at least three written quotes from other home building & remodeling contractors in Pensacola.
• Confirm in writing that the contractor — not you — pulls the building permit.