Apex Disaster Specialists

What this record tells you

Apex Disaster Specialists holds Florida licence CBC1250610, 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 2002, which makes it a long-held licence for the trade in this area. Roughly 12% of the 521 active home building & remodeling licences based in the Destin & Fort Walton Beach area were issued earlier than this one, and the local median sits at 2015. That is 24 years of continuous licensure.

Apex Disaster Specialists is one of 52 active home building & remodeling licences registered to an address in Freeport, so you have local alternatives to compare quotes against. Kristopher Michael Retherford additionally holds 3 other active Florida licences in our records, which can indicate a contractor qualified across more than one trade or entity.

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 Apex Disaster Specialists

• Re-check licence CBC1250610 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 Apex Disaster Specialists or its qualifying agent, Kristopher Michael Retherford.
• Compare at least three written quotes from other home building & remodeling contractors in Destin & Fort Walton Beach.
• Confirm in writing that the contractor — not you — pulls the building permit.