Trout River Builders Inc

What this record tells you

Trout River Builders Inc holds Florida licence CBC1250920, 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 2003, which makes it a long-held licence for the trade in this area. Roughly 23% of the 470 active home building & remodeling licences based in the Gainesville area were issued earlier than this one, and the local median sits at 2009. That is 23 years of continuous licensure.

Trout River Builders Inc is one of 69 active home building & remodeling licences registered to an address in Lake City, 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 Trout River Builders Inc

• Re-check licence CBC1250920 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 Trout River Builders Inc or its qualifying agent, Matthew Cowley Forsyth.
• Compare at least three written quotes from other home building & remodeling contractors in Gainesville.
• Confirm in writing that the contractor — not you — pulls the building permit.