Joe Carlton Plumbing

What this record tells you

Joe Carlton Plumbing holds Florida licence CFC026553, a CFC classification which authorises work as a certified/registered plumbing contractor. A "C" prefix means the licence is certified — valid anywhere in Florida.

This licence was first issued in 1983, which makes it one of the longest-held licences for the trade in this area. Roughly 2% of the 559 active plumbing licences based in the Tampa area were issued earlier than this one, and the local median sits at 2018. That is 43 years of continuous licensure.

Joe Carlton Plumbing is one of 253 active plumbing licences registered to an address in Tampa, 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 Joe Carlton Plumbing

• Re-check licence CFC026553 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 Joe Carlton Plumbing or its qualifying agent, Billy Joe Jr Forsythe.
• Compare at least three written quotes from other plumbing contractors in Tampa.
• Confirm in writing that the contractor — not you — pulls the building permit.