Dowling Plumbing Co Inc

What this record tells you

Dowling Plumbing Co Inc holds Florida licence CFC043198, 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 1988, which makes it one of the longest-held licences for the trade in this area. Roughly 6% of the 461 active plumbing licences based in the Jacksonville area were issued earlier than this one, and the local median sits at 2014. That is 38 years of continuous licensure.

Dowling Plumbing Co Inc is one of 19 active plumbing licences registered to an address in St Augustine, so you have local alternatives to compare quotes against.

The licence is recorded as expiring on 08/31/2026. 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 Dowling Plumbing Co Inc

• Re-check licence CFC043198 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 Dowling Plumbing Co Inc or its qualifying agent, Albert Ray Jr. Dowling.
• Compare at least three written quotes from other plumbing contractors in Jacksonville.
• Confirm in writing that the contractor — not you — pulls the building permit.