Dogwoods Home Improvement LLC

What this record tells you

Dogwoods Home Improvement LLC holds Florida licence CGC1514881, a CGC classification which authorises work as a certified/registered general contractor. A "C" prefix means the licence is certified — valid anywhere in Florida.

This licence was first issued in 2008, which makes it a long-held licence for the trade in this area. Roughly 53% of the 316 active general contracting licences based in the Ocala & The Villages area were issued earlier than this one, and the local median sits at 2007. That is 18 years of continuous licensure.

Dogwoods Home Improvement LLC is one of 193 active general contracting licences registered to an address in Ocala, so you have local alternatives to compare quotes against. George Timothy Merritt additionally holds 1 other active Florida licence 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 Dogwoods Home Improvement LLC

• Re-check licence CGC1514881 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 Dogwoods Home Improvement LLC or its qualifying agent, George Timothy Merritt.
• Compare at least three written quotes from other general contracting contractors in Ocala & The Villages.
• Confirm in writing that the contractor — not you — pulls the building permit.