Richards Pool Service

What this record tells you

Richards Pool Service holds Florida licence CPC1457134, a CPC classification which authorises work as a certified/registered pool/spa contractor. A "C" prefix means the licence is certified — valid anywhere in Florida.

This licence was first issued in 2005, which makes it a long-held licence for the trade in this area. Roughly 16% of the 76 active pool & spa licences based in the Lakeland & Winter Haven area were issued earlier than this one, and the local median sits at 2016. That is 21 years of continuous licensure.

Richards Pool Service is one of 34 active pool & spa licences registered to an address in Lakeland, 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 Richards Pool Service

• Re-check licence CPC1457134 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 Richards Pool Service or its qualifying agent, Steven James Adams.
• Compare at least three written quotes from other pool & spa contractors in Lakeland & Winter Haven.
• Confirm in writing that the contractor — not you — pulls the building permit.