Cheaves Masonry & Construction Inc

What this record tells you

Cheaves Masonry & Construction Inc holds Florida licence CRC1326621, a CRC 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 16% of the 1,533 active home building & remodeling licences based in the Sarasota & Bradenton area were issued earlier than this one, and the local median sits at 2017. That is 23 years of continuous licensure.

Cheaves Masonry & Construction Inc is one of 74 active home building & remodeling licences registered to an address in Palmetto, 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 Cheaves Masonry & Construction Inc

• Re-check licence CRC1326621 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 Cheaves Masonry & Construction Inc or its qualifying agent, Richard E Cheaves.
• Compare at least three written quotes from other home building & remodeling contractors in Sarasota & Bradenton.
• Confirm in writing that the contractor — not you — pulls the building permit.