Padgett Builders Inc

What this record tells you

Padgett Builders Inc holds Florida licence CRC1331260, 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 2015, which makes it an established licence for the trade in this area. Roughly 48% of the 521 active home building & remodeling licences based in the Destin & Fort Walton Beach area were issued earlier than this one, and the local median sits at 2015. That is 11 years of continuous licensure.

Padgett Builders Inc is one of 29 active home building & remodeling licences registered to an address in Defuniak Springs, 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 Padgett Builders Inc

• Re-check licence CRC1331260 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 Padgett Builders Inc or its qualifying agent, James Earl Padgett.
• Compare at least three written quotes from other home building & remodeling contractors in Destin & Fort Walton Beach.
• Confirm in writing that the contractor — not you — pulls the building permit.