Deforest Construction LLC

What this record tells you

Deforest Construction LLC holds Florida licence CRC1334908, 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 2024, which makes it one of the newer licences for the trade in this area. Roughly 82% of the 494 active home building & remodeling licences based in the Port Charlotte & Punta Gorda area were issued earlier than this one, and the local median sits at 2016. That is 2 years of continuous licensure.

Deforest Construction LLC is one of 13 active home building & remodeling licences registered to an address in Placida, 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 Deforest Construction LLC

• Re-check licence CRC1334908 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 Deforest Construction LLC or its qualifying agent, Carter Simmons.
• Compare at least three written quotes from other home building & remodeling contractors in Port Charlotte & Punta Gorda.
• Confirm in writing that the contractor — not you — pulls the building permit.