Bob'S Backflow & Plumbing Services

What this record tells you

Bob'S Backflow & Plumbing Services holds Florida licence RF0053877, a RF classification which authorises work as a certified/registered plumbing contractor. An "R" prefix means the licence is registered, which limits work to the local jurisdictions that accepted it rather than the whole state.

This licence was first issued in 1987, which makes it one of the longest-held licences for the trade in this area. Roughly 5% of the 461 active plumbing licences based in the Jacksonville area were issued earlier than this one, and the local median sits at 2014. That is 39 years of continuous licensure.

Bob'S Backflow & Plumbing Services is one of 259 active plumbing licences registered to an address in Jacksonville, so you have local alternatives to compare quotes against.

The licence is recorded as expiring on 08/31/2027. 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 Bob'S Backflow & Plumbing Services

• Re-check licence RF0053877 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 Bob'S Backflow & Plumbing Services or its qualifying agent, Robert Austin Novak.
• Compare at least three written quotes from other plumbing contractors in Jacksonville.
• Confirm in writing that the contractor — not you — pulls the building permit.