1st Choice Home Improvements Inc

What this record tells you

1st Choice Home Improvements Inc holds Florida licence RR0067438, a RR classification which authorises work as a certified/registered building or residential 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 1999, which makes it one of the longest-held licences for the trade in this area. Roughly 6% of the 645 active home building & remodeling licences based in the Pensacola area were issued earlier than this one, and the local median sits at 2018. That is 27 years of continuous licensure.

1st Choice Home Improvements Inc is one of 255 active home building & remodeling licences registered to an address in Pensacola, 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 1st Choice Home Improvements Inc

• Re-check licence RR0067438 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 1st Choice Home Improvements Inc or its qualifying agent, James S Smart.
• Compare at least three written quotes from other home building & remodeling contractors in Pensacola.
• Confirm in writing that the contractor — not you — pulls the building permit.