Chances are, as a home owner or small business owner you will be in contact with, what is known as, a General Building Contractor with a 'B' designation. The California State Licensing Board issues these licenses. The general contractor can only, legally, perform carpentry or framing unless he/she has an additional specialty(sub contractor) classification for that trade. The general contractor 'B' class is one who works on structures built for the shelter of persons or animals requiring more that two unrelated trades or crafts.
The state will issue the original license to an "entity" which may be an Individual, a Partnership or a Corporation.
All licensed contractors must submit a contractor's surety bond in the amount of $12,500.00.
So, without boring everyone to tears, hopefully some of this information will help you the next time you are ready to jump into a build project. The California State Licensing Board, of course, has a website, where it is quite convenient to look up a construction company's license status and see if there are any filed complaints with that entity.
So, you can use your 'mc giver' prowess to check out the guy who is going to tear your house apart - and hopefully put it back together.
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