Sheet Metal Contractor — Florida License
Division II category unlimited in the sheet metal trade, including air-handling systems, balancing, and duct cleaning that requires partial disassembly.
01 Verbatim statutory definition
§489.105(3)(d) Sheet Metal Contractor
“Sheet metal contractor” means a contractor whose services are unlimited in the sheet metal trade and who has the experience, knowledge, and skill necessary for the manufacture, fabrication, assembling, handling, erection, installation, dismantling, conditioning, adjustment, insulation, alteration, repair, servicing, or design, if not prohibited by law, of ferrous or nonferrous metal work of U.S. No. 10 gauge or its equivalent or lighter gauge and of other materials, including, but not limited to, fiberglass, used in lieu thereof and of air-handling systems, including the setting of air-handling equipment and reinforcement of same, the balancing of air-handling systems, and any duct cleaning and equipment sanitizing that requires at least a partial disassembling of the system.
Legal basis: F.S. §489.105(3)(d) S-FL-105
Source S-FL-105 — Florida Legislature (Online Sunshine)
Florida Statutes §489.105 — Definitions (contractor categories, certified/registered) — F.S. F.S. §489.105(3)(d)
Retrieved 2026-10-01 · last verified 2026-10-01
Read verbatim 2026-10-01 (HTTP 200). Subsection (3)(a)-(q) defines every contractor category (Division I a-c, Division II d-q) — all classification definition_text values are verbatim from it. (8) certified contractor = statewide; (10) registered contractor = may contract only in such jurisdictions; (12) local construction regulation board.
Division II. One of the categories a contractor must subcontract to under §489.113(3).
Trades mapped: HVAC
02 Scope assertions
No scope assertion row is seeded for this category yet — we do not invent scope statements without verbatim evidence.
03 The subcontract rule
A contractor shall subcontract all electrical, mechanical, plumbing, roofing, sheet metal, swimming pool, and air-conditioning work, unless such contractor holds a state certificate or registration in the respective trade category (F.S. §489.113(3)). Exceptions include: a general, building, or residential contractor need not subcontract the installation, or repair made under warranty, of wood shingles, wood shakes, or asphalt or fiberglass shingle roofing materials on a new building of his or her own construction (§489.113(3)(b)); a general contractor need not subcontract structural swimming pool work (§489.113(3)(c)).
Source S-FL-113 — Florida Legislature (Online Sunshine)
Florida Statutes §489.113 — Qualifications for practice; restrictions — F.S. §489.113(3), (3)(b)-(c)
Retrieved 2026-10-01 · last verified 2026-10-01
Read verbatim 2026-10-01 (HTTP 200). (1) statewide certification requires the board-approved examination (degree shortcut: business & finance portion only); (2) must be certified or registered + supervised-subcontractor proviso; (3) subcontract rule for electrical/mechanical/plumbing/roofing/sheet metal/swimming pool/air-conditioning with exceptions (b)-(g); (4) certified contractor exhibits the certificate locally and pays the permit fee like others; (6)(a) specialty categories are VOLUNTARY statewide unless a statute mandates them; (7) oral examination petition.
Further exceptions: general contractor utility work (3)(d)-(e), solar contractor minor residential-solar work per board rule (3)(f). Used by rule FL-ROOFING.
04 Certified or registered
A certified contractor holding this category may contract in any Florida jurisdiction without meeting that locality's competency requirements (F.S. §489.105(8)); a registered contractor holding it may contract only where local licensing was met, and only for the registered type of work (§489.105(10), §489.117(1)(b)). The statute defines the category — it does not make it certified-only. Differences explained on the certified vs registered page. S-FL-105 S-FL-117
05 Local permit layer
Holding this category does not decide permits: the permit issuer must ascertain that the applicant is certified or registered in that area before issuing (F.S. §489.131(5)), and permit systems and fees remain county/municipal powers (§489.131(3)(a), (d)). No locality was researched for this release — LOCAL_AUTHORITY_REQUIRED. S-FL-131