FILE No. 12-RF-TX
Roofing
licensing and insurance
State licenseRequired
Bond$10,000
GL insurance$1M / $2M
Permits · licenses · insurance
Find every
requirement
for your trade.
Pick a trade, pick a state. ReadyDocs shows the licenses you need, the insurance you must carry, and the permits the work pulls, written for the field, not the lawyer.
Public index
Compliance by jurisdiction
The license matrix
51 states. 12 trades. Every square sourced.
Each square opens a state-by-trade file verified against the statute and the licensing board — 248 of 612 require a state license. The rest are conditional or left to cities and counties, and the file says exactly which.
A working public file
Compliance should read like a job folder, not a statute dump.
Contractors need clear answers before they bid, hire, file, or pull a permit. Most official sources scatter the answer across state boards, county clerks, city departments, and insurance rules.
ReadyDocs Compliance turns that maze into a public reference file for each trade and jurisdiction, then points contractors toward the documents they need to keep current.
State board
License requirements
State and local licensing, exams, renewal cycles, and trade-specific authority names.
Local office
Permit requirements
Which agency receives the filing, when permits are pulled, and what inspections follow.
Carrier ready
Insurance and bonds
General liability, workers' comp triggers, bond expectations, and common coverage floors.
Budget line
Cost ranges
Plain-language ranges for filing, renewal, permit, bond, and job-market costs.
How it works
Three steps from question to file.
Choose the market
Start at the directory, pick a state, then narrow by county and city.
Pick the trade
Open the trade file for HVAC, plumbing, roofing, electrical, and the other contractor categories we track.
Use the checklist
Read the requirements, scan the checklist, then keep the recurring documents organized in ReadyDocs.
Questions contractors ask first
The point is speed, not mystery.
Is this legal advice?
No. It is a public compliance reference that helps contractors find the right licensing, permit, and insurance topics before confirming details with the issuing authority.
Does every city have the same rules?
No. State licensing can set the floor, but counties and cities often add permit, registration, inspection, bond, or insurance requirements.
Why is the directory free?
The compliance files are public. ReadyDocs earns from the document-tracking product contractors can use after they know what has to be maintained.
Open the public record of American contracting.
Start with the free directory. When it is time to track expirations, renewals, insurance, and permits, ReadyDocs keeps the paperwork alive.