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CSLB Changing the Rules

CSLB License: Your Complete Guide

If you’re a contractor, aspiring contractor, or someone looking to hire a contractor in California, understanding the California Contractors State License Board (CSLB) is essential. It’s the regulatory body that oversees the state’s construction industry, and its website holds a wealth of information – if you know where to look. Our guide will take you […]

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What is the CSL Board?

California contractors need to be licensed and insured before securing work. However, it’s helpful to understand how a future client can tell if the contractor has a valid license. This is where the Contractors State License Board (CSLB) comes into play.   The Contractors State License Board: What is it? California’s state government established the […]

How to fill out the CSLB License Application Section 4

CSLB Application: Page 2-4 Guide

Section 4 On this page will be listed any officers, managers/members, partners, or limited partners that are not acting as the license qualifier that is listed in Section 3 on page 1 of the application. As I mentioned in my Page 1 outline, all officers or managers/members who are listed on the corporation or LLC […]

Contractors License School Money Down The Drain

Choosing Right in California

Choosing Right Contractor Licensing Service in California If you’re thinking about getting your contractors license and you’re surfing the net, or you get a call from a “contractors license school”, beware… There are two larger contractors licensing “schools” in California. One of them goes by a four letter acronym, I obviously won’t name there here, […]

Online License Renewal

The CSLB has launched a new online renewal system. Well… it’s mostly online. You’ll still have to mail in the renewal form. Hopefully this process will speed up the overall renewal process and fewer licensees will find themselves in a state of suspension because the CSLB is slow to process renewals. April 8, 2020   […]

CSLB License Guru Exam Prep Kit

CSLB Exam Preparation

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Qualifying B General Contractors Experience

Qualify as a B General Contractor

Have you been trying to figure out exactly what “Qualifying B General Contractors Experience” is? We’ve known for years that the minimum experience for the B classification is framing and at least two unrelated trades. Framing being the major component. We also know that the CSLB has made it extremely difficult within the last 2-3 […]

Contractors License Schools - CSLB Exam Prep Study Materials

Contractor’s Licensing Schools

Let’s talk about the pros and cons of contractor’s licensing schools. I’m not referring to any one specific contractor’s licensing school, just the overall contractor’s license school method.  And before we get into the pros and cons, let’s define the word “school.”  They really aren’t schools because they aren’t teaching anything, they are showing people […]

Who can perform solar c46 work

Who can perform Solar C46 work?

Here’s the answer in a nutshell.  There are seven CSLB license classifications that can legally install photovoltaic solar energy systems.  They can include: “A” – General Engineering contractors are authorized to install solar energy systems. “B” – General Building contractors are authorized to install solar energy systems within the definition of B&P Code section 7057, […]

CSLB 7059.1 Guide to Business Naming Rules

CSLB Continues to Disregard the Law

Here we go again, more evidence that the CSLB continues to disregard the law as written. I know, you’ve heard this from me before (just last month), but the business naming issue and the CSLB’s blatant disregard for the law has to stop. It’s time for them to put on their big boy/girl pants and […]

License Naming Essentials

It has come to my attention that as of March 1st the Contractors State License Board now has fictitious business name requirements stating that any business applying for a license with a DBA needs to submit a copy of the filed Fictitious Business Name (FBN) statement with the application before they will post the application.  […]

CSLB self-employed project list

UPDATE January 28, 2019 The cslb is requiring that ALL self employed B-General Building applicants provide the project list forms AND PERMITS!!!! If you provide a project list form and there is NO PERMIT accompanying it, the cslb will NOT give you credit for that experience! Seems just about the time they are moving forward, […]

Bad Information

Caution: Verify Your Contractor’s License! Isn’t everything on the internet true??   Of course not, so you need to beware of bad contractors licensing information on the www. I came across this webpage: https://generalcontractorlicenseguide.com/california-contractors-license/ and as I read through it, I kept finding bad, incorrect, erroneous information.  I started to make a list but when I […]

Contractors Business Name Style

Contractors Business Name Style

Contractors Business Name Style Many people get caught in the contractors business name style law, or B&P Code 7059.1, and end up with a rejected contractor’s license application. Update: Dec. 6 2019 The CSLB told an applicant that he must use a DBA with four specific words in it. They told the applicant that he […]

General Building Experience

General Building Experience Are you having trouble with your general building experience outline (or any trade outline)? Has the Contractors State License Board (CSLB) rejected your B general building application because your outline was not formatted properly? An improperly formatted general building experience outline is a very common issue, and probably the number one reason […]

New Email Address

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CSLB Warns on Workers’ Comp

In the Spring Newsletter, the CSLB gives fair warning about workers compensation. Begin article… CSLB Gives Fair Warning to Licensees Misusing Workers’ Comp Exemption CSLB is contacting licensees who may be improperly claiming that they are exempt from purchasing workers’ compensation (WC) insurance because they have no employees. Contractors who are evading their responsibility to […]

CSLB Employees of the Month

Today we are highlighting the outstanding efforts put forward by two CSLB employees who go above and beyond the call of stupidity. Employee #1 rejected an application because some of the experience provided went past the ten year limit. IF, the experience provided needed to include the time that went past the ten year limit, […]

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