Steps to Get a Sheet Metal Contractor License

There’s a lot of types of contractors, and all specialties need skilled workers. One type of contracting you can consider is being a sheet metal contractor.

What is a sheet metal contractor? According to the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulations, a sheet metal contractor is defined as a contractor whose services are unlimited in the sheet metal trade. This contractor “has the experience, knowledge, and skills necessary for the manufacture, fabrication, assembling, handling, erection, installation, dismantling, conditioning, adjustment, insulation, alteration, repair, servicing, or design (if not prohibited by the law) of ferrous or nonferrous metal work of U.S. No. 10 gauge of 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.”

To become a sheet metal contractor, a person must have a high school diploma or equivalent and an apprenticeship.  To gain sheet metal contractor experience and skills, apprenticeships, time at a technical school, or just learning on the job is how to do it. The number of sheet metal workers as of 2014 was 141,000 in America. As of May 2015, the average pay for a sheet metal worker was $45,750. The job is projected to grow.

In this job, sheet metal workers often lift heavy materials and stand for long periods of time; this position requires a lot of bending, climbing, and squatting. Sheet metal workers deal with the development of restaurant equipment, automobiles, precision equipment, outdoor signs, handrails, column wraps, and more. They also work with plastic and fiber glass. They utilize math, pattern layout development methods, create #D drawings, work with power tools, and are involved in heating ventilation and air condition of commercial buildings and private residences.

If this sounds like a promising career path for you, it’s time for you to get your contractor’s license.

For a  Sheet Metal Contractor License, you will need to prove four years of experience including a minimum of one year as a foreman. You may substitute up to three years of accredited college level courses for years of experience.

• We must show all areas of installation, fabrication & design, and repair and servicing of:
  • Gravel Stops
  • Coping
  • Fascia Systems
  • Gutters & Downspouts
  • Flashing Systems
• As well as fabrication, design and installation of
  • Duct Systems
  • Air Handling/Ventilation Systems; and
  • Air Balancing

Thinking about becoming a sheet metal contractor? We can help. Our contractor licensing company can make obtaining a sheet metal contractor’s license easy. We will pull together all the things needed to complete the sheet metal contractor license application. We will let you know what courses, tests, exams, and experience you need or are missing.  Our goal is to make the process smooth and simple for you.

We are a Florida contractor licensing company. To get started on the process, click our contractor’s license page or our sheet metal contractor license page call us at 239-777-1028.