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Contractor websites in Maryland

Maryland's Home Improvement Commission says each home improvement advertisement must carry the contractor's name and license number. We build Maryland contractor websites with your MHIC number in place, then add reviews, text-back and online booking so the calls turn into jobs.

Maryland at a glance

Maryland wants your license number in the ad

Home improvement contractors and salespersons are licensed by the Maryland Home Improvement Commission, electricians by the State Board of Electricians, plumbers by the Board of Plumbing and HVACR contractors by their own board. Maryland's labor department warns that unlicensed electrical work can bring fines of up to $5,000, and homeowners can look up your license online. So the number on your site has to match the state record exactly. Baltimore and Rockville add their own permit and contractor registration steps on top.

What has to be on your website in Maryland

Every home improvement advertisement in Maryland must carry the contractor's name and license number, and ads cannot be deceptive, false or misleading.

"Each home improvement advertisement must contain the name and license number of the contractor."

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Show your license on your website, in every state

Whatever you hold in Maryland, a state license, a registration or a city license, we put the number in the footer of every page and on your quote page, matching your Google Business Profile. Customers look you up before they call, and a number they can verify wins the job.

Who licenses what

Licensing in Maryland, and how your site shows it

Home improvement contractors and salespersonsMaryland Home Improvement Commission: State licensed. Source
ElectriciansMaryland State Board of Electricians: State licensed. Source
PlumbersMaryland Board of Plumbing: State licensed. Source
  • Heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration contractors are licensed by the Maryland Board of HVACR Contractors. Source
  • The state says all electrical work must be done by a licensed master, journeyperson or supervised apprentice electrician, and unlicensed electrical work can bring fines of up to $5,000. Source
  • The home improvement license covers residential work, but the Commission says home improvement does not include work on commonly owned areas of condominiums or buildings with four or more single family units. Source
Major cities

Building for contractors across Maryland

Local rules on top of the state's. Open a city to see what it requires.

Baltimore

The Department of Housing and Community Development issues building permits and registers licensed contractors in its E-Permits system.

"To add a contractor to your permit application, you will need their registered name and license number from the permits database."

Official city page

Frederick

The City of Frederick Building Department handles building permits and inspections for the city.

Official city page

Rockville

The Inspection Services Division of the Community Planning and Development Services Department issues permits and contractor licenses in Rockville.

"issuance of permits and contractor licenses"

Official city page

Gaithersburg

The city's Permitting and Inspections office handles building, electrical and mechanical permits and inspections in Gaithersburg.

Official city page

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