Is your contractor actually licensed?
Check any Minnesota trade license in one search: electricians, plumbers, residential contractors and roofers, and every other credential the state publishes. Status, class, dates, and enforcement flags, straight from the Department of Labor and Industry's nightly file.
Searches are anonymous and never stored. Data: MN Department of Labor and Industry nightly license file.
Before you hire, after you sign
Hiring a contractor in Minnesota →
What the license classes mean, how to verify insurance and workers' comp coverage, and the state recovery fund most homeowners have never heard of.
Need a licensed plumber or electrician? →
Burst pipe, dead panel, no heat tracing back to wiring: tell us what happened and a licensed Minnesota contractor can reach out.
Watch a license mid-project →
Paying in stages? Get an email if the license on your contract lapses, is suspended, or picks up an enforcement flag before the job is done.
Licensed electrical contractors →
Every business currently licensed by the Board of Electricity to contract for electrical work in Minnesota.
Licensed plumbing contractors →
Every business currently licensed by the Plumbing Board to contract for plumbing work in Minnesota.
The honest page: Minnesota licenses no home inspectors.
The state licenses your electrician and your plumber, but there is no Minnesota home inspector license at all. What that means when you buy a house →