Licensed drywall contractors in St. Petersburg, FL
2 drywall contractors hold an active licence on the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) register in St. Petersburg, checked 4 Nov 2026: 2 licensed 10 years or more and none with a complaint or board disclosure on record. Ranked by a published formula; nobody pays to move up.
- Active licences
- 2
- Median time licensed
- 27.8 yrs
- Lead-Safe certified
- 0
- Google reviews
- 28
Filled tags sit at the business's Google location; hollow tags show its mailing ZIP code only. Each tag is the theoPros score.
Ranked list
- 1
Roger Black Drywall Inc
- Licence active
- No complaints
- 2
Mercier Drywall Systems Inc
- Licence active
- No complaints
Questions people ask about drywall contractors in St. Petersburg
How many licensed drywall contractors are in St. Petersburg?
2 drywall contractors hold an active Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) licence with a mailing address in St. Petersburg, checked on 4 November 2026. 2 of them have been licensed for 10 years or more.
Does a drywall contractor need a licence in Florida?
Yes, when the whole job, labour and materials, costs $2,500 or more or is part of a bigger job. Below that, Florida's minor-work exemption (F.S. 489.103(9)) applies, but not to anyone who advertises as a contractor, and electrical work has no such exemption (F.S. 489.503). Look for an active SCC, RX licence.
How do I check a drywall contractor's licence in St. Petersburg?
Ask for the licence number and look it up on the Florida DBPR website, or search this page. Every drywall contractor listed here was matched to an active licence on the Florida DBPR register.
Which drywall contractors rank highest in St. Petersburg?
By our published formula (years licensed, complaint record, bond and insurance, and Google reviews), the top three are Roger Black Drywall Inc (94), Mercier Drywall Systems Inc (61). Paying or claiming a listing never changes the order.
How much do drywall contractors charge in St. Petersburg?
Drywall contractors in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro earn a median $23.83 an hour (BLS, May 2025); contractors typically bill about twice the wage to cover insurance, overhead and profit.
Do I need a lead-safe certified drywall contractor in St. Petersburg?
If your home was built before 1978 and the work disturbs paint, yes: the law requires a firm certified lead-safe by the US Environmental Protection Agency. 68% of homes here were built before 1980 (US Census, ACS 2024 1-year), and 0 of the 2 licensed drywall contractors listed are certified.