Licensing & scope

    Plain English about what we do, and what we won't.

    Delaware doesn't issue a "general contractor" license, but it does license specific trades and requires construction-contractor registration above a $50,000/year threshold. All Pro operates under a Delaware Business License and caps every single residential project at $50,000 so we stay squarely within scope.

    Last updated: November 3, 2026

    How All Pro is registered in Delaware

    • Delaware Business License #2025712562 (Division of Revenue)
    • General liability insurance — proof available on request
    • Single-project cap of $50,000 in total contract value

    Delaware does not issue a single "general contractor" license. State law does, however, require any construction contractor performing $50,000 or more of work in a calendar year to register with the Delaware Department of Labor (19 Del. C. § 3606). All Pro is not a registered construction contractor under that statute, and we deliberately keep every project below that threshold. A copy of our business license is available on request.

    Our $50,000 single-project cap

    All Pro caps any single residential project at $50,000 in total contract value. Larger scopes are referred out to a fully registered Delaware general contractor — we will not split, phase, or restructure a job to work around this cap.

    If your wish-list is larger than $50,000 we'll tell you up front, scope the portion we can deliver inside the cap, and refer the balance to a Delaware-registered general contractor we trust. We will not artificially split a single job into multiple contracts to evade 19 Del. C. § 3606.

    Work we perform in-house

    • Pressure washing — whole home, driveway, deck, fence, roof, gutter
    • Interior and exterior painting
    • Carpentry, drywall patch and finish, trim, shelving
    • Deck staining, sealing, board and railing replacement
    • Fence repair and new fence installs (under 7 ft)
    • Flooring — hardwood, LVP, laminate, tile and carpet
    • Door and window replacement in existing openings
    • Cosmetic kitchen and bathroom refreshes — cabinets, counters, tile, paint, trim, flooring
    • Gutter cleaning and rehang

    Work we will not perform without a licensed trade partner

    Delaware requires a separate state license for electrical, plumbing, HVAC, refrigeration, gas, asbestos and lead-paint disturbance work. All Pro does not perform those trades — we coordinate them through appropriately licensed Delaware specialists, on every job, regardless of project size.

    • Electrical work (24 Del. C. Ch. 14)
    • Plumbing — including faucet, toilet and water-heater installs (24 Del. C. § 1807)
    • HVAC and refrigeration (24 Del. C. § 1820)
    • Gas piping of any kind
    • Asbestos disturbance or abatement (16 Del. C. Ch. 78)
    • Lead-paint disturbance in pre-1978 homes above EPA RRP thresholds (40 CFR 745)

    The most common confusion: in Delaware, even a faucet swap, a toilet install, or a light-fixture rewire counts as licensed trade work (24 Del. C. § 1807 and Ch. 14). We don't do those jobs ourselves; for a kitchen or bathroom refresh we bring in a Delaware-licensed plumber and electrician for the connections, then complete the cabinets, counters, tile, paint, trim and flooring around them.

    We do not service lead-paint disturbance in pre-1978 homes above EPA RRP thresholds without a separately-engaged RRP-certified contractor.

    Your consumer rights in Delaware

    Every home-improvement contract you sign with All Pro will include a written scope of work, an itemized price, a target completion date, and our full contact information, as required by 6 Del. Admin. Code § 106-3.0.

    If a contract is solicited at your home (in-home sales), you have a three-business-day right to cancel under 6 Del. C. § 4404(2). You'll receive that notice in writing in the contract.

    Concerns? Call us first at (302) 228-2470 so we can fix it. You may also contact the Delaware Department of Justice Consumer Protection Unit, or the Delaware Division of Professional Regulation if your concern relates to licensed-trade work.

    Why this matters

    Delaware code (24 Del. C. Chs. 14 and 18; 16 Del. C. Ch. 78; 19 Del. C. Ch. 36) imposes fines on unlicensed people performing trade work, on unregistered contractors performing $50,000+ of work in a year, and on homeowners who knowingly hire either. We follow the rules so you don't have to think about them — every trade-licensed scope is subbed to the appropriate Delaware-licensed specialist, and every project we sign is kept at or below $50,000.

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