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Check a roofing quote before you sign

Enter the contract price, tick what your written contract already says, and see what Virginia's rules generally call for. Nothing about the contractor is typed in or stored here.

Contract price ($) How did this contract come about?

What the written contract already says (Virginia lists these as minimum items)

It is signed by you and the contractor or its agent before work starts or any payment is accepted

You were given a fully signed copy before work begins

When work will begin and the estimated completion date

A statement of total cost for the type of contract: a total price; for cost-plus, the type (fee or percentage) and a cap the total cannot exceed; or for time and materials, a fixed price for labor that includes wages, overhead, general and administrative costs, and cost of materials

The amounts and schedule for progress payments, including a specific statement of the down payment amount

A list of the materials and work you specifically asked for

A plain-language clause about events beyond the contractor's control, saying that delays caused by them are not abandonment and are not counted in the timeframes for payment or performance

A statement that the contractor will comply with all local requirements for building permits, inspections and zoning

Disclosure of each party's cancellation rights

Your signed acknowledgment that you were given and read the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR) statement of consumer protection through the Board for Contractors

The contractor's name, address, license number, class of license, and classifications or specialty services

A statement that any change to cost, materials, work or completion date must be in writing and signed by all parties

A notice about the Virginia Contractor Transaction Recovery Fund, with how to contact the board for claim information

Warning signs DPOR tells homeowners to avoid

They ask for cash or an app transfer

They will not give you a written contract

They will not give references or proof of their credentials

Virginia contractor license classes

Under Va. Code §54.1-1100, the class is set by contract size:

Class C: a single contract over $1,000 and under $30,000, with under $250,000 in contracts in 12 months.
Class B: a single contract from $30,000 up to but not including $150,000, or $250,000 up to but not including $1,000,000 in contracts in 12 months.
Class A: a single contract of $150,000 or more, or $1,000,000 or more in contracts in 12 months.

DPOR says most jobs over $1,000 require a state license. A local business license does not count. Because the 12-month totals are the contractor's own, this checker can only show the class tied to your single contract.

If something goes wrong

Complain to DPOR. Use form F701 (downloadable from dpor.virginia.gov). Send it to the DPOR complaint analysis unit: [email protected], or 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 400, Richmond, VA 23233, phone (804) 367-8504. Include copies of your contract, receipts and photos, not originals. A complaint asks DPOR to discipline the contractor. It does not by itself return your money.

Recovery Fund. Under Va. Code §54.1-1120, a homeowner who contracted for work on their own Virginia home and was harmed by a contractor's improper or fraudulent conduct while licensed must first win a Virginia court judgment and try to collect on it. Only then can they apply to the DPOR Board for Contractors, within 12 months after the judgment, on the notarized Recovery Fund claim form. The ordinary complaint form does not count. DPOR's page lists a limit of $30,000 per claim and $100,000 per contractor every two years.

Sources

Virginia DPOR news release: Beware of Unlicensed Contractors Following Storms
Verified: 2026-10-29 · Source date: 2026-10-27

Code of Virginia §54.1-1100
Verified: 2026-10-29 · Source date: 2026-10-27

Virginia DPOR License Lookup; Virginia Administrative Code 18VAC50-22-30
Verified: 2026-10-29 · Source date: 2026-10-27

Virginia Administrative Code 18VAC50-22-260
Verified: 2026-10-29 · Source date: 2026-10-27

Virginia DPOR – How to File a Complaint (form F701)
Verified: 2026-10-29 · Source date: 2026-10-27

Virginia DPOR news release
Verified: 2026-10-29 · Source date: 2026-10-27

Code of Virginia §59.1-21.3
Verified: 2026-10-29 · Source date: 2026-10-27

Code of Virginia §59.1-21.2
Verified: 2026-10-29 · Source date: 2026-10-28

Code of Virginia §54.1-1120; DPOR Contractor Transaction Recovery Fund
Verified: 2026-10-29 · Source date: 2026-10-27

Office of the Attorney General of Virginia – Consumer Protection Section
Verified: 2026-10-29 · Source date: 2026-10-27

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Virginia contractor license classes

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