Regulating the Roofing Trade

In the United States, regulation of the roofing trade is assigned to individual states. Most have a contractor’s licensing board, and Illinois is no different. It’s called the Illinois Department of Financial & Professional Regulation (IDFPR), and among its mandates is the licensing and certification of Chicago roofing contractors.

There is a written roofing test within the Illinois Roofing Industry Licensing Act. If you’d like to read the law, you can find it at www.idfpr.com. According to the IDFPR website, "these examinations have been subjected to strict psychometric controls and reviewed by a panel of roofing professionals." A candidate must have a mark of 70% to pass.

There are two forms of licensure. The first is the residential license, which is limited to that form of construction. The commercial and industrial licensing examination covers unlimited forms of construction. In order to sit for the license, the applicant must have verifiable experience, employment and education.

The study materials have been developed by the National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA), and are available at Barnes and Noble or Amazon.com.

The examination covers these areas:

• Safety and employee protection
• General roofing preparations, decks, and membranes
• Roofing materials and steep-slope systems
• Low slope roofing systems (design guidelines, reroofing, moisture control, and repair)
• Measurement and estimating
• Non-residential roofing systems (metal roofing, rigid board roof insulation, spray polyurethane foam, waterproofing, and dampproofing.

It is necessary to have the residential license before being able to sit for the commercial and industrial license examination. The total written examination will be 75 questions (residential) or 125 questions (industrial/commercial). A sample questiion:

Which of these is recommended when the third pin on the plug of a power tools is missing?

A. Have the tool removed and repaired before it is used again.

B. Insert a temporary pin into the plug as a safety measure.

C. Use the tool only when it is plugged into a GSCI receptacle.

D. Use the tool only when it is plugged into a double-insulated cord.

Custom Installations, a Chicago roofing contractor, goes by the book. We follow the rules, not only for our safety, but your safety, too! At Custom Installations, we are licensed and have 45 years of experience in doing it right. We do not fear building inspectors. We work with them.

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