The Contractors State Licensing Board (CSLB) is mandated with the issuance of practicing licenses to qualified plumbers. Before applying for a practicing license from the CSLB, the plumber is expected to have fulfilled various industry requirements in terms of training and education, industry reputation, and legal and regulatory requirements. Based on these industry standards and operating guidelines, you can expect the following qualities from any licensed plumbing company operating in Washington DC.
In order to get a practicing license in Washington DC, a plumber must comply with various legal and regulatory demands. For starters, the plumber must have undergone various academic and technical training courses and passed all the requisite exams to become a journeyman. The journeyman is then required to work as an apprentice for a master plumber for about three years before qualifying at the same professional level as his trainer. The newly crowned master plumber can now apply for a practicing license from the Washington DC CSLB to become a certified practitioner. After confirming all his academic and technical credentials, the CSLB will also conduct a thorough background check on the plumber to ensure that he has a clean criminal record. After being issued with a practicing license, the plumber in DC is required to insure and bond all his staff. As a client, you should always ensure that your choice plumber is properly licensed by the CSLB and that he is also properly insured and bonded as per the law.
In addition to the mandatory industry requirements discussed above, there are many other personal and professional expectations of a licensed plumber in Washington DC. One of these expectations is professional competence. Whether he is a one-man-show or a fully fledged plumbing firm, the licensed practitioner should be very competent in his plumbing specialty. This means that he should not only have all the requisite academic and technical credentials, but that he should also be adequately skilled and highly experienced in tackling various plumbing issues in his niche. For a plumbing company, this means the maintenance of a competent technical staff and a very helpful customer care department.
This factor goes hand-in-hand with the one discussed above. A licensed DC plumber is expected to arm his competent staff with state-of-the-art plumbing equipment. Plumbing companies are usually hired to handle sensitive and critical plumbing issues like underground sewer system faults, water heater repairs and installation, underground sump pump installations and repairs, and water and gas control systems' installations and repairs. As such, the plumber should have state-of-the-art plumbing equipment to implement fixes to these problems. For instance, you need special underground cameras for sewer line inspections and various machines for excavation when laying undergoing pipes and lines.
And last but not least, we expect all licensed DC plumbing companies to offer multiple service specialties. This means that you can rely on one plumbing company to handle a wide range of plumbing issues in your home or office. Such comprehensive plumbing service packages include the installation and replacement of new plumbing fixtures and appliances, all kinds of plumbing repairs, drain and sewer services, and other specialty services like gas line services and remodeling services.