Florida Certified Residential Contractor (CRC) Exam Prep

Choose your access term

Your access starts when you do: the days begin the first time you open the course, not at checkout (or 14 days after purchase, whichever comes first).

Official sitting

Florida Certified Residential Contractor (CRC) exam at a glance

The Florida Certified Residential Contractor (CRC) exam has 45 questions and a time limit of 4 hours 30 minutes. That works out to about 6 minutes per question. Figures are from the official candidate bulletin, checked October 9, 2026.

Questions45
Time4 hours 30 minutes

Confirm question count, time, open-book rules, and passing score on the live board bulletin before you sit. We do not guarantee a passing result. Source: const_cib.pdf Examinations at a Glance; RC CA and PM ECI January 2020; Even-year Division I reference list, checked October 9, 2026. How we source exam facts

All Florida exams ›

What’s included

20,000+ word study guide

Worked calculations, code-section breakdowns, exam traps, a key-terms glossary and a 30/60/90-day plan.

4 full-length practice exams

Original questions weighted to match the topic mix of the real exam.

180 practice questions

Every one with a written explanation and the code section behind the answer.

Same study guide and four exams on every term. You are choosing how long you can log in.

Instant accessSecure checkoutBuilt on current codes
SKU: N/A Category:

What this prep covers

  1. About the Florida Certified Residential Contractor license
  2. How Florida licensing works
  3. How the building code and your reference books are organized
  4. Project management, scheduling, and estimating
  5. Sitework, foundations, and concrete
  6. Framing, structure, and the envelope
  7. Means of egress, fire and life safety, and accessibility
  8. Business, law, and safety
  9. Insurance, bonding, and financial management
  10. Worked calculations
  11. Sample exam questions, solved
  12. Common mistakes and exam traps
  13. Key references and tables to tab
  14. Glossary of must-know terms
  15. Your 30 / 60 / 90 day study plan
  16. Exam-day strategy

Florida Certified Residential Contractor (CRC) licensing, explained

About the Florida Certified Residential Contractor license

Florida licenses contractors through the Construction Industry Licensing Board (CILB), within the Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR). The Certified Residential Contractor (CRC) scope is set by FS 489.105(3)(c): construction, remodeling, repair, or improvement of one-, two-, or three-family residences not exceeding two habitable stories above no more than one uninhabitable story, plus accessory use structures in connection with those residences. A "certified" license is valid statewide. A residential contractor enters into the prime contract, pulls the building permit, and is responsible for the whole project — scheduling and coordinating the subcontractors and trades, means and methods, jobsite safety, and delivering work that passes inspection and meets the contract.

Your technical exam is built on the Florida Building Code — Residential (FBC-R), Florida's IRC-based residential code (confirm the edition and the full reference list on the bulletin). Florida adds statewide wind-load design to ASCE 7 and, in South Florida (Miami-Dade and Broward), the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone (HVHZ) provisions — product approvals, impact-resistant or shuttered openings, and enhanced roof and connection requirements. Know these scope facts cold: the license is held by the qualifying individual/entity; most work requires a permit and inspections at defined milestones (footing, foundation, framing, rough trades, insulation, final); you must work within the classification you hold; and unlicensed or out-of-scope contracting is a violation that can void contracts, forfeit the right to collect payment, and carry penalties.

How Florida licensing works

  • Experience: Florida requires 4 years of proven construction experience (or a board-accepted combination of college-level education and experience) in the category applied for, at least one year of which must be in a supervisory (foreman or supervisor) role, verified by an affidavit from a qualifying party.
  • Financial responsibility: Florida requires proof of financial stability (a credit report and FICO score, with a bond or escrow if the score is below the threshold) plus general liability and workers' compensation insurance.
  • Application: submit the DBPR application, fees, experience verification, credit/financial documents, and entity documents before you are approved to sit.
  • Exam vendor: the exams are developed, administered, and scored by Professional Testing, Inc. (floridaexam.com) under contract with the DBPR Bureau of Education and Testing — you register directly with Professional Testing. The Florida CRC candidate must pass three separate open-book exams, each requiring a minimum score of 70%: Business & Finance (about 120 questions), Contract Administration (about 45 questions), and Project Management (about 45 questions). The Business & Finance part is a computer-based test scheduled through Pearson VUE test centers; confirm the current parts, cut scores, question counts, and time limits on the candidate information booklet.
  • Renewal: licenses renew on a fixed cycle and require continuing education and keeping the insurance current.

This is the opening of the full study guide. The complete guide continues into code navigation, worked calculations and solved exam questions.

Related Florida exams

More Florida exam prep

Common questions about this exam

How many questions are on the Florida Certified Residential Contractor (CRC) exam?

The Florida Certified Residential Contractor (CRC) exam has 45 questions and a time limit of 4 hours 30 minutes, about 6 minutes per question. Check the current board bulletin before you book.

How much practice does this prep include?

It includes 4 full-length practice exams and 180 practice questions in total. Every question has a written explanation naming the code section the answer comes from.

How long is the study guide?

The Florida Certified Residential Contractor (CRC) guide runs to roughly 20,098 words in 16 sections, starting with “About the Florida Certified Residential Contractor license” and ending with “Exam-day strategy”.

How long do I get access?

Choose 30, 60 or 90 days at checkout. Your days do not start at checkout: they begin the first time you open the course (or 14 days after purchase, whichever comes first). Access works on any device, and you can retake every practice exam as often as you like. Days remaining are shown in your dashboard and you can extend at any time.

Is this an official Florida Certified Residential Contractor (CRC) exam?

No. This is independent preparation material. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by any state licensing board or exam vendor, and it does not contain real exam questions. Always confirm current requirements with your licensing board.

About this prep

This prep is built specifically for the Florida Certified Residential Contractor (CRC) examination and includes a 20,000+-word study guide written for this exam, 4 full-length practice exams and 180 practice questions, each with a written explanation.

How access works

You are paying for access length (30, 60, or 90 days). The study guide and four timed exams are the same on every term. Your days start the first time you open the course, not at checkout (or 14 days after purchase, whichever comes first), and access works on any device for that term.

Not affiliated with or endorsed by any state licensing board or exam vendor. For exam-preparation purposes only.