Licensed contractors in Miami
Miami has a listing page for pool resurfacing and plumbing. Each page lists the businesses with a ZIP code inside the city whose listed license is active in the DBPR file dated October 19, 20261. Re-check any license on DBPR before you hire.
As of October 19, 2026
Last reviewed October 18, 2026 against the cited sources. A guide, not legal, tax or engineering advice.
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Listing pages for Miami
As of October 19, 2026
These pages cover Miami, in Miami-Dade County.
About Miami
Miami is in Miami-Dade County.
487,014 people2 live in Miami, by the Census Bureau's 2024 estimate.
Pool notes on file for Miami
As of October 18, 2026
Miami has checked notes on permits, watering rules, housing and tap water. They sit on the pool resurfacing page with the businesses.
Permits are handled by the City of Miami Building Department (iBuild portal)3. The cited fee schedule lists a pool permit fee of 100 USD (extension of expired permit application older than 180 days, SFH/duplex/triplex)4. A pool permit fee on the schedule: 100 USD (expired permits extension)4. Fee schedule entry for a pool permit: 110 USD (minimum permit fee)4. The cited fee schedule lists a pool permit fee of 85 USD (annual inspection, pool heater and similar equipment)4. A pool permit fee on the schedule: 57 USD (re-inspection fee)4. A permit item the source calls out: 0.50% of estimated construction cost (residential up to 3 units)4. From the cited permit material: Residential pool equipment repair (not heaters): no permit5. The permit source also lists this: Pool safety features (FBC 454.2.17) required for certificate of completion6. Another permit detail on file: Steel, underground electric and piping, deck, safety, final piping, final electric, final6. A permit item the source calls out: Safety inspection before filling the pool6. From the cited permit material: Plug-in portable spa: no electrical permit5. The permit source also lists this: Pool heater replacement is the only pool item in the guide7. Another permit detail on file: Base fee + $110; 2x (residential) or 4x (commercial)4.
The South Florida Water Management District item on file: Warning rescinded 2026-03-308. For lawn watering, the cited source gives: 2 days/week; odd Wed+Sat, even Thu+Sun; not 10am-4pm9.
The median home in Miami was built in 197910. In Miami, detached houses make up 22.4 percent of housing units10.
Tap water entry in the cited source: Miami-Dade WASD (hardness value not published in report)11.
Miami: facts behind the pool notes
As of October 18, 2026
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| The City of Miami Building Department issues building permits, and applicants use the city's iBuild portal. This is the city's own permitting, separate from Miami-Dade County's building department. | City of Miami Building Department (iBuild portal) | [3] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| The City of Miami's fee schedule charges $100.00 to extend an expired permit application older than 180 days for a single-family, duplex or triplex project ($500.00 for commercial or multi-family). | 100 USD (extension of expired permit application older than 180 days, SFH/duplex/triplex) | [4] April 23, 2026 |
| The City of Miami's fee schedule charges $100.00 for an expired permits extension. | 100 USD (expired permits extension) | [4] April 23, 2026 |
| The City of Miami's building fee schedule sets a minimum permit fee of $110.00 under Chapter 10 (Section 10-18). | 110 USD (minimum permit fee) | [4] April 23, 2026 |
| The City of Miami's fee schedule lists an $85.00 annual inspection fee that covers pool heaters together with water heaters, miniature boilers, kettles and unfired pressure vessels. | 85 USD (annual inspection, pool heater and similar equipment) | [4] April 23, 2026 |
| The City of Miami's building fee schedule charges $57.00 for a re-inspection. | 57 USD (re-inspection fee) | [4] April 23, 2026 |
| The City of Miami's fee schedule charges 0.50% of the estimated construction cost for building, plumbing, mechanical and electrical permits on residential projects of up to 3 units. | 0.50% of estimated construction cost (residential up to 3 units) | [4] April 23, 2026 |
| The City of Miami's list of work that does not need a permit includes repair of residential pool equipment other than heaters, such as pumps and filters. | Residential pool equipment repair (not heaters): no permit | [5] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| To pass final inspection and get a certificate of completion in the City of Miami, a residential swimming pool must meet the pool safety features in Section 454.2.17 of the Florida Building Code. | Pool safety features (FBC 454.2.17) required for certificate of completion | [6] August 28, 2026 |
| The City of Miami's code lists the swimming pool inspections in order: steel reinforcement, underground electric, underground piping with a pressure test, underground electric and piping under the deck, deck, safety, final pool piping, final electrical and final inspection. | Steel, underground electric and piping, deck, safety, final piping, final electric, final | [6] August 28, 2026 |
| The City of Miami's pool inspection list includes a safety inspection made before the pool is filled, with the bonding connections made, drain covers installed and final barriers installed. | Safety inspection before filling the pool | [6] August 28, 2026 |
| The City of Miami's no-permit list includes setting up a prefabricated above-ground whirlpool or spa tub that plugs into a standard outlet and is not hardwired. The page says the exemptions come from Section 10-5 of the City Code. | Plug-in portable spa: no electrical permit | [5] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| The City of Miami's Residential Permit Guide has a Pool Permits heading that lists only one item, Replacement: Pool Heater. | Pool heater replacement is the only pool item in the guide | [7] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| The City of Miami's fee schedule charges work done without a permit (after the fact) the base fee plus $110.00, then 2x the base fee for residential Homestead property or 4x for all other properties. | Base fee + $110; 2x (residential) or 4x (commercial) | [4] April 23, 2026 |
| SFWMD ended its February 5, 2026 Water Shortage Warning for Miami-Dade County on March 30, 2026. The district still asks people to conserve water and follow local year-round watering rules. | Warning rescinded 2026-03-30 | [8] March 30, 2026 |
| Miami-Dade County's page limits lawn watering to two days a week, before 10 a.m. or after 4 p.m. Odd addresses water Wednesday and Saturday; even addresses water Thursday and Sunday. | 2 days/week; odd Wed+Sat, even Thu+Sun; not 10am-4pm | [9] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| The median year homes in Miami, FL were built is 1979 (ACS 2020-2024, B25035). | 1979 | [10] 2020-2024 |
| About 22.4% of housing units in Miami, FL are detached single-family houses (ACS 2020-2024, B25024: 50,247 of 223,826 units). | 22.4 percent of housing units | [10] 2020-2024 |
| Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department's 2025 report says the Alexander Orr plant adds lime to reduce hardness and serves customers from about SW 8 Street to SW 264 Street. The Hialeah and John E. Preston plants serve areas north of SW 8 Street up to the Broward line. | Miami-Dade WASD (hardness value not published in report) | [11] 2025 |
Services with a listing page in Miami
County page and license guides
Miami: directory data
As of October 19, 2026
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Pool resurfacing: businesses listed with a ZIP code inside MiamiOur count from the DBPR file, not an official DBPR figure. | 17 businesses | [1] October 19, 2026 |
| Plumbing: businesses listed with a ZIP code inside MiamiOur count from the DBPR file, not an official DBPR figure. | 111 businesses | [1] October 19, 2026 |
| Population of Miami (2024 estimate) | 487,014 people | [2] 2024 (estimate vintage) |
Near Miami
Also close by: Brownsville (4 mi), Fisher Island (4 mi), Miami Beach (5 mi), Gladeview (5 mi), El Portal (6 mi), West Miami (6 mi).
Straight-line distances in miles from Census Gazetteer centroids. Nearby places come from our place registry.
Sources
- Florida DBPR licensee records, October 19, 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2024 (estimate vintage)
- Guide to Getting a Permit - Miami, undated (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- Exhibit C Fee Schedule, Building, Chapters 10, 17, 20 (City of Miami), April 23, 2026
- Work that Does Not Require a Permit - Miami, undated (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- Code of Ordinances, Sec. 10-10 Inspections, swimming pool inspection (City of Miami, via Municode), August 28, 2026
- Residential Permit Guide (City of Miami Building Department), undated (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- SFWMD Rescinds Water Shortage Warning for Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties, March 30, 2026
- Outdoor Water Restrictions (Miami-Dade County), undated (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates via Census Reporter: Miami, FL, 2020-2024
- 2025 Water Quality Report (Miami-Dade WASD), 2025