nearbia.com

A directory of local businesses in the United States, built from public records. We are building it now. Listings come later; these notes come first.

Guides

  1. NB-07Before You Hire a Plumber in FloridaGuide

    Ten checks to run before you sign or pay, each tied to the statute or agency behind it.

  2. NB-08What Counts as a Plumbing EmergencyGuide

    What to shut off first, who to call, and what can wait until morning.

  3. NB-01Florida Contractor License TypesGuide

    CFC, CAC, CCC, EC and the rest: what each code means and how to check one.

  4. NB-06How to Read a Building Permit RecordGuide

    The fields on a permit, what “expired” means, and where to look permits up in Tampa Bay.

Reference

  1. NB-02Contractor Terms, PlainlyReference

    30 terms, from license status and workers’ comp to liens and the Recovery Fund.

  2. NB-05Which Business Records Are Public in the USReference

    Nine kinds of government records about a contractor, what each shows and what it does not.

Field Notes and Data

  1. NB-03How We Sorted 200 Plumbing WebsitesField notes

    200 candidate sites for St. Petersburg; 88 turned out to be local plumbers with proof.

  2. NB-04Office Address, Service Area, PhoneField notes

    Three signals of where a plumber works, and where each one stops being useful.

  3. NB-10What Floridians Search For When They Need a PlumberData

    Monthly search volumes we measured, and what share asks for emergency service.

Work Log

  1. NB-09Building a Local Directory From Public RecordsWork log

    Each stage of the work, what is done, what is next, with dates.