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Maintenance & Alteration Contractor License Information
Residential Maintenance & Alteration Contractor Trades:
The trades, or crafts for a maintenance & alteration contractor are:
- carpentry
- concrete
- excavation
- insulation work
- masonry
- siding
- roofing
- screens and storm sash
- gutters
- tile & marble
- house wrecking
- swimming pools
- basement waterproofing
The trades, or crafts for which a maintenance & alteration contractor is qualified to practice are listed on the license.