About the Author
Aldo Dellamano — Licensed Florida General Contractor
Licensed Construction Partner · Licensed General Contractor · Haven Home Remodeling Group
What Each License Authorizes
Florida’s Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) issues separate certifications for each construction trade. Each of Aldo’s four credentials authorizes a specific scope of work — together, they cover every licensed trade Haven performs, all under one accountable license holder.
| License | DBPR Number | Regulated Scope | Haven Project Types |
|---|---|---|---|
| Certified General Contractor(CGC) | CGC1532033Active · Verify | Vertical construction, additions, structural framing, and full-scope remodels — the umbrella license that lets Haven act as the prime contractor on any residential project. | Whole-home remodels, additions, garage conversions, foundation and structural repairs, permit-of-record on every Haven job |
| Certified Roofing Contractor(CCC) | CCC1336241Active · Verify | All roofing systems regulated under the Florida Building Code — including HVHZ-required NOA-approved tile, shingle, metal, modified bitumen, and TPO assemblies. | Roof replacement, repair, storm-damage restoration, sealed-deck underlayment, hurricane-clip retrofits |
| Certified Plumbing Contractor(CFC) | CFC1434398Active · Verify | Plumbing rough-in, fixture installation, water-supply and drainage systems, water heaters, and gas piping under FBC plumbing standards. | Bathroom plumbing rough-in, kitchen plumbing, water heater replacement, drain-line and supply-line repair |
| Certified Mechanical Contractor(CMC) | CMC1251666Active · Verify | Mechanical systems including HVAC, ductwork, refrigeration, exhaust ventilation, and combustion-air compliance. | Bathroom and kitchen exhaust ventilation, ductwork modifications during remodels, mechanical permit coordination on multi-trade scopes |
Why Four Florida Licenses Matter for Remodeling
Florida regulates each construction trade separately, and Aldo holds all four DBPR credentials Haven’s work requires: general contracting, roofing, plumbing, and mechanical. That means an entire project — a bathroom remodel’s plumbing rough-in, a kitchen’s new exhaust route, a roof’s structural repair — runs under one licensed entity, on one schedule, with one name on the permit and one company warranting the whole scope. For homeowners, the benefit is simple: no waiting on a second firm’s calendar, no split responsibility, and one accountable team from the first day to the final inspection.
HVHZ Code Expertise: What That Means in Practice
The High-Velocity Hurricane Zone (HVHZ) — Miami-Dade and Broward counties under Florida Building Code Chapter 15 — is the strictest residential roofing standard in the United States. It requires product approval through the Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance (NOA) database and wind-uplift testing to 175+ mph. Aldo’s daily work lives in the technical layer most homeowners never see: verifying NOA stamps on every batch of tile, specifying sealed-deck underlayment systems that survive hurricane-force water intrusion, choosing connectors and fasteners rated for the specific framing era of the home (pre-2002 versus post-2002 deck composition), and pulling permits with a building department’s plan reviewer in person rather than emailing PDFs. Every Haven project ends with a closed permit and a final-inspection sign-off — a rule we do not bend regardless of project pace or homeowner pressure to accelerate.
Editorial Reviewer for Every Page on the Site
Haven’s editorial mission is to give South Florida homeowners the same depth of information a contractor would share with a friend — the codes that actually apply, the materials that survive a hurricane season, the permit steps that determine whether an insurance claim gets paid versus denied. Aldo serves as the technical reviewer for every guide, city page, FAQ, and blog post published on havenhrg.com. Every guide is written and reviewed locally, by someone who has signed off on more than 1,500 South Florida building permits in the last twelve months alone. When the site states a fastener pattern, a wind-uplift rating, or a NOA approval requirement, that statement matches the standard Haven’s crews use on the job site that morning. Read Haven’s editorial policy for the full transparency framework, including the manufacturer-relationship and content-review rules.
Operating Model: Dedicated Crews, One Standard
Under Aldo’s direction, Haven and Safeguard Impact Windows Doors & Roofing Inc run the same dedicated-crew structure across roofing, tile, plumbing, electrical, and finish carpentry — completing more than 1,200projects per year for homeowners in Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Martin, and St. Lucie counties. The model is deliberate. Haven’s tile setters, roofers, plumbers, and finish carpenters are long-tenured crews who work almost exclusively with Haven — teams that have been with us for years, trained to one standard and accountable to one leadership. The same crew stays on your project from the first day to the final inspection, and if something ever needs correcting, that same crew returns the next morning. That consistency is the largest contributor to a warranty callback rate that stays under 3%, and it is what every Florida DBPR license on this page warrants.
Areas of Expertise
- •Roofing
- •Bathroom Remodeling
- •Florida Building Code
- •High-Velocity Hurricane Zone (HVHZ)
- •Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance (NOA)
- •South Florida Construction