IL limited roofing bonds.
$300. Five minutes.
Illinois licenses roofing contractors through the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR). A limited license — residential work and small multi-unit buildings — requires a $10,000 bond. Ours is $300 flat, 3% of the bond amount, and license bonds like this are the fastest thing we issue.
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Three steps. One sitting.
License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details, your FEIN or SSN, your roofing license number if you have one, and an effective date. That is the application — no financials, no credit check section.
Pay & e-sign
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with IDFPR
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your IDFPR limited roofing license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$10,000 bond × 3% = $300, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Illinois licenses roofing contractors under the Illinois Roofing Industry Licensing Act (225 ILCS 335), administered by IDFPR. A limited license covers residential roofing and buildings of eight units or fewer — a full (unlimited) license covers commercial and larger structures and carries a higher bond.
The limited license requires a $10,000 bond. It is a consumer-protection guarantee: it stands behind your compliance with the Roofing Industry Licensing Act and protects customers from loss caused by negligence, fraud, or violations of the Act. If a roofer violates the Act and a customer is harmed, the harmed party can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you. If the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety — and the bond is separate from the general-liability and property-damage insurance IDFPR also requires. Limited roofing licenses renew on a two-year cycle (December 31 of odd-numbered years); we track your bond and notify you 60 and 30 days out.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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Finish your IDFPR roofing license today.
$300 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.