Illinois requires an unlimited roofing license applicant to file and maintain a $25,000 continuous surety bond with IDFPR. (Limited licenses carry a $10,000 bond.) Ours is $750 flat — 3% of the bond amount, with no credit check.
















Roofing license bonds are about the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit check section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Contractor license bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
Your executed continuous bond arrives by email, ready to file with your roofing contractor license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
$25,000 bond × 3% = $750, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
Illinois licenses roofing contractors under the Illinois Roofing Industry Licensing Act (225 ILCS 335), administered by IDFPR. Before issuing or renewing a license, the Department requires each applicant to file and maintain a continuous surety bond — $25,000 for an unlimited license (residential, commercial, and industrial roofing) and $10,000 for a limited license.
The bond is continuous in form: it stays in force until the insurance company files a 60-day notice of termination with the Department. Under the Act, a roofing license is cancelled without a hearing on the bond's termination date unless a replacement bond is on file — so keeping the bond active is what keeps your license alive.
The bond stands behind your compliance with the Act and protects parties harmed by violations. It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. We track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out, keeping your $25,000 filing continuous.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.
Start the application →If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
$750 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.