Established local operator
The review starts with whether the business already operates in the local market with a visible reputation and identifiable service history.
Approval standard
How Contractor Approved reviews contractors.
This page explains what approved means on the site, which checks are part of the current St. George workflow, and which parts of normal hiring diligence still belong to the homeowner.
What approved means
The public label is tied to a real city-and-trade decision.
Licensing where the market requires it
Markets that require a license or registration are checked against that requirement instead of leaning on generic vetted-directory language.
Proof of insurance before final activation
A listing is not treated as fully activated until the insurance side is real. The site does not present that requirement as optional.
What the site does
Manual review and one public slot per trade.
The site is not meant to be a marketplace showing ten interchangeable contractors for the same category. The live St. George chapter keeps one public slot per trade so homeowners start with a clear local path.
That does not make the site a licensing body, a government certifier, or a complete background-check service. It is a manual routing and selection layer tied to a current city-and-trade roster.
What homeowners still verify
Normal hiring diligence still matters.
- Written scope and estimate details
- Current insurance documents
- License fit for the exact job where relevant
- Project timing and crew fit
- Whether the operator is the right match for the actual scope
Live market vs. future cities
Non-live cities are handled without pretending they already have rosters.
Homeowner requests from non-live cities are kept for routing review and launch demand, while contractors who want to claim a city use the separate contractor page. The public homepage stays focused on the live St. George market.
Questions
Questions about the approval method.
What does approved mean on Contractor Approved?
Approved means the business has been manually selected for the current city-and-trade slot based on local operating history, public reputation, licensing where required, and proof of insurance before final activation.
What should homeowners still verify on their own?
Homeowners should still verify scope fit, written estimates, current insurance, licensing where relevant, project timing, and overall fit for the specific job.
How are non-live cities handled?
Non-live cities are not shown as fake public rosters. Homeowner requests from those cities are reviewed for demand and routing, while contractors use the separate contractor application page.