Method Builders INC
Method Builders INC holds California contractor licence 998624 (General Building) in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County. Status: Suspended · expires Nov 30, 2026.
What this means
- The licence is suspended because the contractor's bond was cancelled and no replacement bond is on file. A suspended licence cannot be used to contract for work until CSLB lifts the suspension.
- It expires in 23 days (Nov 30, 2026). California licences renew every two years; work done after expiry without renewal is unlicensed.
- Contractor's bond: $25,000 with Western Surety Company. The bond is there to pay consumers and workers harmed by licence-law violations; it is not liability insurance and it does not guarantee the work. The bond on file shows a cancellation date of Sep 16, 2026.
- Workers' comp: Workers' Compensation Insurance with Starnet Insurance Company, policy through Mar 3, 2027.
- Our records show 1 change to this licence since we started tracking the CSLB file; see the change history below.
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Watch this licenceLicence details
| Licence number | 998624 |
|---|---|
| Business name (as CSLB lists it) | METHOD BUILDERS INC |
| Business type | Corporation |
| Status | Suspended (CSLB: Contr Bond Susp) |
| Issued | Nov 14, 2014 |
| Expires | Nov 30, 2026 |
| City / county / ZIP | Santa Barbara / Santa Barbara / 93120 |
| Business phone | (805) 626 7101 |
| Contractor's bond surety | Western Surety Company |
| Bond amount | $25,000 |
| Bond number | 67203011 |
| Bond effective | Sep 16, 2024 |
| Bond cancellation date | Sep 16, 2026 |
| Workers' comp | Workers' Compensation Insurance |
| Workers' comp insurer | Starnet Insurance Company |
| Workers' comp effective | Mar 3, 2026 |
| Workers' comp expires | Mar 3, 2027 |
| CSLB record last updated | Sep 22, 2026 |
Classifications
- B General Building: framing and building whole structures, and projects that involve two or more unrelated trades · other general building contractors in Santa Barbara
Change history
- Licence back to active status
- Current workers' comp record took effect
- Current contractor's bond took effect (Western Surety Company)
- Licence issued
Changes come from comparing successive copies of CSLB's public licence master file (refreshed twice a week) since October 2026, plus the dates printed on the current record.
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