According to SC Title 40-11, which of the following requires a contractor's license?
Correct Answer
C) Replacing kitchen cabinets for compensation
Replacing kitchen cabinets for compensation constitutes contracting work that requires a license under SC Title 40-11.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
Replacing kitchen cabinets for compensation is a construction activity performed for hire, which constitutes contracting under SC Title 40-11. Any person who performs construction work for others in exchange for compensation must hold a valid contractor's license.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A: Installing a ceiling fan in your own home
Installing a ceiling fan in your own home is owner-occupant work on your own property. SC law generally exempts property owners performing work on their own residences from contractor licensing requirements.
Option B: A homeowner hiring day laborers for yard work
Hiring day laborers for yard work does not constitute contracting. Yard work (lawn care, landscaping labor) typically falls outside the scope of construction contracting, and the homeowner is not acting as a contractor.
Option D: Volunteer work for a registered charity
Volunteer work for a registered charity is non-compensated. SC licensing requirements are triggered by performing construction work for compensation — volunteer labor is exempt.
Memory Technique
The key trigger under SC Title 40-11 is two words: FOR COMPENSATION. Owner doing their own work? No license. Charity work? No compensation, no license. Doing cabinets for pay? License required.
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