PREFERRED COATINGS
License
- Status
- CLEAR
- First issued
- February 8, 2010
- Expires
- February 29, 2028
- Entity
- Sole Owner
- Address of record
- 4511 E LAVANTE ST, Long Beach, CA 90815
- Phone of record
- (949) 678 1485
Contractor bond
- Surety
- PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
- Bond number
- PB10163406720
- Amount
- $25,000
- Effective
- January 10, 2026
Workers’ compensation
- Carrier
- STATE COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND
- Policy number
- 9078260
- Effective
- November 30, 2016
- Expires
- November 30, 2026
Are they licensed for your job?
A California contractor may only contract for work their classification covers. Pick the job and this reads the license on file against it.
Licensed to perform
A contractor may only contract for work within their classifications. See all 68 licensed painting and decorating contractors in Long Beach.
People on this license
| Name | Title | Since | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| COX THOMAS MICHAEL | Sole Owner | February 8, 2010 | Current |
Verified status badge
Put this on your website or in a bid packet. It reads the state’s record live every time someone loads it, so it is never a screenshot of a good day. Free, and you don’t need to claim this listing to use it.
<a href="https://bookofbuilders.com/license/943280" target="_blank" rel="noopener">
<img src="https://bookofbuilders.com/badge/943280.svg" alt="PREFERRED COATINGS — California contractor license #943280 status, verified against CSLB records" width="268" height="76">
</a>The badge shows whatever the CSLB record says — including a suspension or lapsed coverage. There is no paid version and no way to change what it displays. That is what makes it worth showing. The same data as JSON if you’d rather build your own.
Is this your license?
Claim this page to add your photos, description, service area and contact details. The state’s record above stays exactly as it is — claiming adds to a page, it never edits or hides anything the CSLB reports.
Source: California Contractors State License Board public records. Coverage lapse is evaluated against today’s date; all other fields reflect the latest weekly CSLB file. Confirm at the CSLB’s official record before signing a contract.