Jacksonville Home Repair Costs: $50 to $1,500 (Angi 2026)

Prices are each publisher's own figures, quoted in the sections below. A national figure means we found no Jacksonville-only price for that job.

Do this now: which line to call

Take these 3 steps in order, safety first.

1. Gas smell, sparks, smoke, or a tree or wire down: get everyone out and call 911 or the gas or electric utility from outside before anything else.
2. Water spreading from a pipe, a roof or a ceiling: shut the main water valve, move what you can, and photograph the damage before anything is moved or thrown out.
3. Then call the line for the job: the electrician line for electrical work and the tree service line for tree removal. Each goes to an independent company that serves your area and takes that job. The plumber line is for leaks, clogs and water heaters.

Is it an emergency? What can wait

3 things are emergencies before they are repair jobs: a gas smell, sparks or smoke, and a downed power line; call 911 or the utility for those.

• Electrical: sparks, smoke, a burning smell or a hot panel means leave and call 911. A whole-house outage goes to the utility first; one dead circuit can wait for a booked visit.
• Tree removal: a tree on the house or across a wire is urgent. Stay clear of any tree touching a power line and call the utility; a dead or leaning tree can usually be booked for a daytime visit.

Electrician in Jacksonville: rates, licenses and JEA outages

An electrician in Jacksonville costs about $50 to $130 an hour, the national range in Angi's 2026 guide, which also puts the first hour at $100 to $200. Florida licenses electrical contractors through DBPR's Electrical Contractors' Licensing Board: certified licenses work statewide, registered licenses only in local jurisdictions. Jacksonville says plumbing, electrical and heating and air conditioning work must be done only by contractors and craftsmen certified in those trades, with separate permits, and lists new electrical service and rewiring as work that needs one. Florida Statutes 489.531 makes unlicensed electrical contracting a felony during a declared emergency.

For a power outage or a downed line, call JEA at (904) 665-6000 and stay away from the line. Sparks, smoke or a burning smell: get out and call 911. More on electrical repair and emergency electricians.

Tree removal in Jacksonville: cost and Florida's permit rule

Tree removal in Florida costs $750 to $1,500 for most jobs, Angi's 2026 guide says, against a national average of $850 from HomeGuide. State law limits local tree permits on homes: under Florida Statutes 163.045, a local government may not require a permit, fee or replanting to remove a tree on single-family residential property if the owner has documentation from an ISA certified arborist or a Florida licensed landscape architect that the tree poses an unacceptable risk. Ask the tree company whether your tree needs that letter.

Storms are the usual reason: Hurricane Irma pushed 86 mph gusts through Jacksonville in September 2017, News4Jax reported. A tree on a power line is JEA's job: stay away and call (904) 665-6000. A storm tree on the house may be an insurance claim, so call your insurer first. See tree removal for national prices.