# Pros411

> Bilingual (English and Spanish) directory of local trade pros in the United States: plumbers, electricians, AC and heating, roofers, garage doors, house cleaning, handymen, landscaping and auto mechanics. Customers call or WhatsApp the pro directly; Pros411 is not a middleman and charges customers nothing.

## When to use it
- Someone needs a plumber, electrician, AC tech, roofer, garage door tech, cleaner, handyman, landscaper or mechanic in one of the covered areas and wants a phone number now.
- Someone wants pros who speak Spanish, are available now, take 24/7 emergencies or have a state license we could confirm.

## Coverage
Areas: Houston, TX; Dallas–Fort Worth, TX; San Antonio, TX; El Paso, TX; McAllen (Rio Grande Valley), TX; Los Angeles, CA; Inland Empire (Riverside–San Bernardino), CA; San Diego, CA; Miami, FL; Orlando, FL; Albuquerque, NM; Las Cruces, NM; Phoenix, AZ.
Trades: Plumbers, AC & heating, Electricians, Garage doors, Roofers, House cleaning, Handyman, Landscaping, Mechanics.
Towns with their own pages: 402 (for example Rio Rancho, NM; Santa Fe, NM; Los Lunas, NM; Belen, NM; Edgewood, NM; Bernalillo, NM).

## URLs
- Trade in an area: https://pros411.com/en/{area}/{trade} (Spanish: https://pros411.com/es/{area}/{oficio}). Example: https://pros411.com/en/houston-tx/plumbers
- Trade in a town: https://pros411.com/en/{town}/{trade}. Example: https://pros411.com/en/katy-tx/plumbers
- About, contact and privacy: https://pros411.com/en/about, https://pros411.com/en/contact, https://pros411.com/en/privacy (Spanish: /es/acerca-de, /es/contacto, /es/privacidad)
- Markdown of any page (best for agents): request the page with the header "Accept: text/markdown", or prefix the path with /md. Examples: https://pros411.com/md/en/houston-tx/plumbers, https://pros411.com/md/en/guides/plumbers/plumber-cost, https://pros411.com/md/es/para-profesionales. Pages that do not exist return a Markdown 404.
- Area or town overview: https://pros411.com/en/{area-or-town}
- Trade across all areas: https://pros411.com/en/{trade}. Example: https://pros411.com/en/plumbers
- A pro's listing: https://pros411.com/en/pro/{id}
- What-to-do-now guides (water heater leaking, toilet overflowing, check engine light flashing and more) and cost guides with sourced national price ranges (water heater replacement, roof replacement, AC repair, new AC unit, garage door springs, plumber rates, car AC repair, brakes): https://pros411.com/en/guides
- Spanish guides for customers (how to explain the problem to a tech in English, mobile mechanics): https://pros411.com/es/guias
- Spanish section for trade pros (contractor license in California, Texas, Florida, Arizona and New Mexico with official sources; which states accept an ITIN instead of a Social Security number; renewing a TDLR electrician license; job pricing calculator; getting customers): https://pros411.com/es/para-profesionales
- Contractor license lookup (Texas, California, Florida; active licenses only): https://pros411.com/en/tools/license-lookup
- AC size calculator (ENERGY STAR room sizing table, BTU per hour): https://pros411.com/en/tools/ac-size-calculator (Spanish: https://pros411.com/es/herramientas/cuantos-btu-necesito)
- Car symptom checker (warning lights, noises, smells, smoke, puddles; urgency and what to do, sourced from AAA and NHTSA): https://pros411.com/en/tools/car-symptom-checker (Spanish: https://pros411.com/es/herramientas/que-le-pasa-a-mi-carro)
- License lookup API (JSON, no phone numbers returned): https://pros411.com/api/licencias?q={license number, business or owner name, or 10-digit phone}&estado={TX|CA|FL}

## Guides (animated, step by step)
208 English guides for common home and car problems, each with what to do right now, what not to do, when to call a pro and links to pros by city. Index: https://pros411.com/en/guides
- Plumbers (https://pros411.com/en/guides/plumbers): Toilet clogged or overflowing (https://pros411.com/en/guides/plumbers/toilet-overflowing-or-clogged); Sink clogged and not draining (https://pros411.com/en/guides/plumbers/clogged-sink-drain); Toilet keeps running (https://pros411.com/en/guides/plumbers/toilet-keeps-running); Faucet dripping nonstop (https://pros411.com/en/guides/plumbers/leaky-faucet); No hot water (https://pros411.com/en/guides/plumbers/no-hot-water); Water heater leaking (https://pros411.com/en/guides/plumbers/water-heater-leaking); Garbage disposal jammed or not working (https://pros411.com/en/guides/plumbers/garbage-disposal-not-working); Shower or bathtub drain clogged (https://pros411.com/en/guides/plumbers/shower-drain-clogged)
- AC & heating (https://pros411.com/en/guides/hvac): AC not cooling (https://pros411.com/en/guides/hvac/ac-not-cooling); Ice on your AC lines (https://pros411.com/en/guides/hvac/ac-frozen); AC leaking water inside (https://pros411.com/en/guides/hvac/ac-leaking-water-inside); Time to change your air filter (https://pros411.com/en/guides/hvac/how-to-change-air-filter); AC won't turn on (https://pros411.com/en/guides/hvac/ac-wont-turn-on); Furnace won't turn on (https://pros411.com/en/guides/hvac/furnace-wont-turn-on); Thermostat screen blank (https://pros411.com/en/guides/hvac/thermostat-blank); Furnace blowing cold air (https://pros411.com/en/guides/hvac/furnace-blowing-cold-air)
- Electricians (https://pros411.com/en/guides/electricians): Breaker keeps tripping (https://pros411.com/en/guides/electricians/breaker-keeps-tripping); Outlet not working (https://pros411.com/en/guides/electricians/outlet-not-working); GFCI outlet won't reset (https://pros411.com/en/guides/electricians/gfci-outlet-wont-reset); Power out in part of the house (https://pros411.com/en/guides/electricians/power-out-in-part-of-house); Lights flickering in your house (https://pros411.com/en/guides/electricians/lights-flickering-in-house); Smoke detector chirping (https://pros411.com/en/guides/electricians/smoke-detector-chirping); Burning smell from an outlet (https://pros411.com/en/guides/electricians/burning-smell-from-outlet); Outlet sparks when you plug something in (https://pros411.com/en/guides/electricians/outlet-sparks-when-plugging-in)
- Garage doors (https://pros411.com/en/guides/garage-door-repair): Garage door won’t close (https://pros411.com/en/guides/garage-door-repair/garage-door-wont-close); Garage door spring broke (https://pros411.com/en/guides/garage-door-repair/garage-door-spring-broke); Garage door opener not working (https://pros411.com/en/guides/garage-door-repair/garage-door-opener-not-working); Garage door remote not working (https://pros411.com/en/guides/garage-door-repair/garage-door-remote-not-working); Power out and the garage door won’t open (https://pros411.com/en/guides/garage-door-repair/open-garage-door-manually); Garage door off track (https://pros411.com/en/guides/garage-door-repair/garage-door-off-track); Noisy garage door (https://pros411.com/en/guides/garage-door-repair/garage-door-noisy); Garage door goes down, then back up (https://pros411.com/en/guides/garage-door-repair/garage-door-reverses)
- Roofers (https://pros411.com/en/guides/roofers): Roof leaking into the house (https://pros411.com/en/guides/roofers/roof-leaking); Roof damaged in a storm (https://pros411.com/en/guides/roofers/roof-damage-after-storm); Water stain on your ceiling (https://pros411.com/en/guides/roofers/water-stain-on-ceiling); Shingles blew off your roof (https://pros411.com/en/guides/roofers/shingles-blown-off); Gutters overflowing in the rain (https://pros411.com/en/guides/roofers/gutters-overflowing); Downspout clogged (https://pros411.com/en/guides/roofers/downspout-clogged); Did a tree fall on your roof (https://pros411.com/en/guides/roofers/tree-fell-on-roof); Skylight leaking (https://pros411.com/en/guides/roofers/skylight-leaking)
- House cleaning (https://pros411.com/en/guides/house-cleaning): Black mold in your shower (https://pros411.com/en/guides/house-cleaning/black-mold-in-shower); Just spilled something on the carpet (https://pros411.com/en/guides/house-cleaning/how-to-get-a-stain-out-of-carpet); Oven covered in baked-on grease (https://pros411.com/en/guides/house-cleaning/how-to-clean-an-oven); Is it safe to mix these cleaners (https://pros411.com/en/guides/house-cleaning/cleaning-products-you-should-never-mix); Cloudy spots on your shower glass (https://pros411.com/en/guides/house-cleaning/hard-water-stains-shower-glass); Sticky, greasy kitchen cabinets (https://pros411.com/en/guides/house-cleaning/clean-greasy-kitchen-cabinets); Carpet smells like pet pee (https://pros411.com/en/guides/house-cleaning/pet-urine-smell-in-carpet); Water all over the floor after a leak (https://pros411.com/en/guides/house-cleaning/cleaning-up-after-a-water-leak)
- Handyman (https://pros411.com/en/guides/handyman): Hole in the drywall (https://pros411.com/en/guides/handyman/hole-in-drywall); Door won't latch (https://pros411.com/en/guides/handyman/door-wont-latch); Caulk around the tub cracked or peeling (https://pros411.com/en/guides/handyman/recaulk-bathtub); Squeaky door hinge (https://pros411.com/en/guides/handyman/squeaky-door); Need to hang a heavy mirror or TV (https://pros411.com/en/guides/handyman/hang-heavy-mirror-or-tv); Crack in your wall or ceiling (https://pros411.com/en/guides/handyman/drywall-cracks); Door sticking or rubbing the frame (https://pros411.com/en/guides/handyman/door-sticks); Sliding glass door hard to open (https://pros411.com/en/guides/handyman/sliding-door-hard-to-open)
- Landscaping (https://pros411.com/en/guides/landscaping): Broken sprinkler head (https://pros411.com/en/guides/landscaping/broken-sprinkler-head); Brown patches in your lawn (https://pros411.com/en/guides/landscaping/brown-patches-lawn); Sprinkler zone not turning on (https://pros411.com/en/guides/landscaping/sprinkler-zone-not-working); How much should you water your lawn in the heat (https://pros411.com/en/guides/landscaping/how-much-to-water-lawn-heat); Tree down after a storm (https://pros411.com/en/guides/landscaping/fallen-tree-after-storm); Sprinkler leaking or soggy spots in the lawn (https://pros411.com/en/guides/landscaping/sprinkler-leaking-puddles); Weeds taking over your lawn (https://pros411.com/en/guides/landscaping/weeds-taking-over-lawn); Grubs in your lawn (https://pros411.com/en/guides/landscaping/grubs-in-lawn)
- Mechanics (https://pros411.com/en/guides/mechanics): Car won't start, just clicks (https://pros411.com/en/guides/mechanics/car-wont-start-clicking); Check engine light flashing (https://pros411.com/en/guides/mechanics/check-engine-light-flashing); Got a flat tire (https://pros411.com/en/guides/mechanics/flat-tire); Need to jump-start your car (https://pros411.com/en/guides/mechanics/how-to-jump-start-a-car); Car overheating (https://pros411.com/en/guides/mechanics/car-overheating); Brakes grinding when you stop (https://pros411.com/en/guides/mechanics/brakes-grinding); Car AC not blowing cold air (https://pros411.com/en/guides/mechanics/car-ac-not-blowing-cold); Tire pressure light on (https://pros411.com/en/guides/mechanics/tire-pressure-light)

Area slugs: houston-tx, dallas-fort-worth-tx, san-antonio-tx, el-paso-tx, mcallen-tx, los-angeles-ca, inland-empire-ca, san-diego-ca, miami-fl, orlando-fl, albuquerque-nm, las-cruces-nm, phoenix-az.
Trade slugs (en / es): plumbers / plomeros, hvac / aire-acondicionado, electricians / electricistas, garage-door-repair / puertas-de-garaje, roofers / techos, house-cleaning / limpieza-de-casas, handyman / handyman, landscaping / jardineria, mechanics / mecanicos.

## How listings are ordered and what the data means
- Featured listings (yellow box, labeled "Featured") are paid.
- Then registered pros, ordered by the last time they bumped their listing.
- Then businesses from public data (Google Maps and state contractor license registries: TDLR and TSBPE in Texas, CSLB in California, DBPR in Florida), nearest first. These have not claimed their listing.
- "License verified" means the license number is in the state registry and matches the business phone.

## Status
Preview: listings come from public data (Google Maps and state license registries). Pros cannot publish or claim listings yet.