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What are you having done in San Francisco?

Pick the job. The next page lists every San Francisco firm with that kind of permit on record, October 2023 through September 2026. You choose what matters and the list moves.

10 kinds of work on the San Francisco record

What this does

Every trade card above opens a list of every contractor who pulled that kind of permit in the City and County of San Francisco, October 2023 through September 2026: 7,361 firm listings across 10 kinds of work and 24,197 permits in all. Each row shows how many permits the firm filed, how many the city closed out, its usual filed job value and, where the state keeps one, whether its license matches. Names link to the firm's own page with its permits.

The busiest trades on the San Francisco record are roofing (9,537 permits from 1,072 firms), kitchen, bath & remodel (5,126 permits from 1,925 firms), windows & skylights (4,050 permits from 1,358 firms). The smallest file is ADU, with 333 permits from 271 firms, so its lists are short and each firm's record is thin.

Before you call anyone, see what jobs usually cost here, from the values filed on the permits: roofing cost, kitchen, bath & remodel cost, windows & skylights cost, decks, stairs & porches cost, siding, dry rot & exterior repair cost, foundation & seismic cost, addition cost, fire sprinklers & alarms cost, solar & battery cost, ADU cost.

How the order is set

Nobody at our end ranks anyone. You move five sliders: does exactly this work (how many permits of this kind the firm filed), finishes the job (where the file records it, the share of its permits that passed a final inspection), fits my job & budget (how close its usual job is to yours), busy lately (permits in the last 12 months) and works near me (permits near your ZIP code). Each firm gets a 0–100 fit score from those weights and the list re-sorts as you drag. A short record counts for less, and a license problem puts a firm at the bottom whatever its score. No one can pay to be listed or moved up.

How the records work in San Francisco →

Common questions

  • How do I compare contractors in San Francisco?Pick the kind of work above. The next page lists every San Francisco firm with that kind of permit on record; set what matters to you (finishing jobs, size of job, recent work, distance) and the list re-orders. Then check the license yourself and ask for references.
  • How current is the San Francisco permit data?The file covers October 2023 through September 2026. We read it about once a month, so a permit filed after Sep 2026 isn't here yet.
  • Is a high fit score a quality rating?No. It says how well a firm's public permit record matches what you told the page you value. It knows nothing about workmanship, price quotes or manners: get references and proof of insurance before you sign. How to verify a contractor →
  • How do I check a San Francisco contractor's license?Ask for the license number and look it up at CSLB license check. Our lists match licenses by name, which can miss one, so the board's record is the one to trust.

Looking for one company? All San Francisco firms A–Z. Want the totals? San Francisco permit statistics.