San Diego, CA
Home repair help in San Diego. Each trade has its own line.
Pick the closest match. Each page covers what that kind of job usually involves, what to do before anyone arrives, and the California and San Diego rules worth knowing.
Local picture
What matters in San Diego.
Weather and risk
San Diego Fire-Rescue maps Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones inside the city, and homes in them must clear brush in zones reaching 100 feet from the structure. Most of the city's 90-degree days fall in September and October, and the coast sees regular low clouds and fog in spring and summer.
The housing
In the Census Bureau's 2019-2023 American Community Survey, 36,663 housing units in San Diego (6.6%) were built in 1939 or earlier.
Licenses and permits
California contractors are licensed by the Contractors State License Board (CSLB): C-36 for plumbing, C-10 for electrical, C-20 for heating and air conditioning, and C-39 for roofing.
- City of San Diego Fire-Rescue - Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones
- City of San Diego Fire-Rescue - Guide to Defensible Space: Property Owners
- National Weather Service San Diego - Station Climatic Narrative for San Diego
- US Census Bureau - ACS 2019-2023 5-Year DP04 Selected Housing Characteristics, San Diego city, California
- CSLB - C-36 Plumbing Contractor
- CSLB - C-10 Electrical Contractor
- CSLB - C-20 Warm-Air Heating, Ventilating and Air-Conditioning Contractor
- CSLB - C-39 Roofing Contractor
Being straight with you
What we are, and what we are not.
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