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Seismic retrofit in San Diego County

How much does a seismic retrofit cost in San Diego?

A bolt-and-brace seismic retrofit runs about $3,000–$7,000 on public price pages. The Earthquake Brace + Bolt grant pays up to $3,000, plus up to $7,000 more for income-eligible households (household income $94,480 or less), per earthquakebracebolt.com. San Diego County has 27 licensed firms, and City permits took a median 70 days.

Source: City of San Diego 2026 permits and CSLB license master file (Oct 16, 2026); public price pages; EBB program. Last updated: . Methodology · Data

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Typical price (public price pages)Bolt/brace $3,000–$7,000; EBB grant up to $3,000 (+ up to $7,000 more for income-eligible homes, per CRMP)
Licensed firms in SD County27
Permitted jobs, City of SD (median declared value)$10,000middle half: $6,832–$49,822. Not a price: larger projects dominate.
Permit approval time (median)70 daysfrom application to issue, City of SD
Median years licensed2093% carry workers' comp insurance
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Small sample (92 permits); values look like bolt/brace jobs.

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Licensed firms (27 shown, click headers to sort)

FirmCSLB #ClassesCityYrs licensedRelated permits 2026Median permit valueAll City permits 2026
LDCO INC872959A|B|C10|C33San Diego20.75$689,4488
LOCKRUL CONSTRUCTION979728BSan Diego13.84$314,91464
OCEAN PRO SERVICES859523B|C33San Diego21.44$222,56013
SURE SAFE E F S995322B|C47San Marcos12.23$8,00010
CRAFTSMAN FOUNDATION REPAIR685993B|D30San Diego32.61$25,0009
JACKSON DESIGN AND REMODELING INC880939BSan Diego20.21$24,7529
RAM JACK PACIFIC1003878A|B|C10|D12|D30El Cajon11.41$16,0007
MARROKAL DESIGN & REMODELING LLC1010116BLakeside10.81$49,6452
PREMIER CHOICE RESTORATION911538BSan Diego18.61$6,0001
GOLDEN STATE CONTRACTORS INC1093782BEncinitas4.31$5,0001
DEMPSEY CONSTRUCTION INC945467B|C-2|C-5|C-8|C-9|D28|D50Carlsbad16.50—28
T B PENICK & SONS INC185381A|B|C-8|C15|C27San Diego67.20—10
RAD CONSTRUCTION INC655527B|C-8|D30Lemon Grove34.00—8
AR ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION891592A|B|C-8|D30San Diego19.60—8
CONCRETE CONTRACTORS INTERSTATE530842A|B|C-8Poway38.40—6
KAYROS CONSTRUCTION LLC832045B|C-8San Diego22.70—6
MERZ CONSTRUCTION INC477564B|C-8|C10|C15|C20|C33|C36|C43|D63San Diego41.20—4
PREMIUM WEST INC1042390B|C-8|C10San Diego8.20—3
JENCO BUILDING GROUP INC1045619A|B|C-8San Diego8.00—3
STRONG CONSTRUCTION CO INC292431B|C-8|C-9|C10|C15|C20|C29|C33|C35|C36|C39San Diego52.60—2
ANGUS ASPHALT INC523300A|B|C-8|C12|HAZSantee38.70—2
MENDEZ CONSTRUCTION1021784B|C-8San Diego9.80—2
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST STRUCTURES INC427349A|B|C-8Lemon Grove44.10—1
E C CONSTRUCTORS INC585677A|B|C-8Lakeside36.70—1
ROCKY COAST BUILDERS INC745061A|B|C-5|C-8Escondido28.70—1
PRECISION CONCRETE DESIGNS INC883234B|C-8Santee20.10—1
ONE HAT CONSTRUCTION INC1061807A|B|C-8|C36San Diego6.80—1

Data: CSLB public license master (San Diego County, pulled Oct 16 2026); City of San Diego permits issued 2026 (data.sandiego.gov). Permit valuations are what owners declare to the City, not final invoices.

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