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Insulation & spray foam in San Diego County

How much does spray foam insulation cost in San Diego?

Public price pages put spray foam at about $2–$5 per square foot installed, with a typical job around $4,100. San Diego County has 95 licensed insulation firms, and related City of San Diego permits took a median 114 days from application to issue.

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

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Typical price (public price pages)$2–$5 per sq ft installed (open-cell ~$1.20–1.80, closed-cell ~$1.80–2.50 per sq ft per site quotes); typical job ≈ $4,100
Licensed firms in SD County95
Permitted jobs, City of SD (median declared value)$122,704middle half: $57,598–$154,516. Not a price: larger projects dominate.
Permit approval time (median)114 daysfrom application to issue, City of SD
Median years licensed1784% carry workers' comp insurance
Median ratingcoming soon0 firms rated so far

Few insulation-only permits; small sample.

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Licensed firms (95 shown, click headers to sort)

FirmCSLB #ClassesCityYrs licensedRelated permits 2026Median permit valueAll City permits 2026
PACIFIC BUILDING GROUP502376B|C-2|C-9San Diego39.94$529,77634
DEMPSEY CONSTRUCTION INC945467B|C-2|C-5|C-8|C-9|D28|D50Carlsbad16.50—28
B S D BUILDERS INC879719A|B|C-2|C-4|C16|C20|C36|C43San Diego20.30—6
SYNERGY COMPANIES835016ASB|B|C-2|C10|C17|C20|C36|C46Oceanside22.50—4
UNIVERSITY MECHANICAL & ENGINEERING CONTRACTORS INC460213A|B|C-2|C-4|C10|C16|C20|C34|C36|C38|C43|C55El Cajon42.20—1
HULETT ELECTRIC CO194675B|C-2|C10Ramona66.20—0
SPRING VALLEY INSULATION CONTRACTORS202032C-2|D24Spring Valley65.30—0
TRI-COUNTY INSULATION COMPANY INC269753C-2El Cajon55.30—0
ECO SERVICES290497B|C-2|C10|C20|C36|D24|D28|D35|D65San Diego52.80—0
M V W GENERAL CONTRACTOR292907B|C-2|C47Escondido52.50—0
JOHNSON FINCH & MCCLURE CONSTRUCTION INC392277B|C-2|C-9|C28|C35|D16|D28Lakeside46.20—0
GRIFFIS DARYL ACOUSTICS INC402601C-2|D34San Diego45.50—0
BURCH CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC431673B|C-2|C-9|C35Ramona43.90—0
STANDARD DRYWALL INC444328B|C-2|C-9|C35Lakeside43.20—0
CONROY'S SUSPENDED CEILINGS469828C-2|D50Lakeside41.60—0
J & L INSULATION INC472996C-2Lakeside41.50—0
PARRA CONSTRUCTION SERVICES507732B|C-2La Mesa39.60—0
ACOUSTICS & BUILDING INTERIORS INC561663C-2|C-9Poway37.60—0
GREAT WESTERN DRYWALL569654C-2|C-9San Diego37.40—0
J AND M INTERIOR SPECIALTIES INC572769C-2|C-6|C-9|D12|D34El Cajon37.30—0
UNIVERSITY INDUSTRIAL SERVICES583838A|B|C-2|C-4|C10|C16|C20|C34|C36|C38|C43|C55El Cajon36.80—0
SPIRA-LOC583829A|B|C-2|C-4|C10|C16|C20|C34|C36|C38|C43|C55|D62El Cajon36.80—0
GARCIA'S PRECISION ACOUSTICS INC605515C-2San Marcos36.00—0
SEASIDE SPECIALTY CONSTRUCTION INC631072B|C-2Carlsbad35.00—0
FRANE CEILING SERVICES674034C-2Poway33.30—0
D I A S CONSTRUCTION682098A|B|C-2|C-7|C10|C33|C36|C51|C54San Diego32.80—0
A & P DRYWALL INC733780C-2|C-9|C35Escondido29.60—0
HOFSTEE DRYWALL766538C-2|C-9Alpine27.20—0
ACOUSTICWORKS INC775459C-2Escondido26.60—0
C M FIRESTOP INC775289C-2San Diego26.60—0
HOBBS E L INC777073B|C-2|C-9|C35Lakeside26.50—0
ADVANCED ACOUSTIC CONTRACTORS INC797369B|C-2|C-9San Diego25.30—0
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ACOUSTICS798165C-2Escondido25.20—0
CAYA R E801479B|C-2|C-9|C35Lakeside24.90—0
SYNERGY ENTERPRISES INC804759ASB|B|C-2|C10|C17|C20|C22|D63Carlsbad24.60—0
PACIFIC RIM MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS INC814462B|C-2|C-4|C20|C36San Diego23.90—0
PRO WALL LATH & PLASTER INC818219C-2|C-9|C33|C35Escondido23.60—0
CUSTOMDESIGN CONST828702B|C-2Vista22.80—0
COOL-ROOF SYSTEMS853763C-2|C39San Marcos21.70—0
EMPIRE INSULATION INC860072B|C-2|D24|D28|D34|D65San Diego21.40—0
PDC MANAGEMENT INC863638A|B|C-2La Jolla21.10—0
C M S INTERIORS INC871262C-2|D24|D28|D34San Diego20.70—0
FINEST CITY ACOUSTICS INC882817C-2|D12San Diego20.20—0
ALEXANDER ACOUSTICS883917C-2San Diego20.10—0
K T CONSTRUCTION INC892715B|C-2|C-9|D24Lemon Grove19.60—0
EARP INSULATION916015C-2El Cajon18.40—0
RUSSELL INTERIOR SYSTEMS916473C-2|C-9Escondido18.40—0
ABS ACOUSTICS931587C-2San Diego17.50—0
CEILING CITY INC932596B|C-2Escondido17.40—0
CLANCY CONTRACTING SERVICES INC932968ASB|B|C-2|C21|C22|D06|D63|D64|HAZSantee17.40—0
M V W GENERAL CONTRACTORS INC945261B|C-2Escondido16.50—0
SYNERGY EE INC945168ASB|B|C-2|C10|C17|C20|C22|C36|C46Carlsbad16.50—0
P L P ENTERPRISES INC953698C-2|C-9|C33|C35Escondido16.00—0
CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL INSULATION965569C-2El Cajon15.10—0
OMEGA DRYWALL CONSTRUCTION INC969461C-2|C-9San Marcos14.70—0
AMERICAN ACOUSTICS974392C-2San Diego14.30—0
CAL COM INSULATION INC977613C-2Oceanside14.00—0
BRADY SOCAL INCORPORATED980003B|C-2|C-9|C33|C35|D12|D24|D28|D31|D34La Mesa13.80—0
EMPIRE SPECIALTIES991212B|C-2|C-9|C20|C36|D35|D65San Diego12.60—0
CALIFORNIA FIRE STOP INC991135C-2|D12Carlsbad12.60—0
SPECIALIZED SYSTEMS & INSULATION INC992121C-2Spring Valley12.50—0
DUDLEY INSULATION INC992550C-2San Diego12.50—0
CR SPECIALTY INSULATION INC1005200C-2|D12San Diego11.30—0
SWPLUMBINC1008750C-2|C-4|C36Alpine10.90—0
TOWNE DRYWALL INC1020340C-2|C-9El Cajon9.90—0
ENERGY EFFICIENCY AC1026683ASB|B|C-2|C10|C17|C20Carlsbad9.40—0
J C INSULATION1027215C-2Escondido9.40—0
SOUNDPROOF SAN DIEGO INC1028422B|C-2San Diego9.30—0
SPEC 7 LLC1028492C-2Lakeside9.30—0
WESTERN INTERIORS INC1031637B|C-2Escondido9.00—0
ATTIC PROJECTS LLC1035247B|C-2|C10San Diego8.70—0
C R INSULATION INC1038077C-2|D12San Marcos8.50—0
ISC1039696C-2|D12Carlsbad8.40—0
PARRA BUILDING CONSULTANTS INC1042688B|C-2|C39Lakeside8.20—0
BARRE INSULATION INC1054149C-2Spring Valley7.40—0
BRADY-STANDARD1057462B|C-2|C-9|C33|C35Lakeside7.10—0
BLOC CONSTRUCTION INC1059540B|C-2|D50San Diego7.00—0
SPECIALTY ACOUSTICS INC1059778C-2San Diego7.00—0
ATTIC ADVISOR1067298B|C-2Carlsbad6.20—0
JL DRYWALL1069832C-2|C-9Chula Vista6.00—0
MICROGRID BUILDERS LLC1076848B|C-2San Diego5.30—0
A & O INSULATION INC1082870C-2National City5.00—0
BL ATTIC PROFESSIONAL INC1082717C-2Santee5.00—0
JERICO FIRESTOPPING1089078C-2|D12San Diego4.60—0
BSC-NEVELL JV LLC1098599C-2|C-9|C35El Cajon3.90—0
CMM CONTRACTING INC1099678B|C-2Oceanside3.80—0
CALIFORNIA ATTIC & BUILD INC1102807B|C-2San Diego3.60—0
SAFEGUARD MECHANICAL INSULATION1105448C-2|D64San Diego3.40—0
R J I ACOUSTICS1108320C-2San Diego3.20—0
INTEGRITY SPECIALTY CONTRACTING LLC1109416C-2Alpine3.10—0
SMART ROOFING AND RESTORATION1117548B|C-2|C39San Diego2.60—0
ADVACNED INSULATION SYSTEM1123381B|C-2San Diego2.30—0
THERMAL ADVANTAGE OF CALIFORNIA INC1126284C-2Vista2.10—0
ATTICSHIELD1138021B|C-2Escondido1.40—0
MOXIE INSULATION SERVICES LLC1148964C-2San Diego0.80—0

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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