17,869 home GCs listed from 21,501 active licenses. Choose a project below, or check a name you already have.
Searches active and lapsed Bay Area B and B-2 licenses. Other classes: search on CSLB.
CSLB records dated Oct 16, 2026 checked Oct 18, 2026 Verify live on CSLB
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Sorted by San Jose residential permits in the last 24 months, then years licensed. How the order works.
Based in San Jose
29 new homes, 1 whole house · median permit value $316k (San Jose permits, name match)
44 residential permits · licensed 3 yrs
Active · B · #1098660 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB
License renewal due Nov 30, 2026.
Based in San Jose
7 bath, 5 kitchen, 1 whole house · median permit value $50k · latest: bath, Aug 2026 (San Jose permits, name match)
21 residential permits · licensed 19 yrs
Active · B · #887389 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB
License renewal due Nov 30, 2026.
Based in San Jose
10 bath, 8 kitchen · median permit value $4k · latest: kitchen, Oct 2026 (San Jose permits, name match)
14 residential permits · licensed 10 yrs
Active · B · #1009320 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB
Workers' comp policy ends Oct 28, 2026. Ask for the renewal certificate.
Based in San Jose
1 whole house · median permit value $118k (San Jose permits, name match)
14 residential permits · licensed 10 yrs
Active · B · #1018395 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB
Permit counts: City of San Jose building permit open data (active and recent permits), 24 months, snapshot Oct 18, 2026. "Name match" means the permit lists a contractor whose business name exactly matches the license name, so permits filed under another name are not counted.Dataset.
See all 1,821 listed in San JoseSorted by San Francisco residential permits in the last 24 months, then years licensed. How the order works.
Based in San Francisco
39 bath, 28 kitchen, 2 new homes · median permit value $35k · latest: kitchen, Oct 2026 (SF permits)
87 residential permits · licensed 5 yrs
Active · B · #1078954 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB
Based in San Francisco
30 bath, 17 kitchen, 1 addition · median permit value $27k · latest: kitchen, Sep 2026 (SF permits)
73 residential permits · licensed 13 yrs
Active · B · #983658 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp: policy ended · Verify on CSLB
Workers' comp policy ends Oct 17, 2026. Ask for the renewal certificate.
Based in San Francisco
39 bath, 18 kitchen, 1 addition · median permit value $36k · latest: kitchen, Oct 2026 (SF permits)
70 residential permits · licensed 4 yrs
Active · B · #1096552 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB
C-36 Plumbing
Workers' comp policy ends Nov 14, 2026. Ask for the renewal certificate.
Based in San Francisco
20 bath, 17 kitchen, 6 additions · median permit value $27k · latest: kitchen, Sep 2026 (SF permits)
60 residential permits · licensed 33 yrs
Active · B · #672385 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB
Permit counts: San Francisco DBI permits (DataSF, matched on contractor license number), 24 months, snapshot Oct 18, 2026.Dataset.
See all 1,904 listed in San FranciscoSorted by workers' comp policy on file, then years licensed (we don't have permit data for Oakland). How the order works.
Based in Oakland
workers’ comp insured · licensed 67 yrs
Active · B · #180497 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB
Legal name: FBC Corporation · Based in Oakland
workers’ comp insured · licensed 53 yrs
Active · B · #285785 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB
Based in Oakland
workers’ comp insured · licensed 50 yrs
Active · B · #324919 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB
Based in Oakland
workers’ comp insured · licensed 44 yrs
Active · B · #429318 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB
Listed B and B-2 contractors based in each city, CSLB file dated Oct 16, 2026.
22,572
Bay Area B and B-2 licenses in CSLB's Data Portal file. 21,501 are active. We list 17,869 of them: those with a bond on file, minus specialty-trade shops (a single-trade class or a trade word in the name, unless permits show remodel work).
21,459 of 21,501
42 active licenses show no bond. The required amount is $25,000 since Jan 1, 2023. CSLB bond rules.
9,515 vs 11,665
Exempt means the contractor told CSLB there are no employees. 321 more show neither (no current policy on file, or an employee-leasing firm). Until Jan 1, 2028 a B contractor with no employees may file the exemption. B&P 7125.
Counts are for active licenses. Source: CSLB Data Portal, files dated Oct 16, 2026 (license) and Oct 17, 2026 (workers' comp).
$1,000 or 10%
The most a contractor can ask as a down payment on a home improvement contract: $1,000 or 10% of the price, whichever is less.
Source: B&P 7159.5, checked Oct 18, 2026
$1,000
Work under $1,000 that needs no permit is exempt from licensing, unless the person advertises as a contractor or has employees.
Source: B&P 7048, checked Oct 18, 2026
B-2 is not a B
A B-2 covers remodels of an existing wood-frame home with three or more trades and no structural changes. It does not cover additions.
Source: CSLB class B-2, checked Oct 18, 2026
We don't pick one winner and we don't rank on reviews. We list active B and B-2 licenses in the same order for everyone, using license, bond, workers' comp, years licensed and local permit records. Use it to build a shortlist, then get at least three bids and check each license on CSLB.
Search the license number or business name on CSLB's Check a License page, or use the search box on this site. Read the status, class, bond, workers' comp and expiration date, then confirm the class covers your job.
The California Contractors State License Board Data Portal. Our file is dated Oct 16, 2026 and we processed it on Oct 18, 2026. Every card links to the live CSLB record, because a license can change after our file date.