1,821 eligible B and B-2 licenses based in San Jose, per CSLB records dated Oct 16, 2026. Of 2,224 active licenses, 403 are left out: no bond on file, or a specialty-trade license.
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Sorted by San Jose residential permits in the last 24 months, then years licensed. How we rank. Payment doesn't change the order.
Bid requests come to GC Bay Area first, not straight to the contractor.
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
Based in San Jose
12 new homes · median permit value $585k · latest: new home, Oct 2026 (San Jose permits, name match)
12 residential permits · licensed 34 yrs
Active · B · #648735 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB
Based in San Jose
2 bath, 2 kitchen · median permit value $14k · latest: kitchen, Oct 2026 (San Jose permits, name match)
11 residential permits · licensed 5 yrs
Active · B · #1072628 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB
Based in San Jose
10 permits · median permit value $286k (San Jose permits, name match)
10 residential permits · licensed 9 yrs
Active · B · #1024724 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB
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Based in San Jose
4 kitchen, 4 bath, 1 whole house · median permit value $19k · latest: kitchen, Sep 2026 (San Jose permits, name match)
10 residential permits · licensed 6 yrs
Active · B · #1069432 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB
License renewal due Oct 31, 2026.
Based in San Jose
8 permits · median permit value $203k (San Jose permits, name match)
8 residential permits · licensed 13 yrs
Active · B · #978553 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB
Based in San Jose
4 new homes · median permit value $521k · latest: new home, Jul 2026 (San Jose permits, name match)
8 residential permits · licensed 6 yrs
Active · B · #1064965 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB
Based in San Jose
3 kitchen, 3 bath · median permit value $15k · latest: kitchen, Sep 2026 (San Jose permits, name match)
8 residential permits · licensed 6 yrs
Active · B · #1066571 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB
Based in San Jose
1 whole house · median permit value $58k · latest: whole house, Jun 2025 (San Jose permits, name match)
7 residential permits · licensed 6 yrs
Active · B · #1065841 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB
Based in San Jose
2 bath · median permit value $43k · latest: bath, Jul 2026 (San Jose permits, name match)
7 residential permits · licensed 2 yrs
Active · B · #1113767 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB
Legal name: ATM Builds Inc · Based in San Jose
3 kitchen, 3 bath, 1 addition · median permit value $34k · latest: kitchen, Jun 2026 (San Jose permits, name match)
6 residential permits · licensed 14 yrs
Active · B · #969951 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB
Based in San Jose
3 bath, 2 kitchen · median permit value $13k · latest: bath, Oct 2026 (San Jose permits, name match)
5 residential permits · licensed 6 yrs
Active · B · #1064699 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB
Legal name: HDI Construction and Remodeling Inc · Based in San Jose
2 kitchen, 2 bath · median permit value $101k · latest: kitchen, Sep 2026 (San Jose permits, name match)
5 residential permits · licensed 6 yrs
Active · B · #1069846 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB
Based in San Jose
1 bath · median permit value $85k · latest: bath, Sep 2026 (San Jose permits, name match)
5 residential permits · licensed 5 yrs
Active · B · #1079861 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB
Based in San Jose
4 bath, 2 kitchen · median permit value $11k · latest: bath, Oct 2026 (San Jose permits, name match)
5 residential permits · licensed 5 yrs
Active · B · #1080660 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB
Workers' comp policy ends Oct 28, 2026. Ask for the renewal certificate.
Based in San Jose
5 permits · median permit value $36k (San Jose permits, name match)
5 residential permits · licensed 2 yrs
Active · B · #1115186 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp exempt · Verify on CSLB
Based in San Jose
2 kitchen, 2 bath · median permit value $7k · latest: kitchen, Sep 2026 (San Jose permits, name match)
5 residential permits · licensed 2 yrs
Active · B, B-2 · #1120448 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB
Legal name: ICO Inc · Based in San Jose
1 kitchen · median permit value $7k · latest: kitchen, Nov 2024 (San Jose permits, name match)
4 residential permits · licensed 14 yrs
Active · B · #968362 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB
Based in San Jose
4 permits · median permit value $156k (San Jose permits, name match)
4 residential permits · licensed 11 yrs
Active · B · #998293 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB
Based in San Jose
1 kitchen, 1 bath · median permit value $66k · latest: kitchen, Oct 2025 (San Jose permits, name match)
4 residential permits · licensed 9 yrs
Active · B · #1027294 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB
Based in San Jose
3 kitchen, 3 bath · median permit value $69k · latest: kitchen, Aug 2026 (San Jose permits, name match)
4 residential permits · licensed 5 yrs
Active · B · #1070785 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB
License renewal due Nov 30, 2026.
Based in San Jose
4 permits · median permit value $99k (San Jose permits, name match)
4 residential permits · licensed 5 yrs
Active · B · #1072325 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp exempt · 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.
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2,224 active B and B-2 licenses list San Jose as their business city in the CSLB file dated Oct 16, 2026, and 207 of them match San Jose residential building permits from the last 24 months by business name. Swapping kitchen or bath fixtures in the same spots is a minor remodel you can permit online at SJPermits.org; moving fixtures or changing walls, windows or framing needs plan review (City of San José, checked Oct 18, 2026).
Check it against the same CSLB data.
Searches active and lapsed Bay Area B and B-2 licenses. Other classes: search on CSLB.
Building permits in San Jose go through San José Development Services Permit Center.
Source: San José Development Services Permit Center, checked Oct 18, 2026
Painting, new countertops, new flooring or resurfaced cabinets in a San Jose kitchen or bath need no permit. Swapping fixtures in the same spots is a minor remodel you can permit online at SJPermits.org; moving fixtures or changing walls, windows or framing needs plan review.
Source: City of San José, Planning, Building & Code Enforcement, checked Oct 18, 2026
Same-day over-the-counter permits are limited to 1-story single-family homes: additions under 500 sq ft or remodels of 750 sq ft or less, with prescriptive framing. Homes on the Historic Resources Inventory can't use that route for additions.
Source: City of San José, Planning, Building & Code Enforcement, checked Oct 18, 2026
San Jose publishes its plan review times: 10 working days for the first round on an addition to a 1-story house, 15 for a 2-story house, then 5 and 7 days for each resubmittal.
Source: City of San José, Planning, Building & Code Enforcement, checked Oct 18, 2026
Planning must issue a Single-Family House Permit before the building permit if the house or addition goes over 30 ft or two stories, the floor area ratio goes over 0.45, or the home is on the Historic Resources Inventory.
Source: City of San José, Planning Division, checked Oct 18, 2026
A second story gets staff-level approval only if it is no more than 60% of the first floor, garage included, and sits an extra 10 ft behind the front setback. Otherwise it goes to a public hearing, with notice to neighbors within 300 ft.
Source: City of San José, Planning Division, checked Oct 18, 2026
A kitchen or bath remodel counts as major in San Jose if it changes walls or windows, modifies ceiling, wall, window or floor framing, or moves or adds fixtures or appliances. Major remodels go through the Additions & Remodels process, not the online minor-remodel permit.
Source: City of San José, Planning, Building & Code Enforcement, checked Oct 18, 2026
San Jose recommends that a licensed contractor apply for the permit. Whoever signs the application is responsible, and potentially liable, for all activity under the permit.
Source: City of San José, Planning, Building & Code Enforcement, checked Oct 18, 2026
A minor remodel permit comes with a Permit Card that lists the required inspections, and rough and final inspections may both be required. Kitchen exhaust fans must be ducted outside with a HERS report; bathroom fans need at least 50 CFM and must be ducted outside.
Source: City of San José, Planning, Building & Code Enforcement, checked Oct 18, 2026
Both classes can act as your prime contractor. A B-2 is limited to remodels of an existing wood-frame house. If your plan changes the structure, look for a B.
| Job | B General Building | B-2 Residential Remodeling |
|---|---|---|
| Kitchen or bath remodel in an existing house | Yes | Yes, when the contract covers 3 or more unrelated trades |
| Addition or new rooms | Yes | No |
| Moving or removing a load-bearing wall | Yes | No |
| New home | Yes | No |
| Commercial or tenant work | Yes | No |
Sources: CSLB, class B and class B-2, checked Oct 18, 2026. More in B vs B-2.
A down payment on a home improvement contract can't be more than $1,000 or 10% of the price, whichever is less. No progress payment can be more than the work done or materials delivered.
Source: California B&P Code 7159.5, checked Oct 18, 2026
Work under $1,000 in total (labor and materials) that needs no building permit doesn't require a license. The exemption doesn't apply if the person advertises as a contractor, has employees, or splits a job to stay under the limit.
Source: California B&P Code 7048, checked Oct 18, 2026
Every licensed contractor must keep a $25,000 contractor's bond on file with CSLB. That has been the amount since January 1, 2023.
Source: CSLB, bond requirements, checked Oct 18, 2026
A contractor with employees must carry workers' comp. Until 2028, a B contractor with no employees can legally file an exemption, so check which one yours did. From January 1, 2028, a workers' comp certificate is required for every license.
Source: CSLB, workers' compensation, checked Oct 18, 2026
Complaint history isn't in CSLB's free data files, so we don't show it. Check complaints on CSLB before you sign.
2,224 active B and B-2 licenses list San Jose as the business city in CSLB's records dated Oct 16, 2026. We list 1,821 of them; the other 403 have no bond on file or hold a specialty-trade license. Each card's "Verify on CSLB" link opens that license's live record.
A B (General Building) license can take a prime contract that involves two or more unrelated trades other than framing or carpentry. A B-2 (Residential Remodeling) license covers remodels of an existing wood-frame house with three or more unrelated trades, and it can't be used for additions, structural work or new homes.
In California, a down payment on a home improvement contract is capped at $1,000 or 10% of the contract price, whichever is less.
Work under $1,000 in total that needs no building permit is exempt from licensing. The exemption doesn't apply to someone who advertises as a contractor, has employees, or splits a job to stay under the limit.
The contractor told CSLB it has no employees. Until January 1, 2028, a B contractor with no employees can legally file that exemption. Ask whether anyone besides the owner will work on your property.
Permits are handled by San José Development Services Permit Center; the link is in "Before you hire" above. Ask your contractor who will pull the permit and have it in the contract.
License class, status, dates, bond and workers' comp come from the California Contractors State License Board's public data files. The Master file is dated Oct 16, 2026, the workers' comp file Oct 17, 2026, and we processed them on Oct 18, 2026. Of 2,224 active licenses in San Jose, 403 are left out: no bond on file, or a specialty-trade license. Each card's "Verify on CSLB" link opens that license's live record. Read the full method. Related: how to verify a license, bond and insurance, complaints.