California · Free 2026 renovation dashboard · 6 state-aware lenses

Everything you need to know about renovating in California

One page, six lenses. Pick a project below — we'll surface the fair-price band, timeline, contractor licensing, deposit cap, permit fee, and energy rebate stack for California in 2026.

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Fair Price

$63,700 – $118,300

California regional band for a typical kitchen remodel

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Timeline

16.4w – 22.4w

Permit lead-time alone: 6.4w (slow)

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Licensing

California Contractors State License Board

License required for jobs $500+

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Deposit Cap

10% or $1,000 (lesser)

CA Business & Professions Code §7159.5(a)(3)

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Permit Fee

$980 median

≈ 2.80% of project cost

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Energy Rebates

Not eligible

Not an IRA/25C-eligible project type

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California dashboard auto-refreshes from our shared state datasets — every cluster page below carries the same numbers, just with deeper context.