Garage Lead Generation from Building Permits
Garage permit leads, garage advertising targets and follow-on work, from the public permits garage builders and door installers pull in your ZIPs.
Quick answer. Permit-based lead generation for garage builders and door installers starts from jobs that are already happening: public building permits. Curbside Signal has 2,274 residential garage permits in the 8 weeks from Aug 31, 2026 to Oct 25, 2026 across the 10 metros where the garage feed is on sale, and 21 garage city pages. Plans start at $20/mo.
Garage permit leads
Each record is a real permit from a city or county: issue date, permit type, address and ZIP, scope, declared value where published and the contractor of record where published. We map each permit to the garage trade and filter it to your ZIPs.
- Mail neighbors of each garage build.
- Pitch conversions where ADU permits are rising.
- Find the builders active on detached structures in your ZIPs.
Garage advertising with permit data
- Spend where the work is: aim local ads and mailers at the ZIP codes with the most garage permits.
- Market to the neighbors of active jobs: same-age houses on the same street often need the same work.
- Follow-on demand. Garage conversions lead to ADU, electrical and plumbing work.
The honest limit. A permit usually means the job is already sold. We say that up front. The value is what happens around it:
- Neighbor marketing around active jobs: same-age houses on the same street.
- Cross-trade follow-on demand: new roof → solar, gutters, insulation; remodel → HVAC, electrical, landscaping, pool; new build → pest, security, landscaping.
- Contractor activity: which contractors pull permits where (where the jurisdiction publishes it), and who to recruit as subs.
- Early-stage projects for commercial trades and GC subs.
Where the garage feed is on sale
| Metro | Permits (8 weeks) | Per week |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles, CA metro | 1,172 | 146.5 |
| Austin, TX metro | 195 | 24.4 |
| Minneapolis, MN metro | 155 | 19.4 |
| Colorado Springs, CO metro | 141 | 17.6 |
| San Diego, CA metro | 116 | 14.5 |
| Riverside, CA metro | 114 | 14.2 |
| Nashville, TN metro | 112 | 14.0 |
| Miami, FL metro | 101 | 12.6 |
| Seattle, WA metro | 87 | 10.9 |
| Portland, OR metro | 81 | 10.1 |
Residential garage permits in the 8 weeks from Aug 31, 2026 to Oct 25, 2026. 10 metros in total.
Busiest garage cities
All garage permit data by city and metro · Building permit leads for contractors
How to start
- Send your trade and ZIP codes. Email hello@curbsidesignal.com with your trade and ZIPs. We reply with a free 10-permit sample of garage permits and the trailing 8-week average count for those ZIPs.
- Pick a package. Starter is $20/mo for one trade and up to 5 ZIPs. Whole City is $140/mo for a whole metro and up to 5 trades.
- Work the Monday file. After checkout you get your first file within 24 hours of purchase, then a CSV and email digest every Monday. Use it for neighbor mailers, door-hangers, follow-on offers and ad targeting.
Guarantee on every package: If a month comes in under half the 8-week average permit count for your ZIPs and trades, you get 50% off next month. If a weekly file is ever late or missing, you get 50% off next month. Every package includes your first file within 24 hours of purchase. If we cannot deliver your first file within 24 hours of purchase, you get 50% off next month.
Questions
How does permit-based lead generation for garage builders and door installers work?
Cities and counties publish building permits. We pull them, keep residential garage permits, and send you the ones in your ZIPs every Monday as a CSV with the address, scope and value. You use them for neighbor marketing, follow-on offers and ad targeting.
How much do garage permit leads cost?
Starter is $20/mo for one trade and up to 5 ZIPs. Whole City is $140/mo for a whole metro and up to 5 trades. Guarantee on every package: If a month comes in under half the 8-week average permit count for your ZIPs and trades, you get 50% off next month. If a weekly file is ever late or missing, you get 50% off next month.
Can I use permit data for garage advertising?
Yes. Point mailers, door-hangers and local ads at the ZIP codes where garage permits are being pulled, and at the streets around active jobs. The permit file tells you where; it does not include homeowner phone numbers or emails.
Does a permit mean the job is still open?
Usually not: a permit typically means the job is sold. The value is neighbor marketing around active jobs, cross-trade follow-on work, and contractor activity where the jurisdiction publishes it.
See your jobs before you pay.
Send your trade, your ZIP codes and your email. We'll reply with 10 real jobs from your streets, or tell you plainly that we don't cover you yet.