Residential roofing permits in El Cajon, CA
11 residential roofing permits were issued in El Cajon, CA in the 8 weeks to Oct 25, 2026. Get them every Monday as a Monday Jobs list by ZIP.
Source: San Diego County unincorporated. Oct 23, 2026 is the latest issue date the source has published.
Quick answer. In the 8 weeks ending Oct 25, 2026, 11 residential roofing permits were issued in El Cajon, CA, according to public records from San Diego County unincorporated. The busiest ZIP codes were 92021 (5 residential permits), 92019 (4 residential permits), 92020 (2 residential permits). The median declared value was $16,841 across 10 residential permits that list one. The latest permit date published is Oct 23, 2026.
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What a roofing permit means in El Cajon
A residential roofing permit is a re-roof, repair or new roof the homeowner has already contracted. For a roofer the job itself is usually sold; the value is the street around it. Houses on the same block tend to be the same age and carry the same roof, and neighbors see the crew and the dumpster.
In El Cajon, permits were issued on 11 different days in the window; the most recent were Oct 23, 2026, Oct 22, 2026, Oct 20, 2026. The busiest ZIPs were 92021 (5), 92019 (4), 92020 (2).
By residential roofing permit count, El Cajon ranks #47 of the 51 roofing pages on this site and #18 of 20 in CA.
- Door-hang or mail the 20 to 40 houses around each permit within a week of the issue date.
- Track which ZIPs are turning over roofs fastest and where tile, metal or flat-roof work clusters.
- Pass the address to solar, gutter and insulation partners: a new roof is when homeowners add panels.
Other work on the same permits
Share of these 11 residential permits whose type or description also matches another trade. These are the follow-on and partner trades on El Cajon jobs.
- Electrical: 1 residential permit (9%)
- Plumbing: 1 residential permit (9%)
Weekly trend
Permits per 7-day period, ending Oct 25, 2026. n/c = not collected yet (before our pipeline started pulling this source). It is not zero. Striped bars are partly collected weeks.
Top permit types
| Permit type / subtype | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Residential Alteration-Addn | 11 | 100% |
Busiest ZIP codes
| ZIP | Permits | Share | 8-wk avg / week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 92021 | 5 | 45% | 0.38 |
| 92019 | 4 | 36% | 0.50 |
| 92020 | 2 | 18% | 0.12 |
8-wk avg / week: average residential permits per week over the last 8 weeks for that ZIP and trade.
Roof material stated in the permit
| Material | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Built-up / flat | 11 | 100% |
| Cool roof (CRRC) | 11 | 100% |
| Composition shingle | 9 | 82% |
| Tile (concrete/clay) | 2 | 18% |
| Modified bitumen / torch-down | 1 | 9% |
Parsed from the permit's own type and work text. A permit can state more than one; many state none.
Sample rows
Anonymized: street address, permit number and any names removed. Subscribers get the full row with address, permit number and source link.
| Issued | ZIP | Permit type | Scope | Material | Declared value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-23 | 92020 | Building / Residential Alteration-Addn | Re-roof | Composition shingle; built-up / flat; cool roof (CRRC) | $16,604 |
| 2026-10-22 | 92021 | Building / Residential Alteration-Addn | Re-roof | Composition shingle; built-up / flat; cool roof (CRRC) | $33,208 |
| 2026-10-20 | 92021 | Building / Residential Alteration-Addn | Re-roof | Composition shingle; built-up / flat; cool roof (CRRC) | $11,267 |
| 2026-10-14 | 92021 | Building / Residential Alteration-Addn | Re-roof | Composition shingle; built-up / flat; cool roof (CRRC) | $14,232 |
| 2026-10-08 | 92019 | Building / Residential Alteration-Addn | Re-roof | Tile (concrete/clay); built-up / flat; cool roof (CRRC) | $17,790 |
| 2026-10-07 | 92019 | Building / Residential Alteration-Addn | Re-roof | Tile (concrete/clay); built-up / flat; cool roof (CRRC) | $11,860 |
Source
- San Diego County unincorporated: Permit records on internal-sandiegocounty.data.socrata.com (dataset red2-qccu), published by San Diego County unincorporated. Source dataset. Collected window(s): Aug 24, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026. Last pulled Oct 25, 2026.
Metric: Residential = the source marks the permit's use as residential (permits with commercial or unknown use are not counted). Roofing = the permit's type or work description matches the Curbside Signal roofing rules. Counts exclude void or cancelled permits. Dates are the jurisdiction's permit issue date. Records are deduplicated on source and permit number. How we count. Part of the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro: every trade × city page there.
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.
Follow-on: A new roof is the moment to sell solar, gutters and attic insulation. On Whole City, solar, gutter and insulation contractors can work the same addresses.
Other trades in El Cajon, CA
Residential permits in the same window, by trade.
More trades in El Cajon, CA
Monday Jobs pages for other trades in El Cajon. They don't show a permit count yet; each says what we deliver there today.
Questions
How many residential roofing permits were issued in El Cajon, CA recently?
11 residential roofing permits in the public records we pulled, the 8 weeks ending Oct 25, 2026. Source: San Diego County unincorporated.
Which El Cajon ZIP codes have the most roofing permits?
92021 (5 residential permits), 92019 (4 residential permits), 92020 (2 residential permits), by residential roofing permit count the 8 weeks ending Oct 25, 2026. 3 ZIP codes had at least one permit.
What is the median declared value of a residential roofing permit in El Cajon?
$16,841, across 10 residential permits that list a valuation. Declared values are what the applicant stated on the permit, not the contract price.
How do I get the El Cajon roofing permit list, and what does it cost?
Request a free 10-permit sample for your ZIPs first. Starter is $20/mo for one trade and up to 5 ZIPs every Monday; Whole City is $140/mo for a whole metro and up to 5 trades, delivered every Monday. Every package includes your first file within 24 hours of purchase. 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.
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