CSLB C-20 · 25 mile service radius

HVAC work is on public record before it is on the market.

268 HVAC jobs hit the public record in the Sacramento area in the last 30 days, counted with the same rules that build a customer's alerts.

Every system has a birthday in the permit record: targeting the 15-year replacement wave.

Licensed by the California State License Board (CSLB C-20).

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The short answer

What fires an alert for hvac.

Deal Radar tracks 5 triggers for CSLB C-20. Each one names a public record, the point in that record's lifecycle where it becomes meaningful, how long after that point the work is actually bought, and who you would be contacting. The lead time is the part that matters: the same record is a different opportunity, on a different day, for a different trade.

Public record When it fires Who you contact
Health department plan checks A food-facility plan review, filed before a commercial kitchen is built. the moment it is filed The company on the filing The licensee, applicant, or operator named on a public record.
Heat pump incentives Rebate and incentive activity for heat pump conversions. the moment it is published The property, by mail The parcel's mailing address, so the artifact is an addressed letter, postcard or door hanger. No phone call, and no owner name until the county assessor roll is loaded.
Liquor license applications An ABC license filing, which reliably precedes a restaurant or bar build-out. about 4 weeks after it is filed The company on the filing The licensee, applicant, or operator named on a public record.
Mechanical permits HVAC equipment being installed or replaced, naming the mechanical contractor. the moment it is issued The contractor on the permit The licensed contractor named on the record, resolved through the CSLB registry. Business to business, and their contact details are already public.
Tenant improvement permits Commercial interior build-out, normally with a general contractor named. the moment it is issued The general contractor The GC attached to a commercial filing, for when you are pitching to sub.
The limits

What a permit does not tell you.

  • A record is a signal, not a sale. A filed permit means someone intends to do work. It does not tell you the package is unbought, that the budget survived, or that the schedule held. Deal Radar times alerts to when a trade is normally bought, which is a much better guess than the filing date, but it is still a guess about a live project.
  • Coverage is what we have ingested, not everything that exists. Every count on this site describes records Deal Radar has actually stored. Some agencies publish late, some publish badly, and some do not publish at all.
  • Nothing is sent automatically. Deal Radar drafts. A person on your team reviews and sends. That is a design decision, not a setting.
  • We do not contact consumers. Where the audience is a property owner, what Deal Radar resolves is a mailing address, so the artifact is an addressed letter, postcard or door hanger. No consumer calls, no consumer texts, on any plan. And today, no name either. Until the county assessor roll is loaded, a household-facing signal gives you the property and its address, not the owner of record. If you are buying this expecting phone numbers, it is the wrong tool and you should wait.

Weighing this against buying leads? We wrote the honest comparison, including where bought leads win: permit records vs purchased leads.

Markets

HVAC coverage by market.

HVAC in Placer County, CA 108 permits tracked HVAC in Sacramento County, CA 935 permits tracked HVAC in San Joaquin County, CA 389 permits tracked HVAC in Yolo County, CA 1,458 permits tracked

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Other trades

The same records, read differently.

Landscaping C-27 · 8 triggers Concrete C-8 · 5 triggers Earthwork and Paving C-12 · 4 triggers Roofing C-39 · 5 triggers Plumbing C-36 · 5 triggers Solar C-46 · 4 triggers Swimming Pool C-53 · 2 triggers General Building B · 6 triggers Pressure Washing 3 triggers Junk Hauling 2 triggers Moving Services 2 triggers Mold Remediation 1 trigger Water Damage Restoration 2 triggers Commercial Cleaning 3 triggers House Cleaning 1 trigger Window Cleaning 2 triggers Carpet Cleaning 1 trigger Pest Control 2 triggers Appliance Repair 1 trigger Locksmith 2 triggers Dumpster Rental 3 triggers Handyman Services 1 trigger Gutter Services 3 triggers Electrical C-10 · 6 triggers