Wildfire Home Hardening Directory
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Home Hardening Contractors in Nevada County, CA

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Home Hardening in Nevada County in 30 secondsWhat it covers, how we rank

10 home hardening contractors are listed for Nevada County, ranked below by public Google rating and review count (paid placements are labeled and shown first). Under California PRC 4291, homes in fire hazard severity zones must maintain 100 feet of defensible space — most of these contractors also handle the full clearance scope.

Home hardening means retrofitting the structure itself — roof, vents, gutters, eaves, decks, windows — so wind-blown embers cannot ignite it. Embers, not the flame front, destroy most homes lost in California wildfires, and hardening is what insurers now reward.

What it covers
Ember-resistant vent retrofits (attic, crawlspace, eave vents)Class A fire-rated roof replacementGutter guards and metal flashingEnclosing open eaves and boxing exposed raftersDeck, siding and window upgrades to ignition-resistant materials
Listed here
10 home hardening contractors, 10 with a clear CSLB license

Do you need a licensed contractor for this?

Yes, always

Roof, vent, siding, window and deck retrofits are construction work — hire a licensed contractor.

Look for a B General Building license or a specialty class such as C‑39 Roofing or C‑17 Glazing; many jobs also need a building permit.

Details and sources

All 10 contractors on this page have a clear CSLB license — we list home hardening only for licensed contractors.

B&P Code §7026 · CSLB license classifications

Home Hardening in Nevada County

  1. Home Hardening Solutions Inc.

    5.0(39)Google Maps Grass Valley Licensed (530) 648-7058

  2. Perry Construction

    5.0(6)Google Maps Auburn Licensed (530) 637-3324

  3. MEC Builds, LLC

    4.9(352)Google Maps Grass Valley Licensed (530) 486-6108

  4. Firestorm Wildland Fire Suppression

    4.9(43)Google Maps Chico Licensed (530) 898-8153

  5. All Risk Shield

    — Templeton Licensed (866) 991-7190

  6. BrushPros Defensible Space Clearing

    — Oakland Licensed (510) 339-9991

  7. Cook Construction Engineering Partnership

    — Willows Licensed (530) 713-3158

  8. Cornerstone Land Services LLC

    — Somerset Licensed (530) 306-4430

  9. Tree's Unlimited

    — Grass Valley Licensed (530) 271-5536

  10. Tyrrell Resources, Inc.

    — Truckee Licensed (530) 243-8733

Other services in Nevada County

82Defensible Space 74Brush Clearing 44Tree Service 38Vegetation Management 7Weed Abatement

All contractors in Nevada County · What home hardening includes