Cost snapshot
Quick cost bands for your project type — hillside premiums, PV permit complexity, and HOA review estimates built in.
Free tools built for PV homeowners — cost estimates, ADU feasibility, permit guidance, and project readiness, all calibrated to local conditions.
Available tools
Each tool reflects Peninsula-specific defaults — not generic LA or statewide averages.
Quick cost bands for your project type — hillside premiums, PV permit complexity, and HOA review estimates built in.
Understand which project types require PV Estates or Rolling Hills architectural committee review before you hire anyone.
Public RPV hazard zone context for your neighborhood — educational overview before any scope decision.
Check whether your scope, budget, and drawings are ready to go to a PV contractor — before you waste their time or yours.
Quick ADU feasibility for PV lots — HOA policy layers and lot constraints summarized for your city.
Rough permit timelines by city and project type — RPV, PVE, and Rolling Hills compared side by side.
Hazard context
RPV neighborhood landslide hazard zone context — public data in plain language.
Cost snapshot
Calibrated PV hillside cost bands — includes terrain premium and HOA review estimates.
Permit scoring
Estimate permit difficulty for RPV, PVE, and Rolling Hills by project type.
Contractor match
Find the right contractor archetype for your PV project before the first bid.
Tool FAQ
No. All cost outputs are non-binding illustrative ranges with visible assumptions. They are not contractor estimates.
The checker flags which project types typically require architectural committee review in PV Estates and Rolling Hills — based on their published design guidelines. It is not a substitute for reviewing your specific CC&Rs or consulting your HOA.
No. The landslide context pulls from publicly available RPV hazard maps and published records — it is educational context, not an engineering opinion.
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