How Much Does a Title 24 Report Cost?
Pricing depends on building type, conditioned floor area, the number of dwelling units, and how quickly you need the report.
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There is no state-set fee for a Title 24 report. Every provider prices its own work, which is why quotes vary so widely. What legitimately moves the price is the amount of modelling involved: a larger building, more dwelling units, more complex mechanical systems and a tighter deadline all take more analyst time.
Title 24 certification cost
Title 24 certification costs the same as the Title 24 report, because the report is the certification: the certificate of compliance (the CF1R, LMCC or NRCC) that your building department approves at plan check. We do not charge for a certificate on top of the report. With us it starts at $199 for an ADU, $245 for a house and $345 for multi-family, commercial projects are quoted, and CHEERS registration is included where your project requires it.
Three things change our price: the size of the building above the area included in the starting price, the number of dwelling units above four on a multi-family project, and speed, since standard 2–3 business day delivery is included and a 24-hour rush is $95. The list below gives each step. The certificate itself is explained on Title 24 report and certification.
Title 24 report prices by project type
- ADU — $199 for up to 1,000 sq ft, then $9 for each additional 100 sq ft
- Residential — $245 for up to 3,500 sq ft, then $49 for each additional 500 sq ft
- Multi-Family — $345 for up to 4 units and 4,000 sq ft, then $95 for each additional unit and $25 for each additional 500 sq ft
- Commercial — quoted per project after we review your plans
- 24-hour rush — $95 on ADU, residential and multi-family reports. If you need it faster, contact us before ordering.
How the price is worked out
Each report has a starting price that covers a set size, and the price rises in fixed steps above it. A 1,200 sq ft ADU is two 100 sq ft steps above the 1,000 sq ft base, so it is $199 plus two $9 steps. A 4,200 sq ft house is two 500 sq ft steps above 3,500, so it is $245 plus two $49 steps. An eight-unit building of 7,000 sq ft is four units and six area steps above the base. The pricing cards on the homepage add this up as you change the size, and the order form shows the same total before you pay.
What does not change the price
The climate zone, the compliance path and the type of work. A zone 16 project costs the same to document as a zone 6 one, a design that needs the performance path costs the same as one that passes the prescriptive checklist, and new construction, an addition and an alteration are priced the same way. Those things change the work behind the report, not the price. An addition is priced on the area being added, not on the finished size of the house.
Pricing in detail for each project type
- ADU Title 24 report cost: detached units, garage conversions and JADUs
- Residential Title 24 report cost: new homes, additions and remodels
- Multi-family Title 24 report cost: why unit count matters as much as area
- Commercial Title 24 report cost: how a quote is put together
What is included in the price
Every report includes the compliance documentation your building department expects, registration where the project requires it, and unlimited revisions until you comply. Revisions are never charged separately, however many rounds of plan-check comments it takes.
What the price does not include
Three costs on a Title 24 project belong to other people, whoever prepares your report:
- ECC field verification and diagnostic testing. Where the certificate lists measures that need it, such as duct sealing or refrigerant charge, an independent ECC-Rater tests them on site during construction and records the results on CF3Rs. ECC-Raters were called HERS raters until 1 January 2026. The rater is booked and paid separately.
- Installers' CF2Rs. Each contractor who installs a regulated feature completes the certificate of installation for their own work.
- Permit and plan check fees. Your building department charges its own fees.
A quote that seems to include any of these deserves a question about who does that work. What happens after you receive your report shows where each one fits.
Why commercial is quoted, not listed
Nonresidential scope varies far too much for a fixed price to be honest. A lighting-only tenant improvement and a ground-up medical building are not comparable pieces of work. We review your plans, occupancy type and systems first, then send a fixed quote — with no payment required to get one.
If you have a written quote from another provider, send it to us. We will beat it.
Frequently Asked Questions
The same as the report, because the Title 24 report is the certificate of compliance. With us that is from $199 for an ADU, $245 for a house and $345 for multi-family. ECC-Rater testing, the installer certificates and permit fees are separate, because other people do that work.
No. The order form shows the full amount before payment, including any additional square footage and any delivery upgrade you choose.
No. Revisions are unlimited until your project complies, and every round of plan-check comments is covered. A fundamentally different design is new work rather than a revision, and we quote it before starting.
Commercial scope varies too much for a fixed price to be meaningful. We review the plans first and then quote a fixed figure.
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