Ratings, services and a phone number for every pool builder in California.
What a featured listing costs · from $29 a month
Shulmen Construction LA is a licensed general contractor in Los Angeles with more than 15 years of experience in high-end residential and commercial projects. The company manages design,…
Gregg's Pool Works has served Sacramento-area pool owners for more than 25 years from its El Dorado Hills base, handling weekly maintenance, repairs, remodels, and new pool construction…
Pacific Outdoor Living in Sun Valley designs and builds complete outdoor living spaces across the Greater Los Angeles Area and Central Coast. In business since 1999 with over…
Green Advisor Inc. is an outdoor living contractor based in Los Angeles County, working across Southern California. The company specializes in custom pool construction, including fiberglass and gunite…
Unique Home Builders is a Los Angeles-area general contractor offering a broad range of outdoor and home improvement services including custom and inground concrete pool construction, pool remodeling…
Alan Smith Pool Plastering and Remodeling has served Orange County, Los Angeles, and the Inland Empire since 1981, completing more than 35,000 pool remodels, renovations, and new builds.…
We start from public business records and Google Maps for swimming pool contractors in California.
We keep businesses that are open and have reviews, merge duplicates and drop closed ones.
We read each business's own website to see which kinds of pool work it states.
Businesses that state new pool construction are marked as confirmed builders and listed first.
Every listing starts from public business records and Google Maps. We keep California businesses that are open, have at least one Google review and list swimming pool contractor as their trade. We merge duplicates and drop closed businesses.
We then read each business's own website and note which kinds of work it states, such as new pool construction, gunite or fiberglass, remodeling, spas, water and fire features and outdoor kitchens. A business that states new pool construction is marked a confirmed builder, and confirmed builders are listed first. A business marked as not confirmed has not stated that work on its website, so call and ask.
Nothing here is an endorsement. Always check a contractor's license with the Contractors State License Board at cslb.ca.gov before you sign.
Owners can claim a listing to correct details or add photos. A person checks every claim. Published by Carl Vereen.
A pool is one of the biggest projects you will take on after buying your home, and in California a few checks made before you sign do most of the work of protecting you. They help you avoid unlicensed operators and unsupervised subcontractors, and they cut the risk of surprise bills. None of this needs a trade background. It needs a few questions asked in the right order, and the answers put in writing. This is the short version. The full guide adds a side-by-side look at gunite, fiberglass and vinyl liner pools, a plain-English glossary and a three-question quiz.
Verify the license. Pools, spas and hot tubs are built under the C-53 swimming pool classification. A General Building (B) contractor may contract for pool work if they hold the pool classification or hire a licensed pool contractor to do it. A landscape (C-27) contractor may contract for a pool if it is part of a larger landscaping project. California requires a license for any job that needs a building permit or uses employees, whatever the price, and a pool always needs a permit. The Contractors State License Board lets you confirm a license and its standing at cslb.ca.gov or at 800-321-CSLB (2752).
Check their insurance. Ask for proof of general liability and workers' compensation coverage, and verify it with the insurer. Check the policy limits and the expiration dates. A good builder sends this the same day without being chased.
Compare three detailed quotes. Get at least three written, itemized bids and compare what each one includes, not just the total. Look at the equipment models, plumbing, decking, excavation and anything listed as excluded.
Read the entire contract. A swimming pool contract should include a plan and scale drawing of the pool's shape, size and dimensions, along with the construction and equipment specifications. Check the timeline, the payment schedule and the warranty terms. Payments should follow completed work, and every change should be a signed written change order.
Confirm permits and pool safety. Ask who obtains the building permit. For a new or remodeled pool or spa at a private single-family home, California requires at least two drowning-prevention safety features under Health and Safety Code section 115922. Find out which ones are in the bid and which are extra.
Talk to recent customers. Ask for three to five local references from recently finished projects. Ask about delays, surprise costs, communication and jobsite cleanup.
When you are ready to build a list, browse the pool builders by city. Builders whose own websites state that they build new pools are marked as confirmed builders, and every name still deserves the six checks above. Use the lists to narrow your options, then confirm every license yourself before you sign anything or hand over a deposit.
Every listing comes from public business records and Google Maps. We keep businesses that are open, have at least one review and list swimming pool contractor as their trade. Owners can claim a listing to correct details or add photos.
It means the business's own website states that it builds new swimming pools. Confirmed builders are listed first. A business without the mark has not stated new pool construction where we could read it, so ask before you assume.
Pools, spas and hot tubs are built under the C-53 swimming pool classification. A General Building (B) contractor or a C-27 Landscape contractor may contract for pool work only if they also hold the pool classification or subcontract to a C-53 contractor. You can look up any license at cslb.ca.gov.
No. A basic listing is free and stays free. Businesses can pay for a featured position or a premium listing, and those are marked as such.
Use the claim page. A person checks every claim before the listing changes.
For a new or remodeled pool or spa at a private single-family home, California requires at least two drowning-prevention safety features under Health and Safety Code section 115922. Ask your builder who obtains the permit and which features are in the bid.