Locali designs and builds concrete pools across the San Fernando Valley - hillside, flat, infinity edge, plunge, pool+spa combos. Permitted, engineered, and warrantied. License #1110807.
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3D design and full structural drawings tailored to your lot, your view, and how you actually want to use the pool.
LADBS and city pool permits, structural review, energy compliance, drought-rule water-fill plans. We handle every inspector visit.
Soils reports, retaining wall engineering, shotcrete on slope, friction pile foundations when needed. Built for Valley clay.
Engineered rebar, gunite or shotcrete shell, premium pebble or glass-tile interior, hand-set waterline tile.
Variable-speed Pentair or Jandy pumps, salt or chlorine, gas heater or heat pump, automated control with phone app.
Sub-panel sizing, code-compliant equipotential bonding, GFCI lighting circuits, low-voltage landscape integration.
Fire bowls, sheer-descent waterfalls, scuppers, raised spa walls with spillover, baja shelf with bubblers.
Travertine, large-format porcelain, broom-finish concrete, stamped concrete, or natural stone. Slip-rated and heat-reflective options.
Code-compliant pool fencing, self-closing gates, optional automatic safety covers, drowning-prevention alarms.
Plaster cure, water balance, equipment training, app setup, 30/90/365-day follow-ups. Pool is ready to swim, not just to look at.
Most LA pools built before 2015 are due for a refresh. Plaster wears out in 8-10 years. Tile mortar cracks. Single-speed pumps are now illegal under California Title 24. We restore your existing pool to look and run like a 2026 build - usually in 2-6 weeks, without rebuilding the shell.
White plaster, Diamond Brite quartz, Pebble Tec, Pebble Sheen, or PebbleFina. We drain, chip out the failed layer, prep the shell, and re-finish so the water color and texture match a brand-new pool.
Single-tone glass mosaic, iridescent pearl, or hand-cut natural stone. We remove the dated 80s/90s ceramic band and re-set with proper waterproof setting compound.
Travertine bullnose, cantilever concrete, or large-format porcelain. Replaces cracked or out-of-style coping and gives the pool a clean modern shadow line all around.
Strip the failing Kool Deck or stamped concrete. Re-finish with travertine pavers, porcelain pavers, or a fresh broom-finish concrete with proper drainage.
Variable-speed Pentair/Jandy pump (Title 24 compliant), modern cartridge filter, heat pump heater, and full automation. LADWP rebate paperwork handled.
Replace chlorine tabs with a salt chlorinator. Softer water, lower running cost, fewer chemicals - typically $1,500-$2,500 installed.
Swap halogen pool lights for Pentair IntelliBrite or Hayward ColorLogic RGB LEDs. Color-change app control and ~20-year bulb life.
Sheer-descent spillways, scuppers, raised wall spillovers, fire bowls. Designed and built into the existing shell with proper waterproofing.
Add an attached spa to an existing pool with a spillover wall, separate heater loop, and shared equipment pad. The hardest "remodel-not-rebuild" job done right.
VGB-compliant anti-entrapment drain covers, GFCI lighting circuits, new pool fencing, code-required equipotential bonding. Flagged at home sale under AB 3205.
Drag the handle to compare before and after on three recent Greater LA remodels. Same shell - new finish, tile, coping, deck, and equipment.
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Calabasas, CA
Rectangular Pool + Raised Spa Spillover + Travertine Coping + Glass Waterline Tile + LED Lighting
Studio City, CA
Hillside Infinity Edge + Vanishing Wall + Shotcrete on Slope + Geotech Soils Report + Engineered Foundation
Encino, CA
Freeform Pool + Attached Spa + Baja Shelf + Sheer-Descent Waterfall + Pebble Tec Finish + Auto Cover
Sherman Oaks, CA
Plunge Pool 12x18 + Glass Tile Interior + Cantilever Coping + Two Fire Bowls + Spillover Trough
Tarzana, CA
Lap Pool 50ft + Heat Pump + Saltwater System + Raised Spa with Glass Tile + Decomposed Granite Apron
Woodland Hills, CA
Freeform Pool + Slide Boulder + Grotto + Beach Entry + Outdoor Kitchen Adjacent + LED Color-Change
West Hills, CA
Plunge Pool 10x14 + Black Pebble Interior + Linear Sheer Descent + Travertine Deck + Glass Fence
Burbank, CA
Existing Kidney Pool Re-Plaster + New Equipment + Salt Conversion + Coping Replacement + Tile Refresh
Pasadena, CA
Period-Sympathetic Rectangular Lap + Plaster White Interior + Brick Coping + Hidden Auto Cover + HPOZ Permit
You've been thinking about a pool for a while. Here's what stopped you - and how Locali removes each barrier.
Half the Valley sits on a slope. Most pool guys back away from grading, retaining, soils reports, and caisson design. We do not. We have built pools on Studio City, Encino, and Calabasas hillsides with engineered shotcrete walls, friction piles to bedrock, and full geotech under the LADBS Baseline Hillside Ordinance.
LADBS pool permits are slow. Variance for setbacks under 5 feet. Energy code on the heater. Drought rules on water-fill. We pull every permit and own every inspection - you do not call the city once.
Other builders quote $80K, then add $40K in change orders for tile, coping, equipment pad, and fencing. Our written fixed-bid scope spells out every line item. The number you sign for is the number you pay.
Upload a photo of your backyard, pick a pool type and finishes, and our AI generates a photorealistic preview of how it will sit on YOUR lot - with an instant cost estimate. Free, no commitment.
Locali Builders is a Southern California design-build firm specializing in residential transformations - kitchens, baths, ADUs, outdoor living, and custom pools. We started with a simple belief: a contractor's job is not just to build, but to make the experience feel cared for.
For pool projects, we run the entire build in-house: design, permits, geotech coordination, shotcrete, plumbing, equipment, plaster, decking, and startup. No subcontracting the design to one company and the build to another. One license, one warranty, one accountable team.
In-house design, permits, and construction. No finger-pointing between a designer and a builder.
Weekly updates, written fixed-bid scope, no surprise change orders. You always know where your project stands.
Engineered shells, premium plaster and tile, top-tier Pentair and Jandy equipment. Built to last decades, not seasons.
We are your neighbors. Every pool is personally walked by our founders before, during, and after the build.
We walk your yard, listen to how you want to use the pool, talk view-lines and access. Honest cost ranges and a feasibility verdict before you commit anything.
Architectural plans, 3D photoreal rendering, structural drawings, and a written fixed-bid scope. We refine until it is exactly right - before any dirt moves.
We pull LADBS or city permits, run the soils report on hillside lots, handle the energy compliance form. You do not talk to inspectors.
Excavation, rebar, shotcrete, plumbing, equipment, plaster, tile, coping, decking. Daily progress photos, weekly site walks, dust-controlled work.
Plaster cure, water balance, equipment training, smartphone-app setup. We hand you a pool that is ready to swim. 1-year workmanship + 10-year structural warranty starts here.
If you check 3 or more of these, your pool is past its service window. Most LA pools hit this point between year 10 and year 15.
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Three or more? Let us walk your pool - free estimate, no pressure.
Plunge / cocktail / spool (10-14 ft, often spa-adjacent): $45K-$85K. Standard concrete 12x24 pool (200-400 sq ft): $130K-$200K all-in for a Valley flat lot. Custom concrete + attached spa + upgraded tile + LED + auto cover + heat pump: $200K-$310K. Premium with fire features, glass tile, outdoor kitchen integration: $300K-$385K. Luxury hillside / infinity edge / Bel Air: $400K-$1M+. Locali gives you a written fixed-bid quote, not a number that grows mid-project.
Standard flat-lot pools: 12-16 weeks from signed contract to first swim. Hillside or infinity-edge builds: 18-26 weeks. Re-plaster + equipment refresh on an existing pool: 4-6 weeks. We sequence design, permits, and material orders in parallel so the calendar does not stretch.
Yes. We have built pools across Studio City and Calabasas hillsides with engineered shotcrete walls, friction-pile foundations, and full geotech. Expansive Valley clay, slope, and access challenges are normal for us, not blockers. We will tell you straight if your specific lot is buildable.
LADWP and many Valley cities require a water-fill permit and a one-time-fill plan. We handle the paperwork and time the fill correctly. Once filled, modern pools with covers actually use less water per year than the lawn they replace.
Yes. Title 24 (effective January 1, 2026) requires that gas heaters can no longer be the primary heat source on new pools or major remodels - the primary must be a heat pump, solar thermal, or other approved renewable. Gas is allowed only as a backup. Every Locali pool ships with a code-compliant heat pump as primary heat source. We handle the energy compliance form for you.
Yes. About 40% of our pool clients add a pool deck plus a built-in BBQ or outdoor kitchen in the same build. Sequenced together, it is faster and roughly 15-20% cheaper than building them separately.
Every concrete pool needs a building permit, plumbing permit, electrical permit, and an energy compliance form. Hillside pools may need a grading permit + soils report. Pools within 5 ft of a property line need a setback variance. Locali pulls every one of these.
1-year workmanship warranty on labor and installation, 10-year structural warranty on the shell, plus full manufacturer warranties on equipment (Pentair, Jandy, Hayward) and finishes (Pebble Tec, NPT plaster). Specifics in your project contract.
Yes. The in-yard design consult is free and includes honest cost ranges, feasibility, and a verdict on whether your lot supports the design you want. If we move forward together, the $2,500 3D rendering is on us.
Resurface only (drain, chip, replaster or pebble): 1-2 weeks. Resurface + tile + coping: 3-4 weeks. Full remodel including equipment, deck, and water features: 6-8 weeks. We sequence material orders and inspections in parallel so the calendar does not stretch.
If your plaster is rough and stained but the tile, coping, deck, and equipment still look OK, a $7K-$15K resurface gets you a brand-new feel for the lowest cost. If you have multiple failure points (tile, coping, equipment, deck), bundling them into a full remodel for $40K-$80K is faster and ~15-20% cheaper than doing each piece separately. We will walk your pool and tell you straight.
Plaster: cheapest, 5-10 year life, white only. Diamond Brite: quartz aggregate, 10-15 year life, sandier feel. Pebble Tec: industry standard pebble, 15-20 year life, slightly textured. Pebble Sheen: smaller pebble, smoother feel, modern look. PebbleFina: smoothest, premium tier. For Valley pools we usually recommend Pebble Sheen or PebbleFina - the longer lifespan saves money over two resurface cycles.
Yes. The LADWP Consumer Rebate Program pays $500 per variable-speed pool pump (one per home). Every modern pump we install qualifies, and we fill out the rebate paperwork for you on the day of install. You will see the rebate on your LADWP bill within 8-12 weeks.
Usually yes. The pool shell itself - the concrete or gunite structure - is the long-life part and is almost always salvageable. What ages is everything attached to it: plaster, tile, coping, equipment, deck. We have brought back pools from 1965 to 1985 in the Valley with no shell rebuild. If the shell does have structural issues we will tell you honestly before we start.
No. We coordinate access with you on day one, set up dust control, and run the project crew-by-crew. You will get daily progress photos and a weekly site walk if you want one. Most owners are at work during the build.
Free in-yard pool design consult. We measure, talk, and tell you honestly what is possible inside your budget. If we move forward together, the $2,500 3D rendering is on us. Booking foundations through Q3.
