Pool & Spa Remodeling in Venice

Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS). Building, grading and pool permits are issued by LADBS because this is part of the City of Los Angeles, but nearly the whole community sits inside the coastal zone. The Venice Local Coastal Program is still not fully certified — a Land Use Plan certified in 2001 is in place while an updated plan is being drafted with the California Coastal Commission — so projects need a coastal development permit through Los Angeles City Planning, and city decisions remain appealable to the Commission. Most projects also require a Venice Coastal Zone Specific Plan (Ordinance No. 175,693) determination or specific plan exemption before a building permit can be issued. In the mapped dual permit jurisdiction area a separate Coastal Commission permit is required as well, so entitlement duration varies widely. We prepare the drawings, make the submittal and handle plan-check corrections ourselves, so you are not the one chasing the city.

Unusually narrow lots, many around thirty feet wide, on walk streets, canals and alley-loaded blocks, with small deep rear yards and minimal street frontage. In practice that means groundwater near the canals and the beach can be met within a few feet of grade, requiring dewatering during excavation and hydrostatic relief in the finished pool shell..

All of it, including The Venice Canals, Oakwood, Milwood, East Venice. We are based in Los Angeles at Cahuenga Pass, so Venice is a short run for our crews rather than a job we service from out of the area.

New pool construction in this market generally runs $70,000 to $150,000+. What moves it is size and shape, spa, water and fire features, decking material, automation, and how much access and grading the site needs. We give line-item pricing after seeing the site rather than quoting a number over the phone.

A straightforward replaster with new tile and coping usually runs three to five weeks. A full remodel that includes new decking, equipment and features typically runs eight to twelve weeks. Site access and permit timing are the two things that move that most.

Most new pool builds run about three to five months from permit to first swim. Hillside sites that need engineered retaining or difficult access sit at the longer end of that range.

If the shell and plumbing are sound and you only dislike the surface, replastering with new tile and coping is the efficient choice. If the equipment is aging, the deck is cracked or the shape no longer suits how you use the yard, a full remodel costs less than doing it in two separate phases.

Yes. Our own crews handle the build rather than passing it to a rotating set of subs, which is why the schedule and the finish standard stay consistent.