Pool & Spa Remodeling in Whittier

City of Whittier Community Development Department, Building & Safety Division. Projects are first evaluated by the Planning Services Division, then go through plan review and permit issuance with the Building & Safety Division, both part of the Community Development Department. In the H-R Hillside Residential zone no building permit is issued until a hillside development plan is approved, and later buildings and structures must be found consistent with that approved plan. In the Hadley-Greenleaf, Central Park, College Hills and Earlham historic districts, alterations, additions and new improvements need a Certificate of Appropriateness, or a waiver, before a permit is issued. Additions or accessory structures under 500 square feet and ADUs of 800 square feet or less that are not visible from a public right-of-way can qualify for the waiver when they follow the preservation and design guidelines. We prepare the drawings, make the submittal and handle plan-check corrections ourselves, so you are not the one chasing plan check.

Hillside parcels in the H-R zone take their lot area, building site and building heights from each approved hillside development plan. Elsewhere, new R-1 lots generally must be at least 7,000 square feet and new R-E estate lots at least 15,000, buildings including accessory buildings may cover no more than 40 percent of the lot in either zone, and heights top out at 35 feet in R-1 and 30 feet in R-E. Where an R-1 neighborhood is predominantly single story, the city may limit or prohibit second-story additions. One local condition that shapes the work: In the H-R Hillside Residential zone, cuts and fills may not exceed 20 feet in height or a 2:1 slope, ground of 50 percent slope or steeper cannot be graded except to correct earlier grading, landslides or unstable soil, and each building and structure must fit the natural landform as closely as possible.

All of it, including Uptown Whittier, Hadley-Greenleaf, Central Park and College Hills. Our crews run every job out of our Cahuenga Pass base in Los Angeles, with our own people on site.

New pool construction: generally $70,000 to $150,000+ across Southern California. 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.