Pool builder in Malibu.
Malibu is its own category. Coastal and geologic review layers mean approximate timelines of a year or more, and we say so at the very first conversation so the plan is built around it. Clients who start early get beautifully resolved designs.
- Jurisdiction
- Malibu
- Plan check
- a year or more
- Permit to water
- ~3 months
- With decking
- ~4 months
Building in Malibu
Before excavation in Malibu we call in dig alert two weeks ahead and hold a pre-site inspection, booked a week ahead and held at least a week before we dig.
A year or more before anything is dug.
Malibu review, Coastal Commission involvement and geologic requirements combine into the longest approximate window in our service area. We are candid about that from the first conversation, and we use the time to resolve a design properly.
Geology and slope.
Bluff, canyon and hillside parcels carry geotechnical and structural requirements well beyond a standard pool package.
Design time is not the constraint.
With a window that long, the design gets the attention it deserves. The pool that gets built is the one you actually want.
Services in Malibu
Custom Pools
No catalog, no template, no pool you have already seen down the street. Yours is drawn for one backyard, one grade, one set of sight lines.
Read morePool Remodeling
An older pool that still holds water can have tremendous value. In many cases, what makes it feel dated is limited to the finishes and surfaces—not the structure itself.
Read moreSpas & Water Features
The warmth you sit in, the sound you hear from the kitchen, the fire that keeps everyone outside. Drawn with the pool.
Read moreOutdoor Living
The pool creates the destination. The deck, kitchen, and fire create the experience that keeps everyone outside.
Read moreMalibu pool permits
What the set must show, approximate review windows and barrier rules.
ReadPools on a slope
Soils, caissons, setbacks and drainage on Malibu hillside lots.
ReadInfinity and vanishing edge
The edge that view lots were made for.
ReadWhat a pool costs here
What moves the number in Malibu, and a range tool.
ReadOther areas we build in
Thinking about a pool in Malibu?
We will walk the site, confirm the jurisdiction from the parcel, and give you a timeline you can actually plan around.