Backyard Remodeling in Los Angeles

Yes, and it's not the part you want to handle yourself. A pool in Los Angeles needs a building permit, plan check, and a string of inspections (excavation, steel, electrical bonding, plumbing, final), plus the barrier and fencing requirements that come with any pool. We pull all of it and manage the inspections so the project doesn't stall. In some cities and hillside zones the plan check takes longer, and we build that into the schedule instead of promising you a date we can't hit.

Yes, and a lot of our work is on slopes. Hillside backyards live or die on the structural and drainage engineering: retaining walls, caissons, and grading that moves water off the property instead of into your foundation or your neighbor's yard. On a hillside lot, the pool and deck often sit on caissons driven into the slope, because the soil moves and the structure cannot. That's geotech and engineering, not landscaping, and it's where hillside budgets go.

Skipping the drainage. Almost every failed backyard we get called in to fix has the same root cause: water with nowhere to go. Pavers settle, retaining walls lean, patios stain, and the wood on the pergola rots, all because nobody engineered where the runoff went before they poured. We grade the site, set deck and channel drains, and run French drains on the uphill side before any finish material goes down. It's invisible when it's done right, and it's the first thing to fail when it's skipped.

Outdoor refreshes typically run $40K – $100K, full backyard remodels $100K – $300K, and high-end pool or structural projects $300K – $750K+. Hardscape, pool work, and structural elements drive the largest swings.

We coordinate pool work with licensed pool partners and integrate it with hardscape, decking, equipment screening, and landscape so the whole backyard reads as one cohesive design.

Yes. We design and build outdoor kitchens with appropriate gas, plumbing, electrical, drainage, and stone or tile finishes engineered for outdoor exposure.

Most full backyard projects run 4 – 9 months depending on scope, structural work, pool sequencing, and city plan check timing.

Often, yes. Pools, structural elements, electrical and gas service, drainage changes, and certain hardscape work typically require permits. We handle submittals and inspection coordination.