Building in Encino
Room for the Whole Yard,
Engineered Properly
Encino has some of the largest residential lots in the San Fernando Valley, and that single fact changes what a pool project is. On most Valley streets the question is whether a pool fits. In Encino the question is what the yard should become — because there is usually room for a full-size pool, a raised spa, a broad stone deck, a shaded loggia, and an outdoor kitchen without any of it feeling crowded. The scope is bigger, so the coordination has to be better.
That is the case for hiring a general contractor rather than a pool-only crew. A pool subcontractor builds a shell and leaves; the deck, the retaining, the gas line, the lighting, and the landscape become your problem to manage across four companies. We design and build the entire backyard on one permit set, one schedule, and one written fixed-price contract, so the elevations actually resolve where the coping, the deck, and the planter walls meet.
The estate properties south of Ventura Boulevard, where Encino rises toward the hills, add a second layer. Those sites need soils and geotechnical work, shells engineered for slope setback, and retaining or caissons to hold a level pad. And nearly every established Encino property — flat or sloped — comes with mature landscaping and large trees that dictate where a pool can physically go and how equipment reaches the yard. Encino is City of Los Angeles, so all of it is permitted through LADBS, and our office on Burbank Boulevard in Valley Glen is a short drive east.
Pool & raised spa · San Fernando Valley, CA