Pool Remodeling and Repair in Lafayette, CA

• Material delivery: plaster, pebble and coping may need to be pumped or carried down steps.
• Equipment pads are often tucked below the pool on a terrace; long suction runs affect pump choice.
• Draining: the sewer cleanout may be uphill from the pool, which affects pumping.
• Decks and retaining walls around the pool can move; check coping and mastic joints.

• Lafayette handles planning and zoning but uses Contra Costa County for building plan check and inspection (City of Lafayette).
• Moraga also uses the County for plan check and inspection.
• A remodel permit triggers California’s two-of-seven safety rule.

1. List what is failingFinish, tile, coping, deck joint, equipment.
2. Decide what to addSafety features, lighting, automation, a new finish color.
3. Check accessHave each contractor walk the route from the street to the pool.
4. Compare scope-matched quotesUse the quote checklist.

See pool remodeling, resurfacing and the cost guide.