Check a California pool builder before you sign

Every licensed pool contractor in California, from the state's own records, explained by a licensed pool contractor who testifies in pool construction defect cases. No ratings, no paid placement, no leads sold.

Every builder on this site holds a California C-53 Swimming Pool license, checked against the state's records. Directories built from map listings and reviews include businesses with no pool license at all.

Find builders by county

• Los Angeles County665 builders
• Riverside County427 builders
• Orange County315 builders
• San Diego County250 builders
• San Bernardino County175 builders
• Ventura County133 builders
• Sacramento County93 builders
• Santa Clara County80 builders
• Contra Costa County71 builders
• Kern County67 builders
• Placer County59 builders
• Stanislaus County58 builders
• All countiesevery county A to Z

Largest cities

• Bakersfield57 builders
• Indio50 builders
• San Diego50 builders
• Sylmar46 builders
• Simi Valley40 builders
• San Jose40 builders
• Riverside38 builders
• Los Angeles35 builders
• Temecula33 builders
• Corona30 builders
• Anaheim30 builders
• Sacramento29 builders
• Santa Ana28 builders
• Palm Desert27 builders
• El Cajon26 builders
• Cathedral City26 builders

What each listing shows

• License status, and the reason if it is suspended
• Which licenses the business holds (C-53 pool, B general, C-27 landscape and others)
• The contractor's bond and workers' compensation on file
• The people on the license
• Plain-language flags, drawn only from the record

Homeowner guides

• What's not in your pool contract
• Which pool equipment should I get? Pentair, Hayward or Jandy
• Before you sign: the California pool contract checklist

Why this exists

Randy Beard has worked in the California pool trade since 1979, is a former CSLB investigator, and has given deposition testimony in more than 100 construction defect matters. Most of the pool disputes he sees started with a contract the owner signed without reading closely. A license check takes two minutes. A contract review before signing costs far less than a lawsuit after. More about Randy.