The Pool Care Los Angeles

Pool service in Hollywood, CA

Two kinds of pool in one zip code, and a bather load that arrives at the weekend.


Call (818) 740-6099
The owner of Pool Care LA beside a Hollywood backyard pool

Licensed, insured and family-owned

Licensed contractor, CSLB #970493Certified Pool & Spa Operator, Pool & Hot Tub AllianceIndependent Pool & Spa Service AssociationThe Hartford, general liability insuranceBetter Business Bureau accredited businessFamily owned and operated, est. 2023

Most calls start here

What goes wrong on a pool with guests in it

Four patterns, and three of them come from load rather than neglect.

  • The reading on service day is not the reading on Sunday night

    A pool tested Thursday can be perfect and exhausted seventy-two hours later: a dozen people and three days of August sun burn chlorine far faster than an empty pool does.

  • Cloudy water that has nothing to do with algae

    Sunscreen, oils and hair product go into the filter and onto the tile as a scum line. The cartridge loads in a fraction of the usual time and flow drops before anyone notices.

    Filter cleaning
  • Green arrives in days, not weeks

    An unshaded pool in August, a stabilizer level that has crept up over years, and one skipped week is all it takes. Fine on Tuesday, green on the Friday somebody is arriving.

  • Whoever is at the house is not whoever is responsible

    Breakers switched off, a valve moved, a heater left running for a week. None of it malicious, all of it invisible until the water changes.

Why Hollywood is different

Two pools, and who is in them

Hollywood holds two different pools inside one zip code. Above Franklin they are cut into the slope: equipment below the water line, long plumbing runs, mature planting dropping into the water all year. On the flat below, the shells are older and the street trees closer.

What decides more than either is who is in the water. A large share of these houses are let — long term, monthly, or by the weekend — so load arrives in bursts, and the person standing at the pool is often not the person paying for it.

Chemistry does not average out over a month. It answers for what happened on Saturday.

(818) 740-6099
After: the finished pool with the hillside behind itAfter
Before: the same pool drained, as it arrivedBefore

The services these pools use most

Weighted towards pools that work harder

One or two visits a week, all year, on a property in constant use.

  • A completed pool renovation, filled

    Weekly maintenance

    Full chemical panel, brushing, baskets and every piece of equipment inspected. Twice weekly is normal on a property in constant use.

    Weekly service

  • A drained pool before its new interior was laid

    Green to clean

    The service this part of town needs most. No draining, and the filter is cleaned two to three times as the process runs.

    Green pool recovery

  • The resurfaced interior and renewed waterline band, dry

    Filter cleaning

    Heavy bather load fills a cartridge quickly. High pressure and weak flow are the early warning; cloudy water is the late one.

    Filter cleaning

  • A drained pool with its seating area part-way through the work

    Equipment repair

    Pumps, heaters, filters, salt systems, lights, plumbing and automation — including hillside pads where the equipment sits well below the pool.

    What we repair

  • A dry interior, where the lines and set-out can be judged

    Acid wash

    For a shell that is stained rather than dirty. It removes a layer of plaster, so it is rare by design and needs the pool drained.

    Acid wash

  • Interior, coping and deck finished as one job rather than three

    New plaster start-up

    Seven days of daily attention and nobody in the water for fourteen — on a let property, blocked out of the calendar before work starts.

    Start-up programme

Pricing

Weekly pool service, by pool size

Volume decides chemical demand, so it decides the price. Typical homes land between $179 and $249 a month. Chemicals included, no minimum contract.

The restored interior after renovation
  1. Up to 15,000 gal (14×28 ft)from $159 / mo
  2. 15,000–25,000 gal (16×32 ft)from $179 / mo
  3. 25,000–40,000 gal (20×40 ft)from $219 / mo
  4. Over 40,000 gal, spas, water featuresfrom $249 / mo
  5. Second weekly visit+$129 / mo
  6. Spa on the same property+$35 / mo
  7. Extra cartridge filter clean$119
  8. Two deep filter cleans a yearincluded

Prices as of August 2026, for a pool in normal condition.

Worth mentioning when you call

The service day, when the house is let

The property takes one day of the week and holds it — choosing that day well is worth more here than anywhere.

  • Before arrivals, not after departures. Serviced the day before people arrive, the pool is at its best while they are there.
  • Access that does not need anyone home. A code or lockbox we can use on the day, and word to us when it changes.
  • One person to tell. If a manager runs the property, say who to call when something needs a decision.
  • A date that cannot move. With 24 hours' notice a cleaning can go in ahead of an arrival rather than after it.
  • Members get priority scheduling. And 20% off individual services — a recovery this week instead of in two.
  • Chemicals are included. No separate monthly invoice for chlorine and acid.

The crew

The people on the Hollywood route

Four of us. The same faces every week, not whoever was free that morning.

  • The owner of Pool Care LA in a branded polo
    Daniel RamirezOwner
  • A Pool Care LA route technician in a branded polo
    Jake MitchellRoute technician
  • A Pool Care LA repair technician in a branded polo
    Robert AndersonRepair technician
  • The Pool Care LA office and scheduling desk
    Emily CarterOffice & scheduling
2023
Family business since
#970493
Licence C-53 · C-61/D-35, bonded
20
Neighborhoods on our routes
$159
Weekly service from, per month
The finished swim-up seating seen across the waterThe mosaic bar stools being built into the shellThe stools and curved steps in the drained pool

A nearby job, start to finish

Swim-up bar seating in West Hollywood

A resurfacing job that also changed how the pool gets used: new pebble interior, new waterline band, tiled step edges and three concrete stools built into the shell.

Property
Concrete pool, entertaining yard
Location
West Hollywood
Work
Resurfacing, waterline tile, seating
Finish
Smooth pebble, tiled step edges

What went into the job

  • Old interior stripped and the shell sounded out
  • Three concrete bar stools poured into the shell
  • The whole pool resurfaced in smooth pebble
  • Waterline band replaced at the same time
  • Step edges tiled, so the job reads as finished

The result

Three things in one visit: a repair that had to happen, a finish upgrade that made sense while the pool was open, and a change to how the family uses it.

Nearby, and on the same routes

Finished pools around Hollywood

Hollywood Hills, Los Feliz and West Hollywood share the days that serve Hollywood.

Step by step

A hillside pool nearby, before and after

A Los Feliz pool cut into the slope, from the day it arrived to the finished interior.

  • The pool as it arrived, before tiling, coping and paving
  • The same pool before the new tiled interior was laid
  • The dry interior, where the set-out can be judged
  • Close on the tile, where the joint lines hold their spacing
  • The restored interior after renovation
  • The finished pool on the hillside

What Hollywood neighbors say

Excellent

Pool Care LA

5.0

57 reviews

Read all reviews

Mark H.

Local Guide · 42 reviews · 18 photos

3 September 2025

Came home from a two-week vacation and our pool was basically green. The previous company told us we needed to drain it, which sounded crazy. Pool Care LA came out, tested everything, explained what was happening and started the cleanup. Took a little time but now the water looks better than it has in years.Read in full
A green pool before the recoveryThe same pool after the recovery

Linda R.

4 reviews

25 May 2026

We had another pool company for almost five years and slowly the service got worse. They would say they came but the pool was always dirty. Jake from Pool Care LA has been completely different. He actually checks the equipment and lets us know if something needs attention.Read in full

Kevin B.

15 December 2025

Our pump stopped working on a Friday afternoon and we were worried because we had family coming over that weekend. Robert came out, found the problem and got everything running again. Honest guy, and he explained everything before doing the repair.Read in full
A pool pump opened up on the equipment pad

Jason T.

25 February 2026

Great company. Always on time, pool looks amazing and communication is easy. Highly recommend.

Ashley P.

11 reviews

4 March 2026

I don't usually leave reviews but these guys deserve it. My pool was a mess and I was tired of trying to fix the chemicals myself. They came out and took care of everything. Water is clear now and I don't have to worry anymore.Read in full

Thomas W.

Local Guide · 27 reviews · 9 photos

10 February 2025

Bought a house in Beverly Hills with an older pool and honestly had no idea how to maintain it. The equipment was old and everything was confusing. They walked me through what needed to be done first and what could wait. No pressure. That was appreciated.Read in full

Rachel M.

17 October 2025

We thought we needed a completely new pool system. Turns out it was just a few issues with the pump and filter. They saved us a lot of money by fixing what actually needed fixing.

Jennifer C.

Local Guide · 15 reviews · 4 photos

7 September 2025

We have two kids and keeping the pool safe is important for us. Since switching to Pool Care LA the water has been consistently clean and balanced. It is nice knowing someone is actually paying attention every week.Read in full

Tell us about your Hollywood pool

Tell us what the pool needs, how big it is and your ZIP — and a price the same day.

Rewards

Refer a friend, get up to $200

$100 for every friend you send us, up to two. No code, no form — they call and mention your name.

How the referral credit works
  • The Pool Care Los Angeles

    $100 credit

    For every friend who calls and mentions your name

    Up to two referrals, $200 in total. The name must come up on the first call. Spend it on any service.

  • The Pool Care Los Angeles

    20% off one-time work

    For weekly maintenance members

    Green-to-clean, acid wash, plaster start-up and repair labor, plus priority on the schedule.

A Pool Care LA service van

Which day would we run Hollywood?

Send your ZIP or cross streets. We come back the same day with the day we would be there — and what weekly service would cost on your pool.

Or call (818) 740-6099

Guests arriving on Friday?

With 24 hours' notice a cleaning goes in ahead of the arrival, not after it.

Written for Hollywood pool owners

Written for Foothill and Valley homeowners.

Not stock footage

Filmed on the Hollywood route

Filmed on the Hollywood route and the streets next to it. Nothing staged, nothing bought from a stock library.

  • Green water gone, coloured plaster restored
  • The crew troweling fresh plaster across an empty shell
  • Setting mosaic tile along the waterline by hand
  • Coping stones lifted in with suction cups and bedded down

Questions from Hollywood owners and managers

Should the pool be serviced before guests arrive or after they leave?

Before, in almost every case. Clarity and chlorine are consumed by use and sun, so the value of a visit runs forwards. Where changeovers are frequent the day that matters is the one before the next arrival — and if the gaps are short, that argues for two visits a week rather than a better single day.

Is one visit a week enough for a pool that guests use?

For a lightly used pool, yes. For one that is empty midweek and full every weekend, often not: the water absorbs a week of demand in two days, and by the third weekend the chemistry is chasing rather than holding. We service one or two times a week all year, and will say which yours needs.

The pool has gone green and someone checks in on Friday. What actually happens?

Recovery does not involve draining the pool. The water is treated, the algae killed and filtered out, and the filter itself cleaned two to three times as it loads with what it removes. Most pools are swimmable about two days in. How far gone the water is decides the number of cycles, which is why nobody can price it honestly from a photograph.

Guests keep changing things on the equipment. Can that be stopped?

Mostly, and it is worth doing. Put the pad behind a locked cover or gate, leave the schedule set at the controller rather than on a switch anyone can reach, and have each visit note what was found and changed.

How much does pool service cost in Hollywood?

Weekly service starts at $159 a month for a pool up to 15,000 gallons and runs to $249 a month for pools over 40,000, with standard chemicals included. Most customers pay between $179 and $249. Hollywood is priced the same as everywhere else on our routes — the address does not change the number, the pool does. One-time work is quoted on the job: green to clean from $349, acid wash from $749, equipment repair at $175 an hour.

Nearby, and on the same routes

Tell us how the house is used

Size of pool, hillside or flat, and whether it is lived in, let long term or booked by the weekend.

(818) 740-6099