Weekly pool maintenance
The full panel, net and vacuum, tile and walls brushed, every basket emptied and the whole pad inspected. One or two visits a week, year round.
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Pool service in Studio City, CA
Our own neighborhood — the office is on Radford Ave, so Studio City pools get the shortest drive we have.
Licensed, insured and family-owned
Most calls start here
What most often goes wrong here
Four patterns, and none of them is really about the water.
Replastered too many times to acid wash
An acid wash spends a thin layer of finish, and only works while there is about half an inch left. On a sixty-year-old shell the honest answer is sometimes resurfacing — a cheaper conversation before the drain than after.
A modern pump bolted to 1960s plumbing
A variable-speed pump saves money by running slowly for longer. On undersized pipe and a small filter, slow means the pool never turns over and the heater will not see enough flow to fire. The pump is not faulty.
Automation that half works
Controllers retrofitted onto valve setups they were never designed around, then inherited with no manual. The spa fills the pool, and the app has not connected since the router changed.
Automation repairOne skimmer against a mature tree canopy
Older pools were built with a single skimmer for a garden that had not grown in yet. Fifty years on, the basket fills mid-week and the pump pulls against a restriction it should never see.
What is different about pools in 91604
Older shells, newer pads
The office is at 4121 Radford Ave, Ste. #214. This is the shortest drive on the whole map, and the only community where the truck is already nearby rather than on its way over a hill.
A great many pools here were built with the houses in the 1950s and 60s: modest, plastered more than once since, and often on their third generation of equipment.
South of Ventura the lots run up toward Laurel Canyon, small and steep with tight side-yard access. North toward the river the streets are flat and shaded by mature trees.
After
BeforeOur services, from the office up the road
Five jobs cover almost every call
The same work everywhere — here is what each one means on a mixed-vintage Studio City pad.
Green to Clean
For a pool left alone during a shoot, a remodel or a sale. No draining, swimmable in about two days, with the filter cleaned two or three times along the way.
Acid wash
Also called a drain and clean. We measure what plaster is left before recommending it, which on pools of this age is the whole decision.
Equipment repair
Pumps, filters, heaters, salt systems, plumbing, electrical components, lights and time clocks — the mixed-vintage pads this neighborhood is full of.
New plaster start-up
Four weeks of close attention after a resurface: daily nylon brushing, calcium hardness 200–400 ppm, pH 7.2–7.6, no salt for the first 28 days.
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.
- Up to 15,000 gal (14×28 ft)from $159 / mo
- 15,000–25,000 gal (16×32 ft)from $179 / mo
- 25,000–40,000 gal (20×40 ft)from $219 / mo
- Over 40,000 gal, spas, water featuresfrom $249 / mo
- Second weekly visit+$129 / mo
- Spa on the same property+$35 / mo
- Extra cartridge filter clean$119
- Two deep filter cleans a yearincluded
Prices as of August 2026, for a pool in normal condition.
One-time work
Bigger jobs, and where each one starts
Quoted on the job, because nobody can price a green pool from a web form.
The Studio City route
We run routes, and this one starts here
Routes rather than a radius, and the office is the first stop on the map.
- A fixed day, every week. Your pool sits on one day of the week and stays there.
- Short journeys change what is practical. Coming back to check a repair is a small thing from a mile away.
- The same written checklist every visit. You can tell what the water read and what was touched.
- Party cleanings. They go in with 24 hours' notice.
The crew
The people on the Studio City route
Four of us. The same faces every week, not whoever was free that morning.
Daniel RamirezOwner 
Jake MitchellRoute technician 
Robert AndersonRepair technician 
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
From our Studio City gallery
White plaster to a fully tiled interior
An aging plaster pool with hollow areas and serious rust under the skimmer, rebuilt as a fully tiled blue interior with sandstone coping cut to the curve.
- Property
- Concrete pool, plaster interior
- Location
- Studio City
- Work
- Strip-out, rust repair, full tiling
- Finish
- Blue ceramic, rainbow sandstone
What went into the job
- Old coping, step treads and waterline tile removed
- Rust under the skimmer cut out and treated
- Hollow sections removed and the waterline re-rendered
- Interior tiled in roughly 2-1/4 inch blue ceramic
- Sandstone coping cut around every change of direction
The result
Interior, steps and surrounds read as one piece of work. Finished around 2015 and still in the gallery.
Nearby, and on the same routes
Finished pools we have tiled
Tiling and resurfacing from the same crews that run the Studio City route.
Pool tiling
Rust repair and full tiling
Hollow render and rust cut out, then the whole shell tiled.
Glendale
Pool tiling
Painted pool to fully tiled
Out of repaints, so retiled, with sandstone paving around it.
Eagle Rock
Pool tiling
Fully tiled pool and spa
Grey tile across pool and spa, seen from the air.
La Cañada Flintridge
Step by step
Studio City, before and after
The blue tile was the last stage — what happened underneath decided whether it lasts.
What Studio City neighbors say
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 fullCollapse
Mark D.
11 May 2026
Came back from vacation to a completely green pool, called Pool Care LA and they came out the next day they shocked it brushed the walls vacuumed everything out and tested the water. Three days later it was crystal clear. Really impressed with how fast they turned it around, definitely calling them again.Read in fullCollapse
Laura M.
13 January 2025
I rent my Studio City property on Airbnb and the pool is a big reason guests book. But I cant be there every week to manage it myself so I needed someone I could genuinely trust. Pool Care LA has been coming weekly for about eight months now. The pool is consistantly clean, chemistry is always balanced and they send me a message if anything looks off. I had one situation where the skimmer basket cracked and they replaced it without me having to ask twice. For rental owners reliability is everything and these guys deliver it.Read in fullCollapse
Tamara V.
Local Guide · 37 reviews · 15 photos
12 February 2025
We have three kids between six and eleven and our pool is basically the center of our summers. When they started coming out of the pool with red skin and irritated eyes, I assumed it was just chlorine sensitivity. I mentioned it to our pool service and they said the chemistry was fine. The irritation kept happening every time they swam. After the second summer of dealing with this, I decided to get a second opinion. I called Pool Care LA and asked them to do a full water analysis without explaining the problem first. I just wanted to see what they found independently. The technician tested everything: chlorine, pH, alkalinity, cyanuric acid, calcium hardness, and several factors my previous company had never once mentioned. The results were clear. My cyanuric acid was extremely high, which was neutralizing the chlorine in the water. My pH was also elevated. So while the pool technically had chlorine in it, the chemistry was so far out of balance that it wasn't sanitizing properly. My kids were reacting to water that wasn't as clean as it appeared. Pool Care LA created a plan to fix it. The correction took a few weeks and involved a partial water replacement and a full chemistry reset. They also deep cleaned the Hayward filter which had significant buildup. The difference was immediate. The kids have been swimming without any issues for over a year. I genuinely can't believe I dealt with that problem for two full summers when it was completely fixable. If your family has similar issues and you keep being told the chemistry is fine, get a second opinion.Read in fullCollapse
Jessica M.
19 November 2024
Light in our pool is original to the last remodel, probably early 2000s. We're just off Ventura near Tujunga and honestly never thought about it until it went out one evening. 😅 Didn't realize how much we use the pool after dark until it was suddenly pitch black out there. Called and they came out the same week, figured out the issue quickly, replaced the bulb and gasket and checked the niche seal. Done in under an hour. 💡 Exactly what you want for a simple repair.Read in fullCollapse
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 fullCollapse
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 fullCollapse
Jason T.
25 February 2026
Great company. Always on time, pool looks amazing and communication is easy. Highly recommend.
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Who picks up
Daniel RamirezOwner Emily CarterOffice & scheduling Jake MitchellRoute technician
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Green-to-clean, acid wash, plaster start-up and repair labor, plus priority on the schedule.
Where we work
Where our routes run
Crews leave from Studio City every morning. Open any area for what is different there.
Which day would we run Studio City?
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
Want a second look at the pad?
From a mile away that costs us less than guessing over the phone.
Written for Studio City pool owners
Written for Foothill and Valley homeowners.
Water
Black algae: how to kill it
Tell it from a stain, scrub it, hold the chlorine, and know when acid wash is next.
Water
Pool stabilizer: how much, and how to fix it
The range for chlorine and salt pools, why tablets push it up, and how to bring it down.
Water
Wildfire ash in your pool
Ash is alkaline and carries phosphate. The order to work in once the air clears.
Not stock footage
Filmed on the Studio City route
Filmed on the Studio City route and the streets next to it. Nothing staged, nothing bought from a stock library.
Questions Studio City owners ask
Where are you actually based?
4121 Radford Ave, Ste. #214, Studio City, CA 91604. We are a family-owned company and this is the office, not a mailbox in a neighborhood we visit twice a month. Studio City pools are the closest work we do.
Can my pool be acid washed if it has already been replastered twice?
Only if there is enough plaster left — about half an inch is the working minimum, because the acid takes a layer of finish with the stain. We check before recommending it. If the surface is too thin, an acid wash buys you a season and costs you the shell, and we will say so.
How much does it cost to have someone come out and fill your pool?
Water haulers charge by the load and it is not cheap, but the question usually arrives for the wrong reason. Most pools that need filling are either evaporating normally in summer or losing water somewhere, and a truck fills both equally. It is also why we never drain a green pool to fix it.
The previous owner set up the automation and left no instructions. Can you take it over?
Yes, and it is a common first job here. We trace which valve does what, set pump speeds and time clocks to the seasons rather than to whatever they were left on, and hand you a system you can operate. We install Pentair and Jandy equipment, so those controllers are familiar ground.
How much does pool service cost in Studio City?
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. Studio City 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.
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