Excellent communication and customer service. Everyone on the team is professional, friendly,…read morecompetent, and committed to the client. My expectations were managed appropriately throughout. The price was exactly what they said it would be. Final product is amazing, pool looks great! Highly recommend this pool builder!

A great experience, from starting the initial design process and providing beautiful 3D color…read morerenderings, to planning, construction and finishing up all the final details. California Pools took good care of us and were highly professional, courteous and attentive. We would use them again, and highly recommend them to all our friends and neighbors!!

We worked with Calimingo Pools from design rending through pricing, and the experience was nothing…read moreshort of amazing! Their professionalism, attention to detail, clear pricing, and high quality materials used truly set them apart in the pool industry. Our favorite team member, Sean was responsive and thorough, answering all of our detail follow up questions and coordinating meetings around our schedule. The process was seamless, organized and transparent. If you're looking for a reliable, high quality pool company, I highly recommend reaching out!

Calimingo created a dream backyard for us, not just a pool. Every time we get on the pool, it…read morefeels better than being in a high rated hotel. The outdoor kitchen with the patio area, the pool and jacuzzi, the fireplace area, the landscape, all of it it's perfect. It also added much more value to our house. When we had any concerns, they would immediately take care of it.

We truly couldn't be happier with our experience with Coastline Pools. We did our homework and…read moreinterviewed several builders. We never thought we could get close to the pool we got in our small yard! We had a very specific vision, and they were creative, flexible, and willing to work through every detail to make it happen. They never made it feel impossible instead they came up with ways to bring out vision to life. Everyone involved in our build was an absolute dream to work with. All of our questions were handled thoughtfully and respectfully (even evenings and weekends) That level of integrity matters. This is one of the biggest investments and dreams and I'm so grateful we chose Coastline. I love my sparklypool! .

If someone asked me if I'd recommend Coastline Pools i'd shrug and say maybe. I've had lots of…read moreconstruction done on my home and these guys were really on it for the most part. Sub contracting everything out which makes for plenty of weird third party communications about when people were going to be here and it always seemed like no one knew when exactly. they'd make promises that never really materialized, and some of these sub contractors were good, some were just kinda meh. ultimately the job got done in a timely fashion, the pool works, but the finish work was off in a few areas, and I tried to keep them accountable and on top of the things we saw that were just sort of ok during the process and it was always yeah for sure we'll get to that, they'd always miss something. well, I've been asking for a light to get fixed that was put in really poorly, 1 out of 8 and the rest are good. also we've been waiting for some general grout cleanup and finishing and I was originally told by Ryan that they'd get right on it. lots of texts that things would be taken care of and now they've just sort of ghosted me after telling me they'd get right on these last few very small things. Very strange. at the end of the day, I got a pool for a lot of money, they were not our cheapest bid but I trusted Ryan to get it done the best. did he? they did pretty good but there's room for improvement In the quality of workmanship.

Owner Sean managed our project to resurface our pool, install new tile, coping, and the surrounding…read moredeck, including new Pentair control systems and pump last October. He and his team did a great job and the project turned out very well--we couldn't be happier with the result. He's not the cheapest around, but provides good value and I could always get him to address any problems arising within a day, if not the same day. Now, six months after completion, the pool has held up very well, and I would contract with South County again.

From another Happy Customer!…read more Sean - your guys just finished a pool/spa replaster for us and we are very pleased with the results - we have been a pool service customer for 2 years and because of the quality of that service we chose your company to do the replaster - our project manager was Logan Tanner who was amazing from start to finish - he explained every thing that was going to happen and was here to oversee the work each day - over the years we have built a few houses and pools and know how difficult the project managers job is - this project was the smoothest of them all - his professionalism, communication, and patience were everything we hoped - you should be proud to have him as an employee also we were extremely pleased with Joaquin Alcantara who did all the tile work to perfection - he is a master craftsman - and each evening he cleaned the worksite so well you would never know work was going on - we just wanted you to know how pleased we are - thank you - Jim & Lorraine Wharrie

Highly recommend the amazing and professional service Ulises and Lochlin provided for me. Timeless…read moredesign and efficient work times. Great team to work with!

Don't fall for their instagram presence like I did. They will over promise, over charge, and under…read moredeliver. A simple 9x18 pool will take them over 7 months to fully complete from excavation (Nov 2025). Your project will not be a priority because all their resources go to their other company, Modul Pools, that claims to "build a pool in 6 weeks or less". If you hire OC Poolscapes, you will have to project manage their project managers to get them to do anything. If not, communication will be nonexistent. But even with me being on top of them, they don't answer calls, return calls, or even respond to texts. Not the owner (Malkiel), not the managers (Michael, Brandon, Jason, Brendan) , not even their assistants (Ulysses, Sam, Bernardo). With 5+ employees in the group chat they set up, it's hard to get a hold of them for any updates. For some reason they also switched project managers on us 3 times due to "company structure changes". First it was Brandon, then Jason, then Brendan. This caused months of delay because no one knew what was going on with our project. Multiple times, I had to walk them through what still needed to get done. There was no handoff or communication internally. Each time a new project manager contacted us for the first time, they would promise to be in constant communication and move things forward. But, the project eventually was put on the back burner again. There have been many missed construction deadlines and tons of issues with them getting permits approved. They tore down two walls in my backyard for access that they have yet to rebuild because whatever they submitted in the permit caused the city to think it was a build to require extra engineering, soils reports, and OSHA permits as well. To this day they are still trying to figure out the permit. Not even the pool build itself needed extra clearances and reports. They say workers will be here on a certain date and then no one shows up. But honestly they don't have anyone scheduled to come at all and just say things to stall and buy time. When you call them out on anything, there is always some sort of excuse. This has literally caused 3 months of delays on their part. No weather issues, no permit issues, just them dropping the ball on scheduling. They also do not take pride in their work. They constantly leave the job site a mess until you ask them to clean up. The tile and grout finish was a rushed and left messy and has since started falling apart (see pictures). Managers do not care to pay attention to the details, despite claiming they build luxury pools. They do not send their in-house workers. They contract the job out to others. For example, I have included a photo of how "their plumbers" ran our new gas line to the pool equipment. It isn't even secured to the wall. There is no way they can be proud of this and put their name on it. I had to call them out on it to have it fixed and secured. Oh and guess who came to fix it? Plumbers in a Modul Pools truck. They best communicate when a payment is due. They will gladly send someone over to pick up the check same day, no problems. But getting someone out here to do work? To them, it can wait. They are also quick to get back to you when you tell them that you are going to fire them and take legal action or file a complaint with the Contractors State License Board. But they immediately go back to not caring about your project after they do a little bit of work to appease you. Look, I know it's a miracle anything gets built in Los Angeles, but it's a miracle OC Poolscapes have built a pool at all. There's a lot more I could go into detail about but hopefully this review has painted a good picture. But with everything said and done, DO NOT hire OC Poolscapes or Modul Pools. I am posting this review before our project is fully completed and final inspections passed. I will not be taking this down. I will be submitting a complaint to the CSLB and will likely pursue legal action as they have practically built us a Modul pool for twice the cost.

Dante has been great. He communicates quickly and has always been very responsive with and of my…read morequestions and issues. Definitely recommend

After dealing with two other pool repair guys who couldn't figure out the problem, Dante with South…read moreCounty Pool Techs came in and diagnosed it within 2 days. He fixed the issue fast and we were able to heat our pool the very next day. Super knowledgeable, easy to work with, and actually knew what he was doing. Wish we had called him first. Definitely recommend Dante and South County Pool Techs!

We needed to get our pool replastered so we reached out to a few pool companies and Pool Effects…read morewere the most thorough in explaining the process and their recommendations on what needed to be done. They gave us lots of options to replace our coping and upgrade to pebble tec/tile but we were on a tight budget and they understood this. There wasn't any pressure to from them to consider the more luxury options. We ended up wanting to go with whatever needed to get done and added on their startup service. I went to the showroom to pick out tile for the waterline and they had so many options to choose from. We decided to go with the pebble tec (because of the longevity aspect) the day before they were going to plaster and they were so accommodating. Once the work started, they finished the project very quickly. Working with Fred and Eddie throughout the whole process was such a pleasant experience. I would recommend them to anyone who needs pool related work done. I cannot wait to enjoy our new pool thanks to Pool Effects!

It was a pleasure to meet with Fred! He was one of the nicest pool vendors that I've met…read more Eddie and Fred were both easy to work with and met our expectations. Their team are efficient and clean up after themselves. Their prices are fair and my family are happy to be enjoying our working, updated pool/spa. Thank you to the team at Pool Effects!

Dean was recommended to us by a friend who couldn't say enough good things about him and the pool…read morehe had built them 10+ years ago. We were so happy with him throughout the process and we love our pool! He met with us multiple times at the beginning, answered all our questions, listened to our ideas and came up with some great designs for us. He took our vision and made it fit the yard and look more beautiful than we could have imagined. He has a true talent for that! Every crew that came into our yard to work was professional, respectful and did great work. He communicated well, and stuck to the timeline as close as weather permitted. I recommend him to anyone who asks, and would use him again in a heartbeat!

Dean is our standard for a quality, communicative, and trustworthy businessman…read more With every step from design to pool service, he gave us an array of options. Then he would make suggestions with no ego or attachment, just the calm assurance that comes from years of being good at what he does. Sometimes the suggestion was more expensive, but he showed how it would save us money in the long run. Sometimes his suggestion was not the most expensive, and he explained how the spendier option would ultimately cost more than we would value it. But he never gave us any feeling other than support and truly wanting us to be as happy as we could. Ultimately he came in under budget and that includes dealing with a very unexpected discovery once they got digging. He continues to stand by his work and I truly feel we could call him in a decade and he would still be a valuable resource. He built this pool to last. We love it and him.