--- title: "La Jolla Pools — Swimming Pool Builders | Houzz" canonical_html_url: https://www.houzz.com/professionals/swimming-pool-builders/la-jolla-pools-pfvwus-pf~2014619491 markdown_url: https://www.houzz.com/md/professionals/pf~2014619491.md entity_type: LocalBusiness business_name: "La Jolla Pools" category: ["Swimming Pool Builders"] image: https://st.hzcdn.com/fimgs/3e63f63005035e02_4037-w400-h400-b0-p0--.jpg address: "San Diego, California 92119, United States" latitude: 32.8036 longitude: -117.0261 phone: "(619) 252-7727" website: http://www.lajollapools.com/ rating: 5 review_count: 22 best_of_houzz_awards: 5 followers: 45 last_updated: 2026-09-10 --- # La Jolla Pools Original Houzz profile: [La Jolla Pools](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/swimming-pool-builders/la-jolla-pools-pfvwus-pf~2014619491) ## Professional summary - **Primary category:** Swimming Pool Builders - **Location:** San Diego, CA - **Serves:** San Diego, El Cajon, La Mesa, Santee, National City, Poway, La Jolla, Spring Valley, Lemon Grove, Rancho San Diego, Winter Gardens, Coronado, Casa de Oro-Mount Helix, Bostonia, Solana Beach, Bonita, Eucalyptus Hills, Granite Hills, Carmel Valley, Del Mar, Rancho Santa Fe, Crest, Lakeside, Hill Crest San Diego, Logan Heights San Diego, Mission Hills San Diego, Mission Valley San Diego, Rancho Bernardo, Tierrasanta San Diego, UTC - **Houzz rating:** 5.0 out of 5 (22 reviews) - **Best of Houzz:** 5 awards (2017–2022), for Service. ## About ### Houzz Badges - Star Houzzer - Recommended on Houzz - 250 Ideabook Saves - Best of Houzz winner - Offers Custom Work - 16 years in business San Diego native Bart Jacobs bought La Jolla pools in 2005, and turned an ailing company into one of the premier pool-contracting companies in San Diego County. Today—through La Jolla Pools—Bart and his employees build extraordinary custom pools that are the envy of the industry and the delight of his clients. La Jolla Pools provides the highest quality pool and spa construction and remodeling projects. We build loyalty with our customers and success for our company by completing projects on schedule, paying strict attention to detail and providing topnotch post-construction service. Achieving these goals ensures first-class results for our customers, and referral and repeat business for the company. We outpace our competition in quality, responsiveness, product knowledge and integrity. These attributes have helped us build life-long relationships with our clients, our employees, our subcontractors and our suppliers. Our promise is to work with you as partners on your project–from start to finish and beyond—to provide you with results that meet and exceed your expectations. ### Services Provided - Swimming Pool Construction - Swimming Pool Design - Pool Deck Design & Construction - Pool Lighting Installation - Pool Remodeling - In ground Spa - Leak Detection - Pool Construction - Pool Demolition - Pool Remodel - Pool Repair - Vanishing Edge Pools ### Areas Served - San Diego - El Cajon - La Mesa - Santee - National City - Poway - La Jolla - Spring Valley - Lemon Grove - Rancho San Diego - Winter Gardens - Coronado - Casa de Oro-Mount Helix - Bostonia - Solana Beach - Bonita - Eucalyptus Hills - Granite Hills - Carmel Valley - Del Mar - Rancho Santa Fe - Crest - Lakeside - Hill Crest San Diego - Logan Heights San Diego - Mission Hills San Diego - Mission Valley San Diego - Rancho Bernardo - Tierrasanta San Diego - UTC ### Typical Job Cost $75,000 - 500,000 ## Business Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Business Name | La Jolla Pools | | Address | San Diego, California 92119, United States | | Phone | (619) 252-7727 | | Website | http://www.lajollapools.com/ | | License Number | C53-1085073 | | Followers on Houzz | 45 | ## Contact - **Houzz profile:** [La Jolla Pools](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/swimming-pool-builders/la-jolla-pools-pfvwus-pf~2014619491) - **Website:** http://www.lajollapools.com/ - **Phone:** (619) 252-7727 ## Credentials - **Best of Houzz:** 5 awards (2017–2022), for Service. ## Reviews **Overall rating: 5.0 out of 5 — 22 reviews** *Aspect averages:* - Work Quality: 50.0 - Communication: 50.0 - Value: 50.0 ### Reviews **★★★★★ — HU-31935422, Sept. 2021** > My husband and I are Very happy with La Jolla pools! Bart and his team were great! Needed a complete replacement of our pool equipment and some other work and they came right out , gave an estimate and started the work about a week later. We were very happy with the quote and are very happy with the work! Would highly recommend! **★★★★★ — cxsully, Aug. 2020** > Our spa light needed to be completely replaced when we sold our home. The original estimate was high but Bart and his amazing team did the work in half the time, half the estimate! Not to mention that working with Bart was really easy...what a nice guy!! I highly recommend La Jolla Pools and Bart...they are top-notch experts! **★★★★★ — michael massey, Dec. 2018** > Bart and his crew did a great job from start to finish. We liked his team , their work quality and experience they brought forth while building our pool. Bart has checked back often to make sure all is going well. > Our family is could not be happier with the final outcome and service. Highly recommended. > Thanks , > M. Massey **★★★★★ — Rachael Chavez, Dec. 2018** > We selected La Jolla Pools are meeting with and getting quotes from several pool contractors. We selected La Jolla Pools after seeing some of their other jobs with both creative design and a beautiful finished project. The guys on the team were all very friendly and nice and answered my many questions during the build. Bart came up with the vision and design for the pool and I am so glad I let him take over this part, as it looks incredible and is also very functional. He incorporated all the things I asked for and in a way that makes the pool just right for our family's needs. The tile work and real stone edging at the pool is pure perfection. The tile guy makes sure everything is perfectly level and flawless! I was so impressed. We have a waterfall edge on 3 sides of our spa that run into the pool. If this was even slightly off level it would not function properly, but needless to say its flawless and looks awesome every single day! We added several upgrades such as a fountain, solar heater, and wifi access controls and am SO glad we did. It makes the pool so much easier to care for and I was trained on all the basic maintenance which has been a breeze. This past week during the big storm I was worried as the pool received so much water it overflowed, but much to my surprise it was deliberately designed to overflow away from both the house and pool house into the rock area. Brilliant!!! We are so happy with our pool and would highly recommend Bart and the team at La Jolla Pools! **★★★★★ — dsanderlin, July 2018** > La Jolla Pools just finished a pool remodel for us that turned out beautiful. Our original pool contractor cut corners and messed up the contour by digging too deep. They were horrible to work with and went out of business shortly after completing our project. It was so refreshing to work with La Jolla Pools to correct the issues and update the design. Bart was great to work with and he helped us to make the right design choices. Bart’s staff were awesome! They were very friendly and helpful and their workmanship is top notch. I highly recommend La Jolla Pools! **Comment from La Jolla Pools:** > Hi Dave and Dana- Thanks for the glowing review. I really enjoyed working with you guys on some of the challenges in the pool remodel design. We are thrilled you are happy and we had a great time working on your project. Let me know if you need anything in the future! Bart **★★★★★ — Teresa and Bob Salkin, Nov. 2017** > If you’re looking for the BEST in the pool business, you’ve found it with Bart Jacobs and La Jolla Pools. > > 17 years ago we used another company to build our pool and because it was an unpleasant process fraught with problems that continued to the present, we were able to compare that to the highly professional, competent job La Jolla Pools did for us in our re-design. > > What a pleasure it was to work with Bart’s crew: competent, hardworking and pleasant. Bart is a good communicator, keeping us informed every step of the way. He does not shy away from problems and meets them head on. > > The outcome is Spectaculor! He changed a water feature into a fire feature, stopped a vanishing edge wall from leaking, created a gorgeous patio out of Cantera stone and gave our outdoors a resort-like look. BRAVO! **★★★★★ — Questar Pools, Aug. 2017** > Bart Jacobs has established himself as a respected builder in our detail oriented world. In fact, his is only one of two firms in San Diego that have our recommended builder designation. Unlike most in our industry, he won't degrade the project to sell it. **★★★★★ — HU-297425, June 2017** > We were so lucky to have picked Bart and his crew! We got a fantastic pool with superior quality. Alex, his key tile guy is a perfectionist and it showed! Very happy with our beautiful swimming pool! Ask Bart about our pool plaque, it was a great touch! **★★★★★ — HU-429793, Sept. 2016** > Bart and his team of expert craftsmen have rehabbed two pools/spas for me over the past several years and I wholeheartedly recommend them! They are professional, efficient, clean, and courteous. Most importantly, the work is consistently excellent, on-time and on-budget. My go-to resource for all pool and spa projects. **★★★★★ — Chas Dearie, Aug. 2016** > My wife and I recently purchased a home with a pool that was in desperate need of repairs. After having several companies come by for estimates I decided to go with Bart and La Jolla Pools because he seemed down to earth, honest, and fair. With the purchase of the home, many upgrades to do, and my wife expecting our first child any day, I needed this to go smoothly. I couldn't be more happy with La Jolla Pools to do my pool resurface. The service was great and they showed up on time when they said they would. I can strongly recommend them because they got us our estimate quickly, we received our (extremely fair) estimate when it was promised, and were given all the support we needed to keep our project on schedule. Bart and Zach are both extremely responsive on both email and text, and willing to flex scheduling when we needed it (and that is pretty rare in the world of home repair and contractors!) Our pool is now on point, thanks to their outstanding work. We couldn't be happier with our backyard oasis. **★★★★★ — mdkoenigmd74, Aug. 2016** > Thanks to La Jolla pools I now have a big beautiful pool with built-in hot tub and Baja shelf which is one of my favorite places to hang out. After three years it still looks brand-new! > They also build an amazing reflecting pool in front of my house with floating steps that you cross over to access the front door. Huge "Wow" factor when people visit the house for the first time! **★★★★★ — HU-811379, July 2016** > We had extensive remodeling of our aging pool. Plaster, Deck concrete, new tile, drains, heater added etc. Bart with La Jolla Pools was excellent. On time, and on budget. Excellent job and service. Our pool looks beautiful and works more efficiently now. > 5 stars. Would recommend without reservation. ## Selected projects - [Beautiful Outdoor Pool](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/beautiful-outdoor-pool-pj-vj~1735978) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 23 - [Pool with Colorful Design](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/pool-with-colorful-design-pj-vj~1735977) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 39 - [Our Work](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/our-work-pj-vj~983441) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 23 - [Night time Pools](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/night-time-pools-pj-vj~1735983) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 16 - [Backyard Pool with Auto Pool Cover](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/backyard-pool-with-auto-pool-cover-pj-vj~1735982) - Location: San Diego, CA - Photos: 22 - Description: For this project, we removed an existing pool that did not fit the yard or architectural style of the house. We built a new, more contemporary pool and spa. The pool features a Pool Safe pool cover that completely disappears from sight when open Photos credited to Daniel Knighton, Pixel Perfect Images - [Estrada Residence](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/estrada-residence-pj-vj~1824955) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 1 - Description: BUILDING THIS POOL REQUIRED A CRANE FOR A SECOND STORY INSTALLATION. WE USED PRE-FABRICATED ALL TILE FIBERGLASS POOL SHELL DAL SONTERRA GLASS MOSAIC TILE AND JANDY POOL EQUIPMENT - [Hull Residence Pool](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/hull-residence-pool-pj-vj~1824952) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 1 - Description: THIS PROJECT WAS A COMPLETE BACKYARD REMODEL INCLUDING CHANGING THE ELEVATION OF THE YARD. WE ALSO IMPLEMENTED CHEMICAL AUTOMATION AND OZONE. THIS WAS A GREAT CLIENT AND OVERALL ONE OF MY FAVORITE PROJECTS. - [Rowland Residence Pool](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/rowland-residence-pool-pj-vj~1824951) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 1 - Description: WE MADE THE EXISTING POOL SMALLER, ADDED A SPA, FIRE PIT, WATERFEATURE AND BBQ. THE SPA HAS RECLINED SEATS FOR COMFORT. THE BAJA SHELF IS A GREAT AREA FOR LOUNGE CHAIRS. MAKING THE POOL SMALLER GAVE THESE CLIENTS MORE ROOM FOR ENTERTAINING. - [Chenelia Residence Pool](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/chenelia-residence-pool-pj-vj~1824947) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 4 - Description: THIS POOL FEATURES A VANISHING EDGE POOL, AN ALL TILE PERIMETER OVERFLOW SPA AND CHEMICAL AUTOMATION. WE ALSO INCORPORATED AN EXISTING FOUNTAIN INTO THE POOL, AND CREATED CUSTOM TILED BARSTOOLS. THE SITE WAS VERY CHALLENGING. [See all 9 projects](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/swimming-pool-builders/la-jolla-pools-pfvwus-pf~2014619491) --- *Source: Houzz professional profile. Reflects the profile as of 2026-09-10.*