Cicarelli Contractors, a CSLB-licensed general contractor (License #1109419) based in Richmond, California, serves 8 cities in San Mateo County, 32 miles from our base, with pool removal, demolition, excavation, pavers, retaining walls and artificial turf. We pull the permits and send a written quote within 24 hours.
Peninsula
San Mateo County runs down the Peninsula from Daly City to Menlo Park. Our project gallery includes two jobs in Burlingame: a pool removal finished with artificial turf and pavers, and a paver side-yard walkway with a planter wall.
Peninsula cities write very specific pool demolition rules. Millbrae decides when a partial removal is allowed, San Mateo counts filling a pool with soil as a demolition, and Menlo Park asks for a geotechnical report before anything new is built over the old pool.
Peninsula services
From Daly City to Menlo Park, every Peninsula city has its own pool rules. As a general contractor in San Mateo County, we plan the removal around them and build the yard you want next.
Get A Free EstimatePool removal in Burlingame, San Mateo, Millbrae and Menlo Park under each city's rules: full removal where required, partial where allowed, with the permit and inspections handled.
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A concrete contractor in San Mateo County for slab, patio and driveway removal, compacted fill and the geotechnical report Menlo Park asks for before new construction.
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Paver walkways, patios and driveways in San Mateo, Redwood City and Burlingame, like the side-yard walkway in our Burlingame project.
Learn more about pavers in san mateo and redwood cityBlock retaining walls that turn sloped yards in San Mateo, Redwood City and Daly City into level, usable ground, with drainage built in.
Learn more about retaining walls on the peninsula
Artificial turf and pavers over a removed pool, as in our Burlingame backyard, or a new low-water lawn anywhere on the Peninsula.
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Gazebos, pergolas and paver patios for Peninsula backyards, quoted in writing within 24 hours of the site visit.
Learn more about gazebos and patios, peninsula homes
Filmed on the Peninsula
The first clip was filmed in Hillsborough, in San Mateo County. The others follow the same crew on pool removals in Fremont, Vacaville and San Ramon.
Watch On YouTubeProof on the Peninsula
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Peninsula cities served
Burlingame projects in our gallery
CSLB License #1109419, B General Building, active and bonded.
A written estimate within 24 hours of the visit, with the city's removal rules spelled out.
Millbrae's partial removal limits, San Mateo's fill rule and Menlo Park's geotech report are part of the plan.
1-year workmanship warranty from completion, in your contract.
Peninsula before and after
The first project is in Burlingame: a pool replaced with turf, pavers and a gazebo. Drag each slider to compare.
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BeforeAfterBurlingame · Turf, pavers and gazebo
BeforeAfterPool removal and turf
BeforeAfterFront-yard turf and stepping stones
Our Peninsula steps
Peninsula cities inspect closely. These steps keep your project moving from the first visit to the city sign-off.
Start With A Free EstimateWe check the pool, access and what you want to build, because that decides partial or full removal.
Within 24 hours you get a written quote that follows your city's pool demolition rules.
We apply to your city, or to the county for unincorporated areas, before any work starts.
The shell comes out or is broken and drained, and fill is compacted in layers.
Where required, the geotechnical report and final inspection come before any new construction.
Turf, pavers or a patio go in, backed by our 1-year workmanship warranty.
Two of our Google reviews, word for word, picked for San Mateo County homeowners comparing contractors.
Ciccarelli demoed and filled our fiberglass pool very quickly and efficiently. Highly recommend them if you are looking to fill in your pool. They handled the city permit process for demo and provided an engineering compaction report. The cost was very reasonable compared to other quotes I received.
We are extremely happy with the job performed in my backyard. And my front yard It was done very fast and the quality of the job is excellent. Highly recommended because you have a great service at a reasonable price.
We serve every area listed here; dedicated pages are on the way.
The second-most populous city in San Mateo County, sharing almost all of its northern border with San Francisco. Population 104,901.
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A Peninsula city known locally as "South City", on the San Francisco Bay side of San Mateo County. Population 66,105.
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A northern San Mateo County city next to SFO, with clear rules on when a partial pool removal is allowed. Population 23,216.
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A Peninsula city with a long bay shoreline, named after diplomat Anson Burlingame. Two of our gallery projects are here. Population 31,386.
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The most populous city in San Mateo County, about 20 miles south of San Francisco, whose permit guide counts filling a pool as demolition.
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A master-planned bayside city next to San Mateo, home to companies such as Gilead Sciences, sometimes counted as part of Silicon Valley.
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The San Mateo county seat, about 27 miles south of San Francisco, with the only deepwater port on the Bay south of the city. Population 84,292.
Free estimate in Redwood City
A city at the eastern edge of San Mateo County next to Palo Alto, which requires a geotechnical report before building over an old pool. Population 33,780.
Free estimate in Menlo ParkThe 8 cities we serve in San Mateo County. Tap a pin or a name for details.
Permits
In San Mateo County, the city where the home sits issues the building or demolition permit. Homes in unincorporated areas get it from the county instead, through San Mateo County Building Inspection. Each office sets its own fees, plans and inspections, and Cicarelli Contractors pulls the permit and schedules every inspection.
Compare San Mateo County with other Bay Area cities in our pool demolition permit guide.
Local guide
A pool removal or backyard project in San Mateo County starts with one question: who issues the permit. Across the 8 cities we serve in San Mateo County, the city building department issues it; in unincorporated areas, San Mateo County Building Inspection does. Cicarelli Contractors, a CSLB-licensed general contractor based in Richmond, pulls the permit, schedules the inspections, removes the pool or concrete and builds what comes next with the same crew.
It depends on the city. Peninsula cities write detailed pool demolition rules, and Menlo Park requires the demolition permit to pass its final inspection, with fill compacted to 90 percent and a geotechnical report, before it issues a permit for new construction over the pool area.
For a job in Daly City, South San Francisco and Millbrae, the written estimate from Cicarelli Contractors lists the permit, the inspections and the order of the work, and the crew sends photo updates while it is underway. See the official San Mateo County Building Inspection site for current processing notes.
Yes. The City of San Mateo guide says the permit requirement includes removing pools or filling them with fill material, and Millbrae requires a demolition permit before any partial or complete removal. In unincorporated areas, the county Planning and Building Department issues it.
Keep the permit and the final inspection with your house records in Daly City and South San Francisco; buyers and future contractors ask for them. More on the pool removal page.
The city may decide for you. Millbrae allows partial removal only under landscape or garden areas and requires full removal under a structure, driveway, patio or deck, and Menlo Park wants a geotechnical report and a passed final inspection before any new construction over the pool.
| Where | Rule |
|---|---|
| Millbrae | Partial removal only under landscape or garden areas; full removal under a structure, driveway, patio or deck |
| Menlo Park | Fill compacted to 90 percent and a geotechnical report; final inspection before any new construction permit |
| City of San Mateo | Filling a pool with fill material counts under the permit requirement |
In Millbrae, a structure, driveway, patio or deck over the old pool requires complete removal, and Menlo Park asks for a geotechnical report first. Compare full pool removal, artificial turf and paver patios, or read what you can build after a partial removal.
Updated · By Athalyson Bernardo, Owner of Cicarelli Contractors
FAQ
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Call (650) 404-7049Yes. Cicarelli Contractors works in 8 cities in San Mateo County, including Daly City, South San Francisco, Millbrae, Burlingame, San Mateo and Foster City. Unincorporated communities in the county can usually be confirmed with a quick call. Every job starts with a free on-site estimate and a written quote within 24 hours.
Yes. California's Contractors State License Board licenses this work under classifications such as B General Building, C-21 Building Moving and Demolition and C-53 Swimming Pool. Cicarelli Contractors holds B license #1109419. Before you hire anyone in San Mateo County, ask for the license number and look it up on the CSLB website.
In unincorporated San Mateo County, apply through the county's Online Permit Center, where the Planning and Building Department reviews and inspects the work. Cities such as Millbrae, San Mateo and Menlo Park take their own applications and publish their own pool rules. Cicarelli Contractors prepares the application and pulls the permit for you.
It depends on the city's rules and inspections. In Menlo Park, the demolition permit must pass its final inspection, with fill compacted to 90 percent and a geotechnical report, before a permit for new construction over the pool is issued, so plan both steps into the schedule.
Only for a landscape or garden area. Millbrae allows partial removal for landscape or garden use and requires complete removal where a structure, driveway, patio or deck will go. Owners sign an acknowledgement agreeing to disclose the partial demolition upon sale, so plan full removal if you might build there later.
Send photos of your yard and your address in Daly City, South San Francisco and Millbrae or anywhere else in San Mateo County through the free estimate form, or call or text (650) 404-7049. Cicarelli Contractors visits, measures the work and sends a written quote within 24 hours that lists the work, the permit and the schedule.
