From hillside grading and drainage to pools, outdoor kitchens, and complete backyard construction, our in-house team plans and builds outdoor spaces suited to Brentwood, from the flats south of Sunset to the canyon lots above it.
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Brentwood Homeowner Stories
Why Pacific Outdoor Living
Brentwood landscapes deserve more than generic improvement. They need a plan that respects the site, mature nature, biodiversity, and the practical realities of construction.
Brentwood sits under the City of Los Angeles Baseline Hillside Ordinance, where grading quantity, retaining wall heights, and setbacks all shape what a backyard can become. Our permitting department handles plan check, grading submittals, and haul route coordination so the approval path is clear before construction starts.
We source through long-standing supplier relationships and pass our wholesale material discounts through to you instead of treating them as an upsell. You can visit our showroom to compare stone, paver, and tile finishes in person before final selections are made.
Design, materials, budget, scheduling, permits, planting, and construction stay connected from first measurements to final walkthrough. That matters most on canyon lots, where staging space is limited and every delivery has to be sequenced rather than improvised.
Bring your outdoor vision to life sooner with flexible monthly payment options designed around your budget. We partner with Wells Fargo Bank and Lyon Financial so quality design and build does not have to arrive with financial stress.
Designing for Brentwood
Brentwood splits sharply at Sunset. South of it, lots are largely flat and the design questions are about privacy, indoor-outdoor flow, and making a modest footprint feel generous. North of it, Mandeville, Sullivan, and Kenter canyons bring grade changes, view corridors, single-road access, and wildfire exposure into every decision.
We start by establishing which conditions actually apply to your address, because the same design brief produces very different plans on a Brentwood Park lot than it does halfway up Mandeville Canyon.
Designing for Brentwood
Brentwood projects tend to be shaped less by style preference than by three practical constraints: how steep the lot is, whether it sits in a high fire hazard zone, and how construction equipment reaches it.
On hillside lots the Baseline Hillside Ordinance governs how much earth can move, how tall retaining walls can stand, and where structures can sit. Grading beyond 50 cubic yards triggers a permit, and larger export usually means an approved haul route, which is worth planning for early rather than discovering at plan check.
Canyon and hillside Brentwood falls within a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, and the Getty and Palisades fires both reached this area. LAFD brush clearance rules shape spacing, shrub height, and what can sit close to the house, so we plan planting and hardscape around those requirements instead of retrofitting later.
Mandeville Canyon is the longest dead-end street in the City of Los Angeles, and Sullivan and Kenter present similar single-route conditions. Crane placement, gunite delivery, and material staging all have to be sequenced around one way in and out, with neighbours and evacuation routes kept clear.
Santa Monica Mountains slopes shed water fast, and winter storms move a lot of it at once. Engineered drainage, erosion control, and correctly graded hardscape are treated as line items in the build, not something added after the first wet season exposes a problem.
Services for Complete Outdoor Living
Our Brentwood work can bring planting, hardscape, pools, ponds, patios, kitchens, lighting, and construction details into one cohesive design-build plan.
Pools and spas designed for Brentwood lots, including hillside installations where structural decks, caissons, and retaining work are part of the scope rather than an afterthought.
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Pavers, stone, steps, and retaining walls that hold grade, move water correctly, and give a sloped lot usable level ground for dining and gathering.
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Grill islands, counters, and covered dining zones planned around how the space actually gets used, with utility runs coordinated early so nothing has to be reopened later.
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Lighting used with restraint to shape atmosphere, mark steps and grade changes safely, and extend how long the space stays usable after dark.
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Paver driveways, entry walks, and front-yard hardscape built to handle the turning and loading a canyon driveway actually sees.
ExploreOur proven design-build process turns your goals into a coordinated plan before construction begins, helping reduce uncertainty, avoid costly surprises, and keep the project moving forward.
01 This initial investment helps guarantee your project is Designed Right, Built Right, on time, and on budget. It gives our team the accurate information needed to plan confidently and avoid costly surprises later.
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Local FAQs
Almost certainly. Hillside lots in the City of Los Angeles fall under the Baseline Hillside Ordinance, and grading beyond 50 cubic yards requires a permit on its own. Pools on slopes usually also involve structural engineering for the shell and any retaining work. We handle the submittals and plan check as part of the project.
If your address sits in a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, LAFD brush clearance rules govern spacing, shrub height, and what can sit close to the structure. That does not mean a bare yard. It means choosing higher-moisture, lower-resin species, spacing them deliberately, and using hardscape near the house where clearance matters most.
It is a real constraint rather than a dealbreaker. Single-route canyons limit staging space and make delivery sequencing important, particularly for crane work and gunite. We plan access and neighbour coordination during design rather than discovering the limits on the first delivery day.
Yes. LADWP currently limits sprinkler irrigation to set days and times, which pushes design toward drip, hydrozoning, and planting that holds up on less water. A coastal sage scrub palette with toyon, coffeeberry, ceanothus, and sages reads as full and layered rather than sparse.
It depends heavily on slope, access, and whether structural work is involved. A flat lot south of Sunset and a hillside lot requiring caissons, retaining walls, and a haul route sit at very different ends of the range. A consultation and site analysis is the fastest way to get numbers grounded in your actual property.
Start with a conversation about your property, priorities, and the way you want to live outdoors in Brentwood.
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