Free written scope consultation - allowances, timeline, and change-order rules on paper before a single trade is scheduled
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Lake Worth is a two-zip-code construction market, and a contractor who treats it as one will price your job wrong. The older eastern grid (33460) is dense, historic, and full of 1920s-to-1950s homes that surprise you the moment a wall opens. The western stretches (33461, 33462, 33463) run newer CBS tract homes that are now aging into their first major envelope work. Barrett & Sons Construction has worked both sides of this divide long enough to know the difference shows up in the permit queue, not just the paint color. Call (877) 610-1318 and you’ll get a live person, not a voicemail, day or night.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Why Lake Worth Homeowners Choose Barrett & Sons Construction
Tom Barrett founded this company in 1998, and his sons run the crews. That’s the whole pitch. When you call, you’re not getting a franchise rep reading from a script. You’re getting an owner-operated outfit whose name is on the truck, whose license number is published and verifiable, and whose crews are background-checked and uniformed on every visit. Homeowners in the Mango Grove and Whispering Palms neighborhoods have called us after getting burned by national companies that quoted one price over the phone and showed up with another. We don’t do that. Every scope, every allowance, every price change arrives as a written change order before work happens. An allowance that isn’t on paper is a surprise waiting for a date.
And if something isn’t done right? The 90-Day Done Right Promise is written on every contract. One call brings Tom back. He lives twenty minutes away, and if something’s wrong, he wants to know about it. That’s not marketing language. That’s just how it works.
Construction Services We Offer in Lake Worth
Kitchen Remodeling
From 1950s bungalow kitchens in 33460 to 1990s tract layouts out west, we plan around what your walls actually contain, not what a showroom assumes. We install KraftMaid and Cambria, and every allowance gets priced in writing before demo day.
Learn more about our Kitchen Remodeling in Lake Worth.
Bathroom Remodeling
Older Lake Worth Beach homes often hide cast-iron drain lines and decades of homeowner fixes behind the tile. We price for what’s likely behind the wall, and if we open it and find something else, you’ll see a written change order before we spend another dollar.
Learn more about our Bathroom Remodeling in Lake Worth.
Roofing
All of Palm Beach County sits in a High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, which means permits, engineered roof-to-wall connections, and impact-rated openings are not optional. We install GAF and CertainTeed systems and pull permits on every eligible job. The permit inspector works for you, not for me. That’s why I like him.
Learn more about our Roofing in Lake Worth.
Windows & Doors
Homes east of I-95 face salt-air corrosion from the Lake Worth Lagoon that chews through cheap flashing and fasteners faster than inland sites. We spec Andersen and Marvin, and we account for the coastal exposure in the material selection, not as an afterthought.
Fence Installation
Wood, vinyl, aluminum, or a mix depending on your setback, soil, and what the HOA says. We pull the permit if your municipality requires one, and we’ll tell you upfront if it does.
Driveway & Pavers
Belgard and Techo-Bloc pavers, proper base compaction, and drainage that actually drains. Lake Worth’s flat lots and summer downpours punish a driveway that isn’t graded right.
Home Additions & ADU
This is where Lake Worth’s two building departments matter most. We’ll tell you which jurisdiction governs your property before you dream too big, because it changes the cost and the timeline.
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Neighborhoods We Serve in Lake Worth
We work across the full Lake Worth market, from the historic block grid east of I-95 to the CBS subdivisions that run west toward the county line. Typical response time for an estimate is one business day, and we do not charge a trip fee anywhere inside the county.
- Mango Grove
- Whispering Palms
- Paradise Cove
- Lake Worth Beach waterfront
- College Park area
Why Lake Worth’s Climate & Housing Affect Construction
Lake Worth’s ZIP codes span two distinct jurisdictions with separate building departments. The dense, older City of Lake Worth Beach (33460) routes permits through its municipal department, and those 1920s-to-1940s masonry and wood-frame bungalows were built before modern wind and flood codes existed. The surrounding unincorporated Palm Beach County tracts (33461, 33462, 33463) route through the county’s department, and the 1990s-to-2000s CBS homes there are now hitting their first major renovation cycle. A contractor working the broader Lake Worth market has to navigate two separate permit queues, inspection schedules, and plan-review standards at the same time. That’s not a technicality. On the older eastern stock, triggering a permit for even a moderate addition routinely forces full compliance with today’s Florida Building Code wind-mitigation and FEMA flood-elevation requirements. That’s scope creep that can double a project’s cost if it isn’t priced in upfront.
Inside a mile of the Lake Worth Lagoon, we also see accelerated salt-air corrosion on metal hurricane straps, roof flashing, and structural fasteners. In the older blocks of 33460 east of I-95, it’s common to open walls on a 1940s CBS home and find no anchor bolts connecting the block to the slab and no roof-to-wall hurricane clips. A straightforward room-addition permit can cascade into a structural retrofit order from Lake Worth Beach’s building department that the homeowner never budgeted for. We’ve learned to include a written contingency allowance for exactly that discovery in every eastern Lake Worth contract. You’ll see it in the scope before you sign.
Pricing for Construction in Lake Worth
Construction pricing in Lake Worth isn’t one number, and any contractor who gives you one over the phone before looking at the property is guessing. That said, honest ranges help you plan. Kitchen Remodeling - Lake Worth generally runs $35,000 to $85,000 depending on footprint and finish level. Bathroom remodels typically land between $18,000 and $40,000. Roof replacements on CBS homes run $12,000 to $28,000 depending on pitch, system, and whether the building department requires strapping upgrades. Window replacements run $800 to $2,500 per opening installed, with impact-rated units on the higher end. Driveways and paver work run $10 to $25 per square foot depending on base condition and paver selection. Home additions are the widest variable: $150 to $350 per square foot, with the high end hitting eastern Lake Worth jobs that trigger structural retrofit and flood-elevation work.
Every estimate from Barrett & Sons is a written, line-item quote. Fixed pricing, no change orders you didn’t sign for. And we honor a permanent 10% Senior & Veteran discount, plus $40 off any repair over $200, a free second opinion on any written estimate, and no trip charge inside the county.
Service Area - Cities Near Lake Worth
We also serve homeowners in Greenacres City, Lake Worth Corridor, Palm Springs, and Lantana. If you’re just over the line, give us a call. The county’s small enough that we’re probably already working down your street.
Serving Lake Worth, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Lake Worth area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs About Construction in Lake Worth
Yes, for most structural, roofing, electrical, plumbing, and addition work in Lake Worth. Whether your property falls in the City of Lake Worth Beach (33460) or unincorporated Palm Beach County determines which department reviews your plans. Barrett & Sons pulls permits and passes inspections on every eligible job. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll tell you which jurisdiction applies to your address before you commit to anything.
Usually because they priced the job without accounting for what’s inside your walls. In eastern Lake Worth, opening a 1940s CBS home often reveals missing anchor bolts and no hurricane clips, which triggers structural retrofit requirements from the building department. A contractor who doesn’t build that contingency into the written scope hands you the surprise later. We put it in the contract upfront, as a written allowance. If we find something unexpected, you get a written change order before we spend another dollar. That’s the difference.
Most kitchen remodels in Lake Worth run six to ten weeks from demo to final inspection, depending on permit review time in your jurisdiction. County and city permit queues move at different speeds, and eastern Lake Worth jobs with structural retrofits can add two to three weeks. We’ll give you a written schedule with the estimate, and we’ll tell you which building department governs the job so you know what you’re up against. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate.
No. There’s no trip charge inside the county, and estimates are free. We’ll walk the property, take measurements, and send you a written line-item quote. We also offer a free second opinion on any written estimate you’ve already received from another contractor. Bring us their number and we’ll tell you honestly whether it holds up.
Yes, we work throughout 33460, including the historic blocks east of I-95. Those homes often require special handling because of their age, construction type, and the city’s plan-review standards. We’re familiar with what Lake Worth Beach’s building department looks for, so we price for it before you sign. Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule a free estimate.
Get Your Free Estimate in Lake Worth
If you’re planning construction in Lake Worth and you’d rather deal with someone who answers his own phone, puts every price in writing, and signs his name to the work, give Tom Barrett a call. We’ve been doing this since 1998, and the license number is published for you to check. Call (877) 610-1318 today to schedule your free estimate. A live person answers, every time.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Lake Worth since 1998.
What happens when you call
- 1A real person answersNo phone trees - talk to a local construction pro.
- 2You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched. No surprises.
- 3We come out and measureLicensed & insured, at a time that suits you - the visit and the quote are both free.
- 4You get the price in writingLine-itemed, yours to keep, and nothing starts until you say go.
What Lake Worth Customers Say
"Genuinely good builders and I would use them again. Site tidiness slipped a bit in the middle stretch and I had to mention it, after which it was spotless every evening."
- Marcus Threadgill"Every change to the price came as a written change order before the work happened, not as a surprise on the final bill. I did not know contractors still did that."
- Xiomara Benavides"Tom Barrett was on our job most days himself, not just at the quote and then never again. When something needed deciding there was an actual person to decide it with."
- Rosalie Pemberton