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Window and door work in Hollywood, CA rarely fits a standard template. Between the HPOZ design review on bungalows along the flatlands, the soft-story retrofit requirements on older apartment buildings, and the tight courtyard lots that leave almost no room for staging, most jobs need somebody who has actually worked this neighborhood before. We have. Barrett & Sons Construction serves Hollywood homeowners directly, with Tom Barrett’s name and license number published for you to verify before you sign anything. Call (877) 610-1318 and a live person answers, 24 hours a day.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Hollywood’s Preferred Windows & Doors Company
We’re the owner-operated option in a market full of national outfits that quote one number on the phone and show up with another. Tom Barrett founded this company in 1998, and his sons run the crews that work in Hollywood. You’ll see the same faces from estimate to final inspection.
Hollywood customers tend to ask sharper questions because so many have been burned before. They want to know who is actually on the job. The answer is Tom’s sons and their background-checked crew members, uniformed on every visit. They want to know if the price will change. It won’t, not without a written change order handed to you before any extra scope moves forward. And they want to know if the permit gets pulled. Every eligible Hollywood job gets permits pulled and inspections signed, which matters a lot when you’re inside an HPOZ district or working on a building with a seismic retrofit deadline pending.
Our Windows & Doors team has handled replacements in the Hollywood Grove HPOZ, courtyard complexes off Santa Monica Blvd, and newer infill construction in the eastern flatlands. That spread of experience means we don’t have to learn the neighborhood’s rules on your clock.
Our Windows & Doors Services in Hollywood
Window Installation
New window installation in Hollywood often starts with a question about which overlay district your block falls in. If it’s HPOZ, you may need design review before the permit is issued. We handle that step for you, including materials documentation. If it’s not HPOZ, we move straight to measurement and a written line-item quote. Either way, the scope and any allowances are on paper before work begins.
Door Installation
Entry doors in Hollywood courtyard apartments have to balance security with the original architectural character of the building. We install custom doors that hold up to forced entry while matching the period details reviewers look for. For single-family homes, we install everything from solid-core wood entry doors to modern fiberglass units that stand up better to the direct sun exposure on the east side of the neighborhood.
Window Replacement
Replacing windows in a 1920s bungalow or Spanish Colonial courtyard building means matching divided-light patterns, wood species, and proportions that modern off-the-shelf units don’t replicate. We measure, document the existing conditions, and coordinate historic consultant review when the property requires it. For post-1960 construction without overlay restrictions, we typically recommend dual-pane vinyl or fiberglass units from Simonton or Ply Gem that cut heat gain and reduce street noise from Santa Monica Blvd.
Impact Windows & Doors
Hollywood doesn’t get hurricane-force wind, but impact-rated windows and doors from PGT still make sense here. They reduce outside noise, add a layer of forced-entry protection, and meet stricter structural standards that matter on hillside lots with high wind exposure up in the Hollywood Hills. We stock local parts for these units so turnaround on service calls doesn’t stall.
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.
Trusted Brands We Service in Hollywood
We install and service Simonton, Ply Gem, and PGT windows and doors, and we keep enough parts on hand for Hollywood service calls that we don’t have to wait on a distributor’s schedule for most common repairs. If you have an existing Simonton or Ply Gem window that needs glass replacement or a hardware fix, we can usually handle it without a full replacement quote. You can look up every brand we install, just like you can look up Tom Barrett’s license number.
Common Windows & Doors Problems We See in Hollywood Homes
- Failed historic window frames in HPOZ districts. The original wood frames on 1920s and 1930s bungalows rot from sprinkler overspray and decades of sun exposure. Replacement requires matching the species and profile, not just putting in a standard window.
- Staging failures on courtyard lots. Hollywood’s apartment buildings from the 1950s through the 1970s often have tuck-under parking and a central courtyard. Getting materials to an upper-floor unit without blocking tenants or violating the city’s construction hours ordinance takes planning most contractors skip.
- Stop-work orders from skipped historic review. Starting a window replacement in an HPOZ district without confirming sign-off from the LA Office of Historic Resources gets you a stop-work order and weeks of delay. We file the review paperwork before we schedule the crew.
- Modern windows rejected at inspection. On historic bungalows, installing aluminum or vinyl windows without approved design alternatives fails sign-off under Secretary of Interior Standards. We don’t let that happen to our customers.
Pricing for Windows & Doors in Hollywood, CA
| Service | Typical Hollywood Range |
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| Historic Wood Window Replacement | $8000-$20000 |
| Custom Door Installation (HPOZ compliant) | $4500-$15000 |
| Sliding Patio Door Replacement | $4500-$15000 |
| Standard Window Replacement (vinyl/fiberglass) | $4500-$15000 |
| Impact Window Installation | $8000-$25000 |
What pushes a Hollywood quote up or down? Historic design review, second-floor staging access, and the condition of existing wood framing around the opening. What doesn’t change the price is a surprise change order at the end. If scope changes mid-job, you get a written change order before the work happens, never after. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate with line-item pricing. We also offer a free second opinion on any written estimate you already have.
We Also Serve Cities Near Hollywood
We work in Hollywood every week, and the same crews cover the surrounding neighborhoods: Universal City, West Hollywood, Koreatown, and Echo Park. If you’re over the line from Windows & Doors in Hollywood, call us and confirm your address. No trip charge inside LA County.
Serving Hollywood, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Hollywood 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 - Windows & Doors in Hollywood
Yes, if your bungalow sits within the Hollywood Grove HPOZ boundary, exterior window replacement requires design review by the LA Office of Historic Resources before a permit is issued. The review ensures new windows match the original divided-light pattern and material character, and it can add several weeks to the timeline. We file the paperwork and handle the consultant coordination for you. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll check your address against the overlay map before you commit to anything.
Yes, we routinely sequence window and door replacement alongside active soft-story retrofit work in Hollywood’s older apartment stock. We coordinate with the retrofit contractor so window openings and moment-frame installation don’t conflict, and we follow the same inspection schedule. If your building is under a mandatory retrofit notice, call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll look at the work sequencing for your specific property.
We stage materials in the smallest footprint possible, usually a single parking lane or a narrow side alley, and we schedule deliveries in sequence so a full window order doesn’t sit in a shared courtyard overnight. For upper-floor units, we use interior carries rather than exterior lifts when the courtyard is too tight. We also follow the city’s construction hours ordinance and keep tenant access open throughout the job. It slows us down a little, and it protects you from neighbor complaints and city citations. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk your specific site before pricing.
The City of Los Angeles generally permits construction noise from 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM on weekdays and 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM on Saturdays, with no noisy work on Sundays or city holidays. We schedule demo and saw work within those hours and handle quieter prep tasks outside the noise window when needed. The permit inspector works for you, not for me, which is why we’re careful about this. Call (877) 610-1318 if you have a specific scheduling concern for your block.
Because your property falls inside an HPOZ district, and the LA Office of Historic Resources requires that review step before a permit gets issued, even for a single window. The line item covers the consultant’s documentation that proves the replacement unit matches the original materials and divided-light profile. Skipping that step gets you a stop-work order and a longer delay, which costs more than the review does. If your bid doesn’t include it, the contractor probably doesn’t know your block, or they’re hoping the city won’t look. Both are expensive for you. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll tell you straight whether review applies to your property.
Working on a Tight Hollywood Lot
The biggest difference between window work in Hollywood and the same job in a wide-lot suburban neighborhood is access. Most of the courtyard apartment buildings and bungalow courts here were built before anybody imagined a window replacement crew with ladders, debris chutes, and materials staging. You can’t park a box truck in front of a building that has no curbside loading zone, and you can’t stack Andersen window crates in a shared courtyard without making enemies of every tenant in the building.
We plan around that. We send a site lead to walk the property before we price the job. We look at where materials can stage without blocking parking, which path the crew takes to each opening, and whether the trash haul-off needs a timed pickup or a smaller debris bin. On an upper-floor replacement, that walk alone changes the quote, because a 30-foot ladder doesn’t work in a 20-foot courtyard and an interior carry takes more labor hours. It’s honest math, and it’s why our quotes on Hollywood jobs sometimes come in higher than a phone quote from an out-of-area shop that hasn’t seen the site.
One other thing about tight lots: neighbors. We keep the site clean at the end of every day, we keep noise within legal hours, and we tell the property manager or the next-door neighbor exactly when the demo will be loud. It costs nothing and it prevents most conflicts before they start. We replaced a rotted wood-frame window on a 1920s Spanish Colonial courtyard apartment in the Hollywood Grove HPOZ. The crew matched the original divided-light pattern and wood species, staged in the shared courtyard without blocking tenant access, and waited for historic review sign-off before pulling the permit. We used rough-in inspections to verify the load-bearing header before closing the walls, and kept the property manager updated with written change orders for every added scope item. That’s how we work every job in Hollywood.
When you call (877) 610-1318, you get a live person and a straight answer. Estimates are free. No trip charge inside LA County. And if it’s not done right, Tom comes back and makes it right. That’s the 90-Day Done Right Promise, in writing, on every contract.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Hollywood and the surrounding communities since 1998.