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Window and door work in West Hollywood runs $4,500 to $25,000 for most homes, depending on whether you’re swapping two windows in a courtyard bungalow or replacing every opening in a 1960s dingbat with impact-rated glass. We’re Barrett & Sons Construction, and we’ve been pulling permits and installing premium windows and doors since 1998. The difference here isn’t the brand of window. It’s knowing West Hollywood’s own building department, its rent-control rules, and its plan-check queue before we write your quote. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll come walk the property, measure every opening, and put the scope in writing.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is West Hollywood’s Preferred Windows & Doors Company
Tom Barrett puts his name, address, and license number on every proposal. That matters in West Hollywood, where a shared-wall dingbat or a rent-controlled courtyard building can turn a simple window swap into a permitting headache if the contractor doesn’t know the local rules. Our crews have pulled window and door permits through West Hollywood’s independent building department enough times to know what their plan reviewers flag and what they wave through. You’ll see the same faces from first measure to final inspection, and you can look up our license before you sign anything.
We answer our own phone. Call (877) 610-1318 and a live person picks up, day or night. That’s not a corporate call center. It’s our office, and Tom’s sons run the crews that show up in West Hollywood. Every job includes written change orders before any scope shift, permits pulled and inspections signed on eligible work, and our 90-Day Done Right Promise on the contract. If something’s not right, one call brings Tom back.
Our Windows & Doors Services in West Hollywood
Window Replacement
Most West Hollywood homes we replace windows in were built between the 1940s and 1960s. Original steel casements, single-pane sliders, or aluminum frames with failed seals are the norm. Window replacement in West Hollywood typically runs $4,500 to $15,000 for a standard unit set, but the real variable is the building itself. A 1920s courtyard bungalow off Santa Monica Boulevard with original wood sash needs a different approach than a 1960s stucco dingbat with tuck-under parking. We scope both the same way: measure every rough opening before quoting, and verify the wall condition so there are no surprises when the old frame comes out.
Window Installation
New window installation in West Hollywood often means working with stucco exterior walls that don’t accept standard new-construction flanges cleanly. On older dingbat buildings, we frequently use fixed-frame insert systems that seat inside the existing stucco reveal, which avoids re-stucco work and keeps the exterior profile intact. For new construction or additions, we order flanges sized to the actual wall assembly, not what the catalog assumes. Every install includes flashing, sealing, and a final walk-through with you before we call it done.
Impact Windows & Doors
Impact windows cost more in West Hollywood than in neighboring Los Angeles, and it’s not just material pricing. The seismic and wind requirements, combined with West Hollywood’s own plan-check queue, add engineering and review time that a neighboring LA job never faces. Impact window installation in West Hollywood typically runs $8,000 to $25,000. We stock and install Simonton, PGT, and CGI impact-rated lines, and we’ve handled both full-building retrofits and single-unit replacements in rent-controlled properties. You’ll get a line-item quote that separates the glass, the frames, the permit, and the labor so you can see exactly where the money goes.
Door Installation
Front doors, rear doors, sliding patio doors, French doors. Door installation in West Hollywood means matching the existing threshold height, because many of our older courtyard and dingbat buildings have settled unevenly over the decades. We install Wraparound and Simonton door systems, and we re-flash every exterior door opening, not just caulk the trim. If you’re replacing a sliding patio door in a tuck-under parking building, we check the lintel above the opening before we quote, because the load path in those structures doesn’t always let a wider door slide in without reinforcement.
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 West Hollywood
We install and service Simonton, Ply Gem, and PGT windows and doors across West Hollywood, and we keep common replacement hardware and balance assemblies in our Los Angeles shop so a broken sash lock or worn shoe doesn’t leave you waiting a week. We’re not brand-exclusive. We’ll quote the right system for the building and the budget, and every brand we install is one you can look up, verify, and put a warranty claim against if it ever comes to that. No mystery-house marks off a van.
Common Windows & Doors Problems We See in West Hollywood Homes
- Failed seals and fog between panes in 1960s dingbat units: The original dual-pane units on many West Hollywood apartment buildings are decades past their service life. We see fogged glass, stiff cranks, and frames that no longer seal against the stucco jamb, which drives up cooling costs in the summer when the marine layer burns off and the units bake.
- Rusted or seized steel casement hardware: The 1950s steel casement windows on many Avenues-area and Norma Triangle buildings have original hardware that’s frozen solid. We replace the sashes or the full frame rather than fighting old metal that’s already compromised.
- Sliding patio doors that drag or jump their track: In older courtyard bungalow complexes around West Hollywood, slab settlement from the expansive clay soils pushes door tracks out of level. We re-shim and re-seat the track when possible, or replace the door if the frame has twisted.
- Loose or leaking stucco flange joints: The thin-wall stucco on dingbat exteriors doesn’t forgive a poorly flashed replacement window. We routinely find caulk-and-hope jobs from previous contractors that leak during winter rains. Our replacements get new flashing, not a bead of caulk over old work.
Pricing for Windows & Doors in West Hollywood, CA
Here’s what you should expect to pay for window and door work in West Hollywood. These are our market-calibrated ranges for this area, based on the housing stock and permitting reality here:
| Service | Typical Range |
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| Impact Window Installation | $8,000 - $25,000 |
| Window Replacement | $4,500 - $15,000 |
What moves the price in West Hollywood more than anything is the building department. A plan check that would clear next door in Los Angeles can come back with a request for tenant-habitability documentation or soil notes here. We scope that before quoting, so the number you get is the number you pay. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate. We’ll put every line item on paper, including the permit fee and the engineering time if your building needs it.
We Also Serve Cities Near West Hollywood
Besides our work in West Hollywood, we take window and door projects in Beverly Hills, Century City, Hollywood, and Universal City. If you’re close to the West Hollywood line but technically in LA, we can still help. See our full Windows & Doors service page for what we offer, or call (877) 610-1318 and tell us your cross streets. We’ll tell you straight whether you’re in WeHo’s permit queue or LADBS’s, because that changes how we bid the job.
Serving West Hollywood, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the West 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 West Hollywood
Yes. West Hollywood runs its own plan-check queue, and even a single-window replacement in a dingbat apartment can trigger a plan check that a neighboring Los Angeles job would never face. The city may request tenant-habitability documentation, dust-containment plans, or noise-schedule notices before issuing the permit. We handle that paperwork as part of our scope. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll tell you exactly what your building will require before we quote.
The Rent Stabilization Ordinance requires written tenant notifications, including a 24-hour posting rule, before construction work begins in a rent-controlled West Hollywood building. Miss that posting and the city can issue a stop-work order on a window swap. We know the RSO schedule and build it into the timeline before the permit is pulled, which keeps the job moving instead of stalled at the front door.
Because West Hollywood’s independent building department adds its own plan-check and review requirements on top of the state codes, and because many of the buildings here are older stucco structures that need additional engineering or flashing work to seat impact-rated frames properly. The materials cost the same at the supplier. The difference is the permitting and the labor to install correctly in a 1950s dingbat or a 1920s courtyard building. Our quotes separate those costs so you’re not paying a mystery markup.
No. West Hollywood treats an ADU as a separate structure for permitting, so the windows on the main house and the windows on the ADU need their own permit scopes. Trying to fold them into one application will get the plan checker’s attention in the wrong way. We pull both permits when the job calls for it, and both get their own inspection sign-off. Call (877) 610-1318 for an exact quote, and we’ll lay out the permit path before you spend a dollar.
They enforce the same state code, but West Hollywood’s own inspectors have specific expectations for flashing details on sliding patio doors in older buildings, particularly around tuck-under parking lintels and stucco transitions. We’ve had jobs where the inspector required additional flashing documentation beyond what LADBS would have asked for. That’s why we pull permits through West Hollywood for West Hollywood jobs, not through LA by habit.
The takeaway for any window or door job in West Hollywood: the city runs its own show. We know the queue, the RSO rules, and the inspectors. That’s what you’re paying for when you hire a local crew that’s been doing this since 1998, not a dispatch service learning the city on your dime. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate. The number you get on paper is the number you’ll pay, and every job carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving West Hollywood since 1998.