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If you own a home in Fort Lauderdale, you already know the score: this city isn’t like the rest of Broward County. The canals, the salt air, the wind codes, the aging concrete-block stock. Every project carries a set of rules that don’t apply ten miles inland. We’re Barrett & Sons Construction, and we work on Fort Lauderdale homes every week. Tom Barrett answers his own phone, his sons run the crews, and every price lands in writing before a hammer swings. Call (877) 610-1318 and you’ll get a human, not a recording.
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 Fort Lauderdale Homeowners Choose Barrett & Sons Construction
Most of our Fort Lauderdale customers come to us after a bad round with someone else. A quote given over the phone that didn’t match the bill at the door. A crew that vanished after demo day. A contractor who told them permits were optional. That last one is especially common here, where Broward County’s High-Velocity Hurricane Zone rules make unpermitted work genuinely risky. We take a different route: Tom Barrett and our crews work in Victoria Park, Tarpon River, and all across this city, and we pull permits on every eligible job. The inspector signs off before we call it done. Our customers in the finger islands and Coral Ridge know that when a price changes, the new number arrives as a written change order before the work changes. Not after.
We’ve operated since 1998, and the name on the truck is the name of the owner. Tom publishes his address and license number openly. Look us up before you sign. That’s the point.
Construction Services We Offer in Fort Lauderdale
Kitchen Remodeling in Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale kitchens built in the 1950s and 1960s often hide surprises behind the drywall: corroded steel lintels over window openings, undersized electrical panels, and concrete block that was never strapped to modern code. We open the walls, show you what’s there, and quote the fix in writing before proceeding. We install KraftMaid and Cambria, brands you can look up yourself.
Learn more about our Kitchen Remodeling in Fort Lauderdale.
Bathroom Remodeling in Fort Lauderdale
Bathrooms on canal-front properties deal with humidity that never quits, and old cast-iron drain lines under slab foundations don’t last forever. We replace rotten subfloor, re-route plumbing properly, and waterproof before tile goes up. In neighborhoods like Tarpon River and the finger islands, we’ve seen the same failure patterns enough times to plan for them from day one.
Learn more about our Bathroom Remodeling in Fort Lauderdale.
Roofing in Fort Lauderdale
Every roof we install in Fort Lauderdale meets HVHZ wind-load requirements. That’s not an upsell here; it’s the baseline. We install GAF and CertainTeed systems built for 170+ mph design pressures, and we replace the roof-to-wall connectors that older concrete-block homes so often lack.
Learn more about our Roofing in Fort Lauderdale.
Windows & Doors
Salt-laden air eats cheap window hardware within a few seasons. We install impact-rated units from Andersen, Marvin, Simonton, and PGT, sized and tested for Broward County’s coastal exposure zones. If your home sits east of US-1 in Fort Lauderdale, your openings face stricter requirements than a house in Plantation does.
Fence Installation
Fence posts in saturated tidal soil don’t behave like fence posts in dry fill. We set posts with the right depth and anchoring for Fort Lauderdale’s water table, then build a fence that stays plumb through wet season and dry season alike.
Driveway & Pavers
Paver driveways on canal-front lots in Fort Lauderdale often sit above aging seawalls that have deflected inward. We check what’s underneath before we lay a single paver, because a cracked deck often means a bigger problem below grade. We install Belgard and Techo-Bloc products with proper base compaction for our soil profile.
Home Additions & ADU
Most Fort Lauderdale additions on older blocks trigger whole-structure wind-mitigation upgrades under the Florida Building Code. We plan for that from the first estimate, not as a surprise change order halfway through framing. Permits get pulled, inspections get scheduled, and the numbers stay in writing.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Fort Lauderdale
We run crews across Fort Lauderdale regularly. Typical response for an estimate is fast, same week in most cases, because Tom schedules directly and doesn’t route calls through a call center.
- Victoria Park
- Tarpon River
- Coral Ridge
- The finger islands off the Intracoastal
- Rio Vista
Why Fort Lauderdale’s Climate & Housing Affect Construction
Fort Lauderdale sits entirely inside Florida’s High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, the strictest wind-load classification in the state. Windows, doors, and roofing assemblies here must be tested to 170+ mph design pressures, and the older homes in Victoria Park and Tarpon River were mostly built before those rules existed. Concrete block construction from the late 1940s through the mid-1970s is common, but the original roof-to-wall connections and window openings rarely meet today’s code. On top of that, salt-bearing onshore air promotes corrosion of fasteners, lintels, and rebar in ways a home in Lauderhill or Lauderdale Lakes simply doesn’t face. Any permitted addition or re-roof in Fort Lauderdale routinely triggers wind-mitigation upgrades, and the smart approach is pricing them up front, in writing, instead of discovering them mid-job.
Pricing for Construction in Fort Lauderdale
We believe in honest, line-item pricing. No “allowance” surprises. No change-order invoices you never saw coming. Here’s what our Fort Lauderdale customers typically see:
- Kitchen remodeling: $35,000-$75,000 depending on cabinet line, countertop material, and structural scope
- Bathroom remodeling: $15,000-$32,000 typical for a full gut and rebuild
- Roofing: $11,000-$24,000 for a Fort Lauderdale home requiring HVHZ-rated underlayment and tie-down retrofits
- Windows & doors: $900-$2,800 per impact-rated opening, installed
- Driveway & pavers: $12-$28 per square foot depending on base prep and paver selection
- Additions & ADU: $180-$350 per square foot depending on foundation, wind-mitigation scope, and finish level
Every estimate is free, and every price change comes as a written change order before the work begins. Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule yours.
Service Area - Cities Near Fort Lauderdale
We serve homeowners across Broward County. If you’re in Lauderhill, Lauderdale Lakes, Plantation, or Broadview Park, we’ll come to you with the same pricing discipline and written-scope paperwork we bring to every Fort Lauderdale job.
Serving Fort Lauderdale, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Fort Lauderdale 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 Fort Lauderdale
Yes. Fort Lauderdale sits within Broward County’s jurisdiction, and nearly every structural, electrical, plumbing, or roofing project requires a permit. Unpermitted work can block a future sale, void insurance claims, and slow down any refinance. We pull permits and schedule inspections on every eligible job; the permit inspector works for you, not for us, which is exactly why we like having him involved. Call (877) 610-1318 if you want the details specific to your address.
It often does, on older homes especially. Wind-mitigation upgrades, impact-rated openings, and upgraded roof-to-wall connectors are common requirements when we touch a structure built in the 1950s or 1960s. The key is that it’s priced in writing up front. Ours is.
Most full kitchen or bathroom remodels in Fort Lauderdale run four to eight weeks, depending on permit review times at the county and whether structural upgrades are required. Additions and re-roofs can take longer. We’ll give you a written schedule alongside your written scope, and we’ll update you in writing if anything shifts.
Ask for the license number and a real, published address. Ask if the person quoting the job will be on site. Ask whether permits come standard. Ask whether price changes arrive in writing. To give you a comparison point, Tom Barrett’s name, address, and license number are all published and verifiable. His sons run the crews. Permits are standard on our jobs, and every price change is a written change order. If a Fort Lauderdale contractor balks at putting those things in writing, that’s your answer.
Our 90-Day Done Right Promise is written on every contract: if it’s not done right, Tom comes back and makes it right, one call. No fine print, no runaround. In Fort Lauderdale, where humidity and salt accelerate wear on almost everything, you want a contractor who stands behind the finished job in writing.
Get a Free Estimate in Fort Lauderdale
If you’re planning a remodel, re-roof, addition, or hardscape project in Fort Lauderdale, let’s talk about the actual numbers. Call (877) 610-1318 and Tom will walk you through the scope and the price in plain language. We have four standing offers: $40 off any repair over $200, a free second opinion on any written estimate, no trip charge inside the county, and a permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans. Ask about any of them when you call.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Fort Lauderdale and Broward County.
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 Fort Lauderdale Customers Say
"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"Came back a year later to sort a door that had dropped as the frame settled. No charge and no argument about whether it was covered."
- Thaddeus Oyelowo"Addition over the garage matched the original roofline and brickwork so closely that visitors do not realise it was added. He tracked down the closest brick he could find rather than settling."
- Gideon Stroud