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If you own a home in Sun City, you’ve probably noticed the same thing we see on nearly every visit: a well-built house from the 1960s or 1970s that’s simply outlived its original parts. The roof was rated for maybe twenty years. The single-pane windows were fine when electricity cost a nickel. The kitchen layout made sense before anyone used a microwave. We’re Barrett & Sons Construction, and we’ve been remodeling, roofing, and rebuilding homes in this part of the Perris Valley long enough to know exactly what Sun City’s housing stock needs, and what it doesn’t. Call (877) 610-1318 and Tom or one of his sons will talk through it with you.
Key takeaways: Written change orders before any price moves. Permits pulled on every eligible job. A 90-Day Done Right Promise on the contract, not in the fine print. And a live person answers the phone, 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 Sun City Homeowners Choose Barrett & Sons Construction
Tom Barrett founded this company in 1998 and his name is still on the truck. That’s not marketing; it’s how we operate. When you call our office, you reach a real person in the Inland Empire, not an out-of-state call center. When a crew shows up at your home near McCall Boulevard or Cherry Hills Boulevard, they’re background-checked, uniformed, and they carry the Barrett name. The people running the work are Tom’s sons and their teams. If something isn’t right 90 days after we finish, one phone call brings us back. It’s written on every contract.
We’ve done work throughout the 92586 and 92585 ZIP codes, from the original Del Webb neighborhood around the Sun City Civic Association area to the newer tract homes east of the 215. Homeowners in Sun City tend to ask harder questions than most, and we like that. They want to see the license. They want the permit conversation up front. They’ve heard “permits are optional” from a previous contractor, and they know better now.
Construction Services We Offer in Sun City
Kitchen Remodeling
Most Sun City kitchens we walk into are original to the house: cramped galley layouts, worn laminate counters, and cabinets that predate modern dishwasher dimensions. We plan around how you actually cook, and we install named brands like KraftMaid and Cambria, not mystery materials off a van.
Learn more about our Kitchen Remodeling in Sun City.
Bathroom Remodeling
In the 92586 core especially, we’re often asked about safer access: curbs that become tripping hazards, tubs that are hard to step over, and narrow doorways. Our Bathroom Remodeling - Sun City team handles both the cosmetic side and the practical aging-in-place upgrades, with permits and inspections as standard. We handle both the cosmetic side and the practical aging-in-place upgrades, with permits and inspections as standard.
Learn more about our Bathroom Remodeling in Sun City.
Roofing
Sun City Roofing faces unique challenges: low-pitched roofs and brutal summer heat punish roofing materials faster than most climates. The original Del Webb homes often have flat or near-flat sections that blister in the sun, and we see it first on the south and west exposures. We install GAF and CertainTeed systems, and we pull every required permit.
Learn more about our Roofing in Sun City.
Windows & Doors
Those 1960s aluminum frames let heat pour in from May through October, and old sliding doors can be hard on arthritic hands. We replace windows and doors with Andersen and Marvin products sized right for the openings in Sun City’s original ranch homes, not just “close enough” stock picks.
Fence Installation
Wind gusts off the Perris Valley hit fences hard, especially on corner lots near Evans Road or along the open stretches of the 92587 ZIP. We set posts deeper than code minimum where local soil conditions call for it, and we write up every change before the work happens.
Driveway & Pavers
Expansive clay soil under Sun City moves more than you’d guess, and that translates directly into cracked driveways and settled walkways. We work with Techo-Bloc and Cambridge Pavers for surfaces that flex better with the ground and drain water where it should go.
Home Additions & ADU
With Sun City’s aging homes and grown children coming back around, we’re seeing more interest in attached suites and detached ADUs. This is a full-permit, full-inspection job every time, and we don’t wave that part away to win a bid. We’d rather lose the bid than skip the inspection.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Sun City
We work throughout Sun City’s three ZIP codes. Our crews are usually in the area within a day or two of your call, depending on what you need.
- Del Webb Original Tracts (92586)
- Sun City Civic Association area
- Menifee-era neighborhoods east of the 215 (92585)
- West side near McCall Boulevard
- Stretches along Evans Road and Cherry Hills Boulevard (92587)
Why Sun City’s Climate & Housing Affect Construction
Sun City is one of California’s original Del Webb planned retirement communities, and that history matters more than most contractors let on. The core 92586 housing stock was built in the 1960s and 1970s as single-story ranch homes on slab-on-grade foundations. Sixty years later, many of those homes are on their second or third roof but still carrying original electrical panels, original ductwork, and almost no wall insulation by modern standards. When we pull a Title 24 permit for a remodel, energy compliance is not a formality here, it’s a real engineering conversation about what’s behind the drywall.
Then there’s the ground itself. The original Del Webb slabs were poured over expansive Perris Valley clay, and decades of landscape irrigation have caused differential settlement in a lot of these homes. If your interior doors are racking out of square or you’re seeing diagonal stucco cracks at window corners, that’s not cosmetic. It’s the soil moving, and any honest renovation bid in Sun City has to price for it. Contractors from outside the area miss this constantly.
One more thing worth knowing: when the surrounding area incorporated as the City of Menifee in 2008, building permits that used to route through Riverside County moved under Menifee’s building department. We see outside contractors get hung up on this all the time. We file through the correct jurisdiction, because getting caught mid-project with the wrong permit pathway is not a phone call you want to make to a homeowner.
Pricing for Construction in Sun City
Honest ranges, based on what we actually see in Sun City, as of this writing:
- Bathroom remodel (cosmetic to full gut): $18,000-$42,000
- Kitchen remodel: $28,000-$65,000
- Roof replacement on a 1960s ranch: $11,000-$19,000 depending on sheathing condition
- Window replacement (10-12 windows): $9,000-$24,000 depending on frame material and glass package
- Fence installation (50 linear feet, cedar): $3,200-$5,800
- Driveway pavers (500 sq ft): $7,500-$14,000 depending on base prep needed for expansive soil
- ADU addition: $140,000-$320,000 depending on size, site access, and utility runs
Every scope is written. Every allowance is written. Every change order is written, before work proceeds. The number we quote is the number you pay, unless you ask us to change something and we agree in writing first. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate.
Service Area - Cities Near Sun City
In addition to Sun City, we serve nearby communities: Menifee, Good Hope, Perris, and Homeland. If you’re just over the line, give us a call and we’ll sort out coverage fast.
Serving Sun City, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Sun City 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 Sun City
Yes, we pull permits on every eligible job in Sun City, and we coordinate with Menifee’s building department, since that’s the jurisdiction that handles permits for the area now. We don’t do unpermitted work, and we won’t tell you permits are optional. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk you through what your specific project requires.
Most kitchen remodels in Sun City run between $28,000 and $65,000, with the final number depending on cabinet line, countertop material, and whether we’re moving plumbing or electrical. The original Del Webb galley kitchens often cost less to demo but more to re-layout than homeowners expect. We’ll give you a written line-item estimate before anything starts.
Sun City sits on expansive Perris Valley clay, and the original 1960s slab foundations have settled unevenly over decades of irrigation. Diagonal cracks at window corners and doors that stick are classic signs. It’s not always structural, but it needs to be evaluated by someone who knows the local soil, not patched over and painted.
Only if you ask for a scope change, and even then, we issue a written change order before any work happens. You approve it in writing, or it doesn’t happen. No surprise invoices at the end. An allowance that isn’t on paper is a surprise waiting for a date, and we don’t work that way.
Yes. We offer a permanent 10% Senior and Veteran discount, which applies to a good share of our Sun City customers. We also offer $40 off any repair over $200, a free second opinion on any written estimate, and no trip charge inside the county. Call (877) 610-1318 to get scheduled.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Sun City 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 Sun City Customers Say
"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"The bathroom was finished on the day he said at the start, which nobody had led me to believe was possible."
- Loretta Vanterpool"His sons run the crews and they were in our house for four months. Not once did I feel I had to be home to keep an eye on things."
- Camila Fuentes