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If you’re in Anthony and your home has started feeling too small, you’re not alone. Plenty of the houses here were built between the 1970s and early 2000s, and they weren’t designed for multi-generation living, a home office, or adult kids staying longer than planned. A room addition or ADU in Anthony typically runs $45,000 to $130,000 for the main house, and $90,000 to $220,000 for a detached ADU, depending on size, finishes, and what the caliche under your slab decides to do with our excavation schedule. We’ve worked ZIP 79821 long enough to know the permit office, the soil, and the state-line quirks that make this town different. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk your lot with you before you spend a dollar.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Anthony’s Preferred Home Additions & ADU Company
Barrett & Sons has been running construction crews since 1998, and Tom Barrett’s sons are on-site most days, not some rotating cast from a distant franchise. When we take on a Home Additions & ADU project in Anthony, you’ll see the same faces from the first stake-out to the final inspection. That consistency matters more here than in a big metro. A lot of folks in Anthony have been burned by a national outfit that quoted one number over the phone and showed up with another. We handle scope, allowances, and price changes in writing, every time. If it’s not on paper, it doesn’t happen.
We’re not a call center. A live person answers our phone 24/7, and Tom’s name, address, and license number are published and verifiable. Look them up. We carry a 90-Day Done Right Promise on every job, written into the contract. If something isn’t right, one call brings Tom back. That’s not marketing speak; that’s the only way a family-owned company can keep working in towns this size. Our Home Additions & ADU team serves the whole El Paso County side of the line, from the older streets near the center of town out to the newer subdivisions pressing toward the desert edge.
Our Home Additions & ADU Services in Anthony
ADU Design & Permitting
The first question we get in Anthony is about jurisdiction. Because this town straddles the Texas-New Mexico line, we confirm parcel-level state location before pulling anything. If you’re on the Texas side, we’re handling El Paso County and Texas permitting. If you’re a few feet over the line in New Mexico, that’s Doña Ana County’s rules, and we’ll tell you straight what that changes. Our design work accounts for setbacks, utility easements, and the shared corridors common in the newer tract subdivisions. We don’t draw anything we can’t permit.
Garage Conversion ADU
Anthony has a lot of attached garages that went from car storage to catch-all storage years ago. Converting one into a rentable or family ADU usually costs $30,000 to $80,000 here, depending on whether we’re adding plumbing, upgrading the electrical panel, or fighting caliche for new sewer lines. Many of these garages sit on slab-on-grade foundations that need attention before framing starts. We inspect the slab, address any settling from the freeze-thaw cycles we get in winter, and then build it out properly. Kitchen Remodeling in Anthony is something we often fold into a garage ADU when the client wants a full apartment rather than just a bedroom.
New Detached ADU
A new detached ADU in Anthony is a bigger commitment, typically $90,000 to $220,000. The cost swings hard based on what the excavation uncovers. Caliche is everywhere just below the surface here, and it doesn’t dig out with a standard backhoe. We bring in the right equipment and factor that into the estimate from day one, so you’re not hit with a surprise change order when the dirt turns to rock. Summer construction means working around 100-degree-plus days that cure concrete and dry paint differently than almost anywhere else in Texas. We schedule around that, not through it. Permits are pulled and inspections signed on every eligible job.
Junior ADU & Interior Conversion
Sometimes the space you need is already inside your footprint. A junior ADU or interior conversion works well for the older adobe and masonry homes scattered through Anthony, where adding a separate structure would disturb the original construction in ways that get expensive fast. We convert existing bedrooms, dens, or oversized utility rooms into self-contained living spaces with their own entry, kitchenette, and bath. These projects commonly run $45,000 to $80,000 in Anthony. Bathroom Remodeling in Anthony pairs naturally with this work, since most interior ADUs need a new or expanded bath to meet code.
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 Anthony
We install materials you can look up. For paver and hardscape work tied to ADU entries, patios, and driveways, we lean on Belgard and Techo-Bloc. For concrete and masonry tasks around footings and walkways, we use Quikrete products because they hold up to the UV and heat cycles we get in this desert. If you’ve got a specific material in mind for your Anthony project, tell us. We’ll price it honestly and put it in writing. No mystery brands off a van.
Common Home Additions & ADU Problems We See in Anthony Homes
- Caliche under the slab. The calcium carbonate layer under Anthony sits shallow, and it turns simple footing excavation into a machine-intensive job. Contractors who don’t know it quote low, then hand you a change order when the rock appears. We include it in the estimate before we start.
- State-line permit confusion. Anthony literally sits on the Texas-New Mexico boundary, and the sister community of Anthony, NM is adjacent. A project can trigger questions about whether a Texas-licensed contractor is legally working in New Mexico if staging crosses the unmarked boundary. We confirm the parcel’s state before pulling any permit.
- UV-damaged exterior components. The Chihuahuan Desert sun is relentless. Roof membranes, caulking, and exterior coatings on additions degrade faster here than almost anywhere in Texas. We spec materials rated for this exposure, not whatever’s on the shelf.
- Older slabs with winter stress. Anthony’s periodic hard freezes put real pressure on plumbing and masonry. Homes built in the 1970s and 1980s often have slab cracks or settling that need addressed before an addition ties in. We inspect first, frame second.
Pricing for Home Additions & ADU in Anthony, TX
Let’s talk straight numbers. A home addition in Anthony runs $45,000 to $130,000. A detached ADU runs $90,000 to $220,000. A garage conversion lands between $30,000 and $80,000. A junior ADU or interior conversion typically runs $45,000 to $80,000. What moves the needle? Size, foundation work, finish level, and whether the caliche adds excavation days. We write every scope, every allowance, and every price change on paper before work starts. An allowance that isn’t on paper is a surprise waiting for a date. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll give you a free estimate with line items you can actually read.
We Also Serve Cities Near Anthony
In addition to Home Additions & ADU in Anthony, we regularly take on projects in Canutillo, Fort Bliss, El Paso, and Homestead Meadows North. Same owner-operated crew, same written pricing, same 90-Day Done Right Promise. If you’re close by, you’ll see the same trucks.
Serving Anthony, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Anthony 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 - Home Additions & ADU in Anthony
We schedule free estimates in Anthony within a few business days of your call. Dispatch and scheduling are coordinated from our El Paso office, and crews serve Anthony locally. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll set a time that works around your schedule, not ours.
We cover ZIP 79821 on the Texas side of Anthony. For parcels that fall under Doña Ana County and New Mexico jurisdiction, we’ll confirm the state line for your specific property and tell you exactly what that means for permitting and licensing before we quote anything.
Not necessarily. The biggest cost variable in Anthony is the caliche layer, which can add excavation time on any project that needs new footings or utility trenching. Our estimates for Anthony range $45,000 to $130,000 for a home addition and $90,000 to $220,000 for a detached ADU, always stated in writing before work begins.
The only time a price changes is when the scope changes, and that arrives as a written change order before any work proceeds. We don’t hand you a different bill at the end. If you want to add something mid-project, we price it in writing and you approve it before a single nail moves.
Every Barrett & Sons job carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise, written on the contract. If something isn’t right, call and Tom comes back. We’ve been doing this since 1998, and we’d rather fix it than argue about it. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction.