Free written scope consultation - allowances, timeline, and change-order rules on paper before a single trade is scheduled
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If you own a home in Alief, you already know the score: your house was likely built between 1970 and 1990, it sits on a slab over Beaumont clay, and Hurricane Harvey probably left a mark on it whether you saw the water or not. That means the construction questions you’re asking are different from what someone in a brand-new master-planned community deals with. We’ve spent years working on Alief’s particular stock of single-story brick-veneer ranch homes, and we answer the phone at (877) 610-1318 when you call.
We’re Barrett & Sons Construction, owned by Tom Barrett since 1998. Our crews know Alief’s streets, its unincorporated Harris County permit process, and the way this ground moves under a foundation. If you need work done right and documented, you’re in the right place.
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 Alief Homeowners Choose Barrett & Sons Construction
Alief isn’t Houston, and a lot of contractors forget that. Tom never has. He’s the one who answers when you call, and his sons run the crews that show up in your driveway. We’re not a franchise operation dispatching strangers from across the metro. When we say we’ll be there, the person who shows up knows Alief, knows what a Harvey-era slab looks like, and knows what your home is up against.
Homeowners in neighborhoods like Sharpstown Country Club Terrace and Bellaire Gardens have hired us for everything from full kitchen remodels to roof replacements and driveway repaving. They keep hiring us because every change order arrives in writing before a nail moves, and every eligible job gets its permits pulled and inspections signed through Harris County Engineering. We put the 90-Day Done Right Promise on every contract: if it’s not right, Tom comes back and makes it right. One call.
Look up Tom’s name, address, and license number before you sign anything. He publishes them because he wants you to check.
Construction Services We Offer in Alief
Kitchen Remodeling
Alief kitchens from the 70s and 80s show their age in the cabinet boxes and the floor plan. We install KraftMaid and Cambria by name, and every allowance is on paper before we order a single door. Learn more about our Kitchen Remodeling in Alief.
Bathroom Remodeling
Older slab homes mean drain locations can shift a remodel’s direction fast. We’ve handled enough Alief bathrooms to know where the surprises hide and how to keep the budget honest. Details on our Bathroom Remodeling in Alief page.
Roofing
Harvey stripped a lot of Alief roofs, and the subtropical sun hasn’t been gentle since. We install GAF and CertainTeed systems and pull county permits so the inspector signs off before you write the final check. See Roofing in Alief for more.
Windows & Doors
Replacing windows in a brick-veneer ranch is a different job than in a wood-frame home. Andersen and Marvin are the lines we stock most for Alief’s housing, and we handle the flashing details that keep your walls dry.
Fence Installation
Flat lots and soft ground make Alief fence posts subject to heave over time. We set posts below the clay’s movement line and build with materials that outlast the neighbors’ warped pickets.
Driveway & Pavers
Slab driveways crack when Beaumont clay expands and contracts. We’ve done enough Alief replacements to know the prep that keeps Techo-Bloc and Cambridge pavers from following the same fate.
Home Additions & ADU
Adding square footage in unincorporated Harris County means navigating county drainage requirements alongside the structural work. We handle both, with permits pulled and inspections scheduled.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Alief
We work across the 77411 zip code and into the pockets of Alief where the streets bend and the subdivisions shift names. Typical response time for an estimate visit is one to two business days, though many calls end with a next-day site walk.
- Sharpstown Country Club Terrace
- Bellaire Gardens
- Alief Gardens
- Boone Manor
- Westwood Village
Why Alief’s Climate & Housing Affect Construction
Alief sits in the Brays Bayou watershed, flat and low-lying, and when Harvey hit in 2017, entire subdivisions went under. That storm is still shaping construction here. Every remodel we scope now starts with a hard look at how the water ran, what the walls swallowed, and whether the slab has moved since. We’ve seen Alief homes where the drywall looked fine but the bottom plates were carrying rot from the flood line. That’s not the kind of thing a bid covers unless the person writing it has seen it before.
Then there’s the clay. Harris County’s Beaumont clay is expansive: it swells when wet, shrinks when dry, and has been quietly cracking Alief’s slabs for forty-plus years. That means any project we start, from a kitchen gut to a driveway replacement, often begins with a conversation about what the foundation is doing under the floor. May through September heat pushes exterior work to early-morning shifts, and storm season can stall a roofing schedule for a week. We plan for both because we’ve lived it.
Pricing for Construction in Alief
Construction pricing in Alief depends on scope, but here are honest starting ranges for the common jobs we quote:
- Bathroom remodel: $15,000-$35,000
- Kitchen remodel: $28,000-$65,000
- Roof replacement: $9,500-$18,000 on a typical Alief ranch
- Driveway replacement with pavers: $12,000-$28,000
- Home addition (single room): $45,000-$95,000
Every allowance and every change order comes in writing before work proceeds. The price on your contract is the price you pay unless we hand you a paper change order and you sign it. No surprise invoices at the end. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate on your specific job.
Service Area - Cities Near Alief
While this page is for Alief homeowners, our crews also serve the communities around us. Homeowners in Four Corners, Mission Bend, Stafford, and New Territory regularly call us for the same kind of work.
Serving Alief, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Alief 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 Alief
Yes. Alief is unincorporated Harris County, not City of Houston, so construction permits go through Harris County Engineering, not the Houston Permitting Center. The county runs its own fee schedule and inspection workflow. We pull permits on every eligible job and make sure the inspector signs off before you pay the final bill. Call (877) 610-1318 to confirm what your project needs.
Many Alief homes absorbed floodwater in 2017, and not all of it was properly remediated. We check bottom plates, wall cavities, and slab condition on every scope we write. Neglecting hidden flood damage before remodeling is like painting over a termite problem. If you suspect your home took on water, we’ll look before we quote.
The Beaumont clay under Alief expands and contracts with moisture, so some movement is ongoing. We address structural cracks before building on top of them and recommend drainage corrections when they’ll protect the new work. If your slab is shifting, we’ll tell you and scope the fix in writing before any finish work starts.
Not without your signature. Every scope change, every allowance adjustment, every surprise finds its way onto a written change order before we move a nail. Tom’s rule: the allowance that isn’t on paper is a surprise waiting for a date. That rule has kept thousands of Alief jobs honest.
It varies by scope. A bathroom remodel typically runs two to four weeks; a kitchen, four to eight. Exterior work in July and August shifts to early mornings, and storm season can stall a roofing schedule. We build a timeline into your contract and keep you posted if weather or the county inspection backlog shifts it. Call (877) 610-1318 for a realistic schedule on your job.
If you’re weighing a construction project in Alief, start with a free estimate. Tom Barrett and his sons live close enough to see your street, and they answer when you call. Reach us at (877) 610-1318 or visit our home page to see what we do.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Alief and surrounding Harris County communities.
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 Alief Customers Say
"Every change to the price came as a written change order before the work happened, not as a surprise on the final bill. I did not know contractors still did that."
- Xiomara Benavides"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