Free written scope consultation - allowances, timeline, and change-order rules on paper before a single trade is scheduled
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If you’re looking for construction services in Aransas Pass, TX, you already know this town answers to salt wind, hurricane season, and water that never quite leaves the conversation. We answer the phone at (877) 610-1318, and a live person picks up, not a voicemail box, not an out-of-state call center. We run crews in Aransas Pass regularly, so scheduling estimates happens fast. If you’ve got storm damage, a roof losing granules, or you’re finally ready to raise that 1950s bungalow up onto piers the way the new flood maps want it, we’ll walk the job with you and put everything in writing before a single nail moves.
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 Aransas Pass Homeowners Choose Barrett & Sons Construction
Tom Barrett founded Barrett & Sons Construction in 1998, and the name on the truck is the same name that shows up at your door. Most days you’ll find Tom and his sons walking jobs in communities like this one, not calling in from a corporate office. Ask anyone in the neighborhoods around Ransom Road or the streets off Wheeler Avenue what matters after Harvey, and they’ll tell you the same thing: you need a contractor who writes down the scope, pulls the permit, and doesn’t hand you a different bill at the end. That’s been our way for 29 years.
We serve homeowners across Aransas Pass, including the neighborhoods near Moore Avenue, Conn Brown Harbor, and the streets fanning out from Cleveland Boulevard. Homeowners here have already been through one bad contractor experience. They don’t need another. So Tom publishes his name and license number where anyone can look them up. You want to check before you sign? Good. Go ahead. We’ll wait. The permit inspector works for you, not for us, and that’s why we like him.
Construction Services We Offer in Aransas Pass
Kitchen Remodeling
Aransas Pass kitchens need to handle humidity, salt air, and real cooking, not just look pretty in a photo. We install premium cabinets and countertops that hold up here, and we write every allowance and price change down before work proceeds. Learn more about our Kitchen Remodeling in Aransas Pass.
Bathroom Remodeling
Older pier-and-beam bungalows in Aransas Pass often hide water damage under the floor long before the tiles show it. We tear out, inspect, and rebuild with moisture-resistant systems so the next 20 years don’t repeat the last 20. Learn more about our Bathroom Remodeling in Aransas Pass.
Roofing
Roofs in Aransas Pass take a beating from salt-laden wind and storm season. We install GAF roofing systems rated for coastal exposure, with the flashing and fastener details TWIA inspectors want to see. Learn more about our Roofing in Aransas Pass.
Fence Installation
Fencing near the ship channel corrodes fast if you install the wrong hardware. We use marine-grade fasteners and pressure-treated posts rated for ground contact, so the fence stands up to the wet years. Call us for specifics on wind-load fence requirements in your part of town.
Driveway & Pavers
Concrete and pavers in a flood zone need base prep done right or they crack and shift inside five years. We grade, compact, and pour for drainage first, looks second, and we’ll show you the difference on your own street.
Home Additions & ADU
With post-Harvey lots often small and homes rebuilt higher, adding square footage here means thinking vertically or on piers. We handle the structural details, the permits, and the inspections on every addition we build. Learn more about our full service offerings and reach us through our home page.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Aransas Pass
Most estimates in Aransas Pass happen within a day or two of the call, depending on how packed the schedule is. We work all over the city and the surrounding county, including these areas:
- Conn Brown Harbor and the streets around the marina
- Moore Avenue corridor
- Neighborhoods off Cleveland Boulevard
- Ransom Road area
- Wheeler Avenue and nearby streets
Why Aransas Pass’s Climate & Housing Affect Construction
Every structure in Aransas Pass sits exposed to constant salt-laden onshore wind moving off the ship channel that connects Corpus Christi Bay to the Gulf. That wind works on exposed fasteners, Aransas Pass Roofing flashing, HVAC units, and structural metal connectors year-round, not just during storms. We’ve opened walls on homes south of Ransom Road and found bolt heads rusted to the size of pennies inside five years. You don’t fix that with whatever fastener the hardware store has on the shelf. You fix it with stainless and marine-grade hardware, installed on a faster inspection cycle than anything inland builders are used to.
Then there’s the housing stock itself. The pre-Harvey housing in Aransas Pass was mostly modest 1950s to 1970s pier-and-beam fishing bungalows. A lot of those got destroyed or damaged beyond saving in August 2017. What stands now is a patchwork: some untouched older homes needing legacy repairs, others rebuilt elevated on slab-on-grade or concrete piers 8 to 10 feet off the ground, all of it built to flood maps that changed after the storm. A crew that only knows new construction can’t help the family still living in a 1960s bungalow. A crew that only does legacy repairs can’t handle an elevated rebuild. You need both, and that’s what we bring to Aransas Pass.
Why TWIA Compliance Defines Construction in Aransas Pass
If you own property in Aransas Pass, you already know the acronym. The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association won’t write a policy on a home that doesn’t meet its wind-load framing, connector, and opening protection standards. Hurricane Harvey’s direct landfall here didn’t just damage buildings; it reset the insurance market for the whole city. Before you can get windstorm coverage, your roof deck, your anchor bolts, your Windows & Doors in Aransas Pass openings, even your garage door, have to be inspected and certifyable. A contractor who can’t produce TWIA-compliant work will get cut out of most jobs here, because the homeowner can’t close on the insurance without it. We’ve built and repaired to TWIA standards in this market, and we know what the inspector is looking for before he shows up. Getting those details right means the difference between closing out the job and stalling it for months on a failed inspection.
Why Aransas Pass Homeowners Choose Barrett & Sons
Tom Barrett founded this company in 1998, and his sons run the crews. That’s not a marketing line. It’s the operating model. When you call, the person who answers works for the Barrett family. When you sign a contract, it has the 90-Day Done Right Promise written on it: if something isn’t done right, one call brings Tom back. When your job changes scope, you get a written change order before the work changes, not a surprise invoice at the end. An allowance that isn’t on paper is a surprise waiting for a date, and we don’t deal in surprises.
We pull permits and get inspections signed on every eligible job, because the last contractor most people used told them permits were optional. We install premium brands you can look up: GAF roofing, Schluter waterproofing in Bathroom Remodeling - Aransas Pass showers, Grohe fixtures, Sterling tubs and surrounds. Not mystery materials off a van. And we stand behind every completed job with the written promise that Tom will come back if it’s not right. We serve Aransas Pass with the same local roots, on-time discipline, community-first attitude, accountability, and loyalty that have carried this company since day one.
Pricing for Construction in Aransas Pass
Construction pricing in Aransas Pass runs higher than inland Texas because materials and methods have to meet coastal standards. A roof here needs impact-rated underlayment, sealed decking, and stainless flashings that a Dallas roofer never thinks about. Elevated foundations cost more than slab work in dry soil. We give line-item written quotes, not verbal ballparks, so you can see exactly where every dollar goes before you sign. We honor our published 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% senior and veteran discount. Call (877) 610-1318 for an exact price on your project.
Service Area - Cities Near Aransas Pass
We serve Aransas Pass and the surrounding communities, including Ingleside, Portland, Rockport, and Corpus Christi. If you’re outside Aransas Pass but within a short drive of the ship channel, call us and we’ll tell you honestly whether we’re the right fit for your job.
Serving Aransas Pass, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Aransas Pass 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 Aransas Pass
Construction in Aransas Pass typically costs 15-30% more than inland Texas because of TWIA windstorm requirements, flood-zone elevation, and corrosion-resistant materials. A modest kitchen remodel might run $25,000-$50,000. A bathroom remodel often lands between $15,000 and $35,000, depending on how much water damage we find underneath. A roof replacement on a typical Aransas Pass home runs $12,000-$22,000 with GAF coastal-rated materials. Call (877) 610-1318 for a written, line-item quote, not a verbal guess.
Only if the scope changes, and never without your written approval first. If we open a wall on a 1960s bungalow and find rot or termite damage, we’ll stop, show you what we found, and hand you a written change order before any additional work happens. There’s no end-of-job surprise invoice with Barrett & Sons. That’s a promise written into the contract.
Yes, on every eligible job. Aransas Pass code and TWIA requirements don’t allow shortcuts, and we don’t take them anyway. The permit inspector works for you, not for us. We like having him on the job. If a contractor tells you permits are optional on a coastal property, walk away and call (877) 610-1318 instead.
Estimates happen within days of your call. Start dates depend on the size and scope of the job, the permit process, and material lead times. We’ll give you a realistic schedule in writing, and we’ll let you know if anything shifts. We don’t pad timelines to sound impressive. We tell you the truth.
Yes, and a lot of our Aransas Pass work is exactly that. Some homeowners need repairs on older bungalows that were patched but never properly fixed. Others need full rebuilds elevated to current FEMA flood maps. We handle both, and we navigate the TWIA inspection process on every project. Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule a free estimate and we’ll walk the property with you.
Contact Barrett & Sons Construction
If you own a home in Aransas Pass, TX, and you need construction work done right, by people whose name is on the truck, call us at (877) 610-1318 today. We’ll answer, get you scheduled for a free estimate, and write down everything we discuss. No pressure, no call center, no runaround. Just a neighbor who has been doing this for 29 years and plans to keep doing it.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Aransas Pass, TX and surrounding communities 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 Aransas Pass Customers Say
"Beautiful work and honest pricing throughout. The project ran about three weeks past the estimate waiting on the cabinets, which was the supplier rather than him, though the delay was still real."
- Genevieve Ashcombe"Full kitchen down to the studs. He found the previous owner had done the wiring himself and it was genuinely dangerous, showed me, and put it right properly rather than boxing it back in."
- Augustus Nwachukwu"He pulled every permit and had every inspection signed off. The last contractor we used told us permits were optional and I have been paying for that ever since."
- Redmond Cavanaugh