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If you own a home in Olympia Heights, you already know the drill: the codebook here is thicker than anywhere else in the country, and the house you live in was probably built before anyone thought to strap a roof to the walls. We’re Barrett & Sons Construction, a family-owned outfit that has been pulling permits and passing inspections in Miami-Dade’s High Velocity Hurricane Zone for nearly three decades. Our crews drive the same streets you do, from Bird Road up to Coral Way, and a live person answers our phone around the clock at (877) 610-1318 when you’re ready to talk about your project.
Kitchen renovations, roof replacements, window upgrades, additions: it all starts with a straight conversation and a written estimate. No surprise invoices, ever.
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 Olympia Heights Homeowners Choose Barrett & Sons Construction
We do not send strangers to your door. Tom Barrett and his sons run the crews themselves, and they have been doing so since 1998. The neighbors around Tropical Park and the streets west of Ludlam Road have seen our trucks in driveways for years, and they know our name is on the side of every one of them. Background-checked crew members show up in uniform, and Tom’s name, address, and license number are published right on our contract. You can look it up before you sign anything.
What keeps people calling is the 90-Day Done Right Promise. It’s written on every contract: if the work isn’t done right, one call brings Tom back to make it right. That’s not a marketing line. It’s the same promise he’d give you over a fence.
Construction Services We Offer in Olympia Heights
Kitchen Remodeling
Most of the kitchens we redo in Olympia Heights were built in the 1960s, with wiring and plumbing that need more than a cosmetic refresh. We install KraftMaid and Cambria materials by name, and every allowance goes in writing before it becomes a surprise. Learn more about our Kitchen Remodeling in Olympia Heights.
Bathroom Remodeling
Bathrooms in these mid-century CBS homes are often original to the slab, and renovation means working with drain lines that have been in place for half a century. We handle the plumbing, the waterproofing, and the fixtures, and the permit inspector signs off on every shower pan before we close the walls. Learn more about our Bathroom Remodeling in Olympia Heights.
Roofing
Flat and low-slope built-up roofs are common in Olympia Heights, and most of them need full tear-off to meet current HVHZ wind-load standards. We install GAF and CertainTeed systems with Miami-Dade NOA product approvals, so the inspector passes it the first time. Learn more about our Roofing in Olympia Heights.
Windows & Doors
Impact-rated openings are not optional in the 33165 ZIP code, but plenty of homes still have the original aluminum frames that will not survive the next major storm. We install Andersen and Marvin windows, plus Simonton and PGT impact lines, all with the NOA documentation the county requires. Learn more about our full construction services.
Fence Installation
The oolitic caprock under Olympia Heights makes post-hole digging a job for a real auger, not a hand post-hole digger. We handle everything from shadowbox wood fences to full privacy runs along the canal-front properties that border the neighborhood.
Driveway & Pavers
Belgard and Techo-Bloc pavers hold up to the standing water and sheet-flow that come with summer storms here. We grade for proper drainage, compact the base correctly, and make sure the finished surface will not become a pond in August.
Home Additions & ADU
Adding square footage in Olympia Heights means working within the Miami-Dade building envelope, and that starts with a survey and a structural engineer’s stamp. We pull the permit, schedule the inspections, and you will never get a change order that wasn’t already in your hands in writing.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Olympia Heights
Olympia Heights is compact, but the construction needs vary street by street. We work regularly in:
- The homes along Bird Road and the blocks south of Tropical Park
- The residential streets west of Ludlam Road near Coral Park Elementary
- The canal-front lots along the Snapper Creek corridor
- The neighborhoods around Olympia Heights Park and Miller Drive
Most estimates in the area can be scheduled within a few days, because our crews are already here working on other Olympia Heights homes most weeks of the year.
Why Olympia Heights’s Climate & Housing Affect Construction
Olympia Heights falls squarely inside Miami-Dade County’s High Velocity Hurricane Zone, the strictest wind-resistance jurisdiction in the United States. Every structural component, from roofing underlayment to impact windows to the fasteners holding down your trusses, must carry a Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance, not just a Florida Building Code stamp. Contractors new to this county often spec materials that pass statewide but fail the NOA review. The inspector rejects them, and the homeowner waits weeks for HVHZ-approved substitutes to arrive. That’s a pitfall we know to vet before we ever break ground.
The housing stock compounds the issue. The 33165 ZIP code is dominated by concrete block stucco ranch homes built between the 1950s and 1970s, long before post-Hurricane Andrew code changes took effect. Many of those homes lack modern hurricane strapping, have original electrical panels, and still carry non-impact windows and doors. Retrofit work, not new construction, is what keeps this neighborhood moving, and it’s work that demands a contractor who can read a county inspection checklist like it’s their own handwriting.
Pricing for Construction in Olympia Heights
Here’s what you can expect, in round numbers, before an estimate:
- Kitchen remodel: $30,000 to $65,000, depending on cabinet line (KraftMaid vs. custom) and whether you move plumbing
- Bathroom remodel: $14,000 to $28,000 for a full gut-and-replace in these older slabs
- Roof replacement on a mid-century CBS ranch: $9,000 to $22,000, depending on tear-off depth and decking repair
- Impact window replacement (full house): $14,000 to $38,000, with NOA-documented lines like PGT or CGI
- Paver driveway: $8 to $18 per square foot, installed by the base depth the Miami Rock Ridge requires
Every line item goes in writing before work starts, and every price change becomes a written change order before a single nail moves. That’s how we’ve run jobs since 1998.
Service Area - Cities Near Olympia Heights
Beyond Olympia Heights, our crews are regularly at work in Westwood Lake, Sweetwater, University Park, and Sunset. If you’re on the edge of the 33165 ZIP code, call us and we’ll tell you straight whether we can get there.
Serving Olympia Heights, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Olympia Heights 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 Olympia Heights
Yes. Olympia Heights is in the HVHZ, and inspectors here will reject roofing underlayments and impact products that only carry a Florida Building Code listing. We source GAF, CertainTeed, PGT, and CGI products with NOA documentation already on file, so there’s no mid-job stall waiting for approvals. Call (877) 610-1318 for an exact quote on your project.
Most flat or low-slope tear-offs on 1950s-1970s ranch homes run between $9,000 and $22,000, depending on decking repair and the roofing system selected. The final number gets locked in writing before work begins, and it doesn’t move unless you approve a written change order first.
Because the last contractor most Olympia Heights homeowners used told them permits were optional. They’re not, especially here. Every eligible job we take includes permits pulled and inspections signed, and the permit inspector works for you, not for us. That’s exactly why we like him.
We can, but you should budget for it. The Miami Rock Ridge caprock under Olympia Heights makes any excavation, from footings to fence posts to paver bases, harder and heavier on equipment. We bring the right augers and breakers from day one, and we’ll tell you if your job exposes more rock than the estimate assumed, in writing, before it changes your price.
Only if you change the scope, and only in writing. We don’t hand you a different bill at the door. Every allowance, every substitution, every added beam or rotted decking run gets a written change order before it happens. That’s the whole point of the way we run jobs.
Call Barrett & Sons Construction in Olympia Heights
We answer our phone, we show up when we say we will, and we put every promise on paper. From Tropical Park to the canal fronts off Miller Drive, Olympia Heights homeowners call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate. Ask about our $40 Off Any Repair Over $200, our Free Second Opinion on any written estimate, or the permanent 10% Senior & Veteran discount. We’ll walk you through the numbers and let you decide.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Olympia Heights with family-owned crews since the day we opened our doors.
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 Olympia Heights 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