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If you own a home in Allen built between the mid-1990s and early 2010s, you’re likely noticing the same things your neighbors are: a roof showing its age, windows that rattle when the wind picks up, and doors that don’t shut square anymore. Those homes hit the 20 to 30 year mark at roughly the same time, all across town, because Allen grew in one concentrated wave. That’s a big part of what we work on here, and it’s a big reason we keep a full crew familiar with both ZIP codes, 75002 and 75013. Call (877) 610-1318 and you’ll reach a live person who knows Allen addresses without looking them up.
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 Allen Homeowners Choose Barrett & Sons Construction
Barrett & Sons is the name on the truck, and Tom Barrett is the one you’ll talk to when something needs to be made right. That matters in a city like Allen, where a lot of folks got burned by a national outfit quoting one number over the phone and producing a different bill after the dumpster pulled up. We write the scope down, we write the allowances down, and if the number changes, you get it in writing before the work changes. In neighborhoods like Twin Creeks and Watters Crossing, where the original 1990s builder packages are all hitting replacement age around the same time, we’re often working on three or four houses within a few blocks of each other. Ask anyone on your street, or look up the license number yourself. One call after the job is done brings Tom back, and that’s not a promise buried in fine print. It’s the 90-Day Done Right Promise, written on every contract.
Construction Services We Offer in Allen
Kitchen Remodeling
Most Kitchen Remodeling - Allen projects we see from the 1990s and early 2000s came out of the same builder playbook: golden oak cabinets, laminate counters, and a fluorescent box overhead. We replace those with layouts that actually fit how you cook now, using brand lines like KraftMaid and Cambria you can look up before you sign.
Learn more about our Kitchen Remodeling in Allen.
Bathroom Remodeling
Bathroom Remodeling in Allen often starts with tract homes showing their age in the same ways: failing grout, builder-grade valves, and tub surrounds that have been caulked one too many times. We tear out and rebuild properly, with the plumbing and waterproofing done to code and inspected.
Learn more about our Bathroom Remodeling in Allen.
Roofing
Allen Roofing keeps us busy because the city sits in the path of the hail track that runs northeast along the DFW storm corridor. When storms roll through, we see neighborhoods like Ridgeview Ranch with entire blocks of original 1990s roofs showing granule loss and impact damage. We carry GAF and CertainTeed, and every roof gets a permit where the job calls for one.
Learn more about our Roofing in Allen.
Windows & Doors
Windows & Doors - Allen projects often start with original aluminum windows that lose their seal over time, and the west-facing ones take a beating from Texas sun. We install named brands like Simonton and PGT, with the flashing details done so a north wind doesn’t find its way through. A window that isn’t square is often a clue about slab movement, so we check framing before we order glass.
Fence Installation
Fences in Allen lean into the same expansive clay that moves your foundation. Posts set shallow wobble within a few seasons. We set posts below the movement line and build with materials that hold up to our freeze-thaw-and-swell cycles.
Driveway & Pavers
Driveways and paver patios on Blackland Prairie clay need a base that can move without cracking. We prep for that, and we carry Belgard and Techo-Bloc when you want a paver walk or patio rather than more concrete that will heave.
Home Additions & ADU
With lot sizes in Allen’s master-planned communities generally roomy by DFW standards, additions and ADUs are a practical way to add space without leaving a neighborhood you like. We pull permits, we schedule the inspections, and the inspector works for you, not for us. That’s how it should be.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Allen
We’re in and out of Allen’s subdivisions all week long, so we know the streets without a GPS tour. Typical response time for an estimate visit runs a day or two, depending on the season and the size of the job. Neighborhoods we work in regularly include:
- Twin Creeks
- Watters Crossing
- Ridgeview Ranch
- Lost Creek Ranch
- Star Creek
Why Allen’s Climate & Housing Affect Construction
Allen sits on the Blackland Prairie, and that single fact explains more home problems here than almost anything else. The expansive clay under the city shrinks hard during North Texas dry spells and swells again after rain, and that cycle never stops. Post-tension slabs poured over minimally prepped clay in the 1990s have now been through 25 to 30 years of it, which is why you’ll see interior door frames racked slightly out of square and drywall cracks that open and close with the seasons in homes across 75002 and 75013. A remodel or addition that ignores slab movement is a job that gets called back. So we assess it before we open walls. And the hail track running northeast through the metroplex means roofing and exterior work stays busy here in a way older, mixed-vintage suburbs don’t experience. When the storm hits, the whole street tends to need the same thing.
The housing stock itself contributes too. Allen’s dominant homes are brick-veneer, wood-frame builds from roughly 1993 to 2012, ranging from about 2,000 to 4,500 square feet in the master-planned communities. That uniformity means the original framing, window packages, and HVAC chases repeat house after house, which is handy when you know them well. It also means age-related failures arrive block by block rather than house by house: rotting fascia, original roofs giving out, and insulation that’s no longer doing its job.
Pricing for Construction in Allen
Construction pricing in Allen runs on the same logic as anywhere in Collin County, but the size and era of the homes matter. A straightforward bathroom remodel here often starts in the mid-five figures. Kitchens in a 3,000 to 4,000 square foot home can run well into six figures depending on cabinet lines and countertops. Roofing typically falls between $12,000 and $25,000 for the common Allen footprint. Fence work depends heavily on linear footage and whether the old posts have to be pulled out of clay. The number we give you includes the scope in writing and the allowances in writing. No trip charge inside the county, and we keep a standing $40 off any repair over $200. A permanent 10% senior and veteran discount applies too.
Service Area - Cities Near Allen
We handle construction work throughout this corner of Collin County. If you’re in Lucas, Plano, Murphy, or Fairview, you’re within our regular service loop, and the same written-scope, written-change-order rules apply.
Serving Allen, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Allen 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 Allen
A kitchen remodel in Allen typically starts around $50,000 and climbs to $100,000 or more depending on square footage, cabinet lines, and whether walls move. Homes in Twin Creeks and Watters Crossing tend to be larger, which pushes both material and labor costs higher. Call (877) 610-1318 for a written line-item estimate.
Yes. The City of Allen requires permits for structural work, additions, roofing, window replacement, and most electrical and plumbing changes. We pull the permits on every eligible job and schedule the inspections. If a contractor tells you permits are optional, walk away. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll tell you what your specific job requires.
Sticking doors and windows in Allen are usually tied to shrink-swell movement in the Blackland Prairie clay beneath your slab. After decades of wet-dry cycles, post-tension slabs in many 1990s homes have shifted enough to rack out interior openings. A good framing or remodel contractor checks slab movement before doing interior work. Call (877) 610-1318 to have us look.
Not without your signature. Every scope change and every allowance adjustment comes to you as a written change order before any work moves. That’s been our rule since Tom Barrett started this company in 1998, and it’s the part of the 90-Day Done Right Promise that people appreciate most. If it isn’t on paper, it’s a surprise waiting for a date. Call (877) 610-1318 to get your estimate in writing.
Most Allen roof replacements take two to four days, depending on the pitch, the number of layers being removed, and whether the crew has to work around the hail season rush. We schedule based on the written scope, not on a phone quote, and we carry GAF and CertainTeed so you know exactly what’s going on. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate.
Ready to Talk to a Real Person?
If you live in Allen and you’re tired of contractors who don’t answer, start with a call. You’ll get Tom Barrett or one of his sons on the line, not a call center. We’ll come look at the house, write up a scope that includes the permits, the allowances, and the price, and you can decide from there. A free second opinion on any written estimate is a standing offer, and there’s no trip charge inside the county. Call (877) 610-1318 today and get the name on the truck, not a stranger at your door.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Allen, TX and the surrounding Collin County 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 Allen 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