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If you live in Del Aire, you already know the two sounds that define the neighborhood: wind through the eucalyptus and a 737 climbing out of LAX. Most construction here isn’t just about updating a 1950s ranch, it’s about making that house quieter, tighter, and better sealed against the marine air and the flight path overhead. We answer the phone at (877) 610-1318, and when you call about a kitchen, a roof, new windows, or an ADU, you’ll talk to a real person who knows Del Aire’s permitting quirks before you’ve finished describing the job. Barrett & Sons Construction has been owner-operated since 1998, and our crews know this unincorporated pocket of LA County block by block.
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 Del Aire Homeowners Choose Barrett & Sons Construction
Del Aire isn’t Hawthorne, and it isn’t El Segundo. It’s an unincorporated LA County enclave where permits go through the County Department of Public Works instead of a city counter, and where a chunk of the housing stock was built before Title 24 energy codes and acoustic glazing ever existed. Homeowners here have learned, sometimes the hard way, that a contractor who doesn’t know the difference between a county permit path and a city permit path will burn weeks off a timeline. We pull permits and get inspections signed on every eligible job, and every price change arrives as a written change order before work proceeds. That’s not a slogan. It’s how Tom Barrett has run the company since 1998, and it’s why homeowners from the streets off Aviation Boulevard to the neighborhoods near Isis Avenue keep our number saved.
In the blocks around Del Aire Park and along the western edge of the community near the airport buffer, we’ve done kitchens, baths, windows, and roofs. People tell us the same two things: the quote we gave on the phone is the quote on the contract, and the crew that showed up was the crew they’d already met. Tom’s sons run most job sites, and the crew members carry the Barrett & Sons name. You can look up Tom’s license number, his address, and his reputation before you sign anything. He publishes all of it.
Construction Services We Offer in Del Aire
Kitchen Remodeling
Most Del Aire kitchens were built when a 36-inch counter run and a two-burner cooktop were considered plenty. We open them up, reframe where the original 1950s studs allow, and install recognized brands like KraftMaid cabinets and Cambria quartz so the job holds up to both daily use and resale. We handle the county permit, the inspection, and every allowance in writing before the first cabinet order goes in.
Learn more about our Kitchen Remodeling in Del Aire.
Bathroom Remodeling
Original Del Aire bathrooms often sit on raised foundations with cast-iron drain lines that have given up after 60-plus years of marine air. We plan for what’s actually behind the wall, including venting, waterproofing, and the county inspector’s sign-off. No change order lands on you without a written scope adjustment first.
Learn more about our Bathroom Remodeling in Del Aire.
Roofing
Del Aire Roofing has to deal with two things most inland roofs never face: salt-laden marine air and a constant low-grade vibration from flight path traffic. We use GAF and CertainTeed materials, and we replace flashing and fasteners rated for coastal corrosion rather than whatever was cheapest at the supply yard. Roof work here carries real safety risk on steep pitches and old framing, so we never recommend a homeowner go up with a ladder and a caulking gun. Call us instead.
Learn more about our Roofing in Del Aire.
Windows & Doors
This is the LAX flight path. If your Del Aire home still has original single-pane aluminum windows, you’re hearing every departure like it’s in the driveway. We replace with Simonton or Ply Gem dual-pane units, and we install solid-core exterior doors where wall penetrations and door thresholds are letting noise and draft air through. A properly installed window also has to flash and drain correctly in this marine zone, or you trade noise for rot.
Learn more about our home window and door replacement services.
Fence Installation
Backyard fences in Del Aire run straight up against old bougainvillea roots, sandy soil, and the same salt air that eats through galvanized posts. We set posts below the rooting zone, use materials rated for coastal exposure, and pull the county permit when the height or location requires it. A fence should not lean after two winters, and the ones we build don’t.
Driveway & Pavers
Concrete driveways in Del Aire crack from a combination of expansive soil, moisture, and 70-year-old base material. When we pour a replacement or lay Belgard pavers, we prep the base for the actual drainage conditions on your block, not a generic spec. Permeable paver options also handle runoff better on the typical Del Aire lot.
Home Additions & ADU
Ranch homes on 5,000-square-foot lots, which is most of Del Aire, often make better sense as expansion projects than teardown targets. ADUs and room additions here run through the county’s separate approval process, and a lot of our work starts with a free second opinion on a written estimate from another contractor that missed a setback or a sewer line conflict. We handle the full package, plans to final inspection.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Del Aire
Our crews work across all of Del Aire’s 90251 zip code, usually arriving within a day or two for estimates and scheduling larger work inside a normal two-to-four-week window depending on the trade. The blocks we know best include the residential streets around Del Aire Park, the homes west of Aviation Boulevard near the airport buffer, the grid off Isis Avenue, and the north edge of the community toward the 105 freeway corridor. Every job gets the same written-change-order discipline whether it’s a fence or a full addition.
Why Del Aire’s Climate & Housing Affect Construction
Del Aire sits directly beneath LAX’s departure and arrival corridors, and Los Angeles World Airports’ Residential Sound Insulation Program has made acoustic retrofitting a defining category of work here. Laminated dual-pane windows, solid-core exterior doors, baffled attic ventilation, and sealed wall penetrations are not optional add-ons for homeowners in the 90251. They’re the difference between a living room where you can hear your own television and one where every aircraft climb interrupts the sentence. We’ve installed those retrofits, and we know the LAWA approval track runs parallel to, and sometimes separately from, the county’s own permit path.
Layered on top of the flight path is the marine layer. Del Aire is just inland from the El Segundo coastline, and the air here carries enough salt to accelerate corrosion on metal flashing, fasteners, and exposed steel. That changes materials choices: coastal-rated fasteners on roofs, better sealing on window flanges, and a closer eye on any original 1950s wood framing that’s been quietly wicking moisture for decades. A contractor who prices a roof here like he prices one in inland LA County is pricing the wrong roof.
Pricing for Construction in Del Aire
Every job gets priced separately, but Del Aire homeowners should expect these general ranges: kitchen remodels run from roughly $35,000 for a modest refresh to $80,000-plus for full layout changes. Bathrooms range from about $18,000 to $40,000. Roof replacements on a typical 1950s ranch run between $12,000 and $22,000 depending on material choice and decking condition. A dual-pane window retrofit averages $800 to $1,600 per opening, and ADU or addition work starts around $180,000 and climbs with scope. Existing standing offers that apply: $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 & Veteran discount. Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule your free estimate.
Service Area - Cities Near Del Aire
Beyond Del Aire, we serve homeowners in Hawthorne, Inglewood, Lennox, and Lawndale. If you’re a few blocks over the county line in any direction, the same written-change-order discipline and the same crew applies.
Serving Del Aire, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Del Aire 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 Del Aire
Yes. Del Aire is unincorporated LA County, so every eligible permit runs through the LA County Department of Public Works rather than a city building department. We pull permits and get inspections signed on every job that requires them, and we won’t tell you a permit is optional just to shave a few days off the schedule. If another contractor gave you that line, get a free second opinion before you sign.
It might. Del Aire sits under LAX’s primary flight corridors, and homes that qualify for LAWA’s Residential Sound Insulation Program carry their own approval track that runs separately from a standard county permit. If your Del Aire home is enrolled or eligible, we’ll coordinate the acoustic retrofit scope with the regular remodel scope so you aren’t paying twice for window and door work. Call (877) 610-1318 for a specific answer about your block.
Most Del Aire kitchen remodels land between $35,000 and $80,000 depending on whether you’re updating a galley kitchen or opening walls. What changes the number isn’t just cabinet and counter choice; it’s what we find in a 1950s wall once it’s opened. Call (877) 610-1318 for an exact quote, and remember that estimates are free and every allowance goes in writing.
Not without a written change order that you sign first. Scope changes happen on old houses, and Del Aire’s 1950s construction guarantees the occasional surprise behind a wall or under a slab. The difference is what happens next: you see the new price in writing before the work proceeds. Nobody gets a surprise invoice at the end. That’s been the rule since 1998.
That’s most of the housing stock we touch in Del Aire. Post-WWII tract homes with original wood framing, aging concrete slab or raised foundations, and materials that haven’t met current code in decades. We match the remodel to the actual framing, drainage, and ventilation conditions of your block, and we bring everything up to current LA County code on any permitted job. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll take a look.
Contact Barrett & Sons Construction in Del Aire
If you’re planning a kitchen, bath, roof, window package, fence, driveway, or ADU in Del Aire, start with a conversation, not a sales pitch. Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule your free estimate from Barrett & Sons Construction. Tom Barrett publishes his name, address, and license number, answers his own phone, and puts every price change on paper before a single nail moves. That’s how we work, and that’s how it’ll go on your house in Del Aire.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Del Aire and the surrounding LA 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 Del Aire Customers Say
"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"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