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If you’re searching for a construction company in Fort Worth, you’re probably standing in a house that needs real work: a kitchen that’s showing twenty years of wear, a roof that’s starting to worry you, or a slab that’s doing things slabs shouldn’t do. Our crews know Fort Worth’s older pier-and-beam bungalows and its newer slab-built additions because we’ve worked on both, and we know what this specific clay does to a foundation. Call (877) 610-1318 and you’ll get Tom Barrett or one of his sons on the line, not a call center. We’ll schedule a free estimate at your Fort Worth home, and we’ll show up when we say we will.
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 Fort Worth Homeowners Choose Barrett & Sons Construction
Tom Barrett founded this company in 1998, and it’s stayed owner-operated since day one. That means the person who shakes your hand at the first estimate is the same person who will walk the job with you at the end, because Tom or one of his sons is on-site for most of the work we do in neighborhoods like Fairmount, Ryan Place, and Arlington Heights. We publish our name, our license number, and our address. Look them up before you sign anything.
Our Fort Worth customers tend to be people who’ve already been through the wringer with another contractor: a national outfit quoted one number on the phone and delivered a different bill at the door, or a crew disappeared halfway through a Bathroom Remodeling - Fort Worth job. We hear those stories regularly in the 76109 and 76110 ZIP codes. The fix we offer is simple and it’s in writing. Every scope, every allowance, every price change in Fort Worth comes to you as a written change order before a single nail moves. No surprise invoices at the end. And every completed job carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing: if it’s not done right, one call brings Tom back.
Construction Services We Offer in Fort Worth
Kitchen Remodeling
A Fort Worth kitchen remodel in a 1930s bungalow is a different job than one in a 1990s north-side home, and we plan accordingly. We install KraftMaid and Cambria because these are brands you can look up, compare, and trust. Learn more about our kitchen remodeling in Fort Worth.
Bathroom Remodeling
Bathrooms in older Fort Worth homes often sit on water-damaged subfloor, especially in pier-and-beam neighborhoods. We open the walls, show you what’s there, and give you a written scope before any work begins. Learn more about our bathroom remodeling in Fort Worth.
Roofing
Fort Worth sits in the core ice-storm belt, and the February 2021 freeze exposed failing flashing and ventilation details across the city’s older housing stock. We install GAF and CertainTeed roofing systems which carry manufacturer warranties we can stand behind. Learn more about roofing in Fort Worth.
Windows & Doors
Windows & Doors in Fort Worth like drafty single-pane ones are common in the 1920s-through-1950s homes near Magnolia Avenue, and they bleed cooling dollars every July. We replace them with Andersen or Marvin products sized to the existing rough openings, so the trim work stays clean.
Fence Installation
Cedar privacy fences in Fort Worth’s clay soil need posts set deeper than the national standard, because the shrink-swell cycle will heave a shallow post out of the ground within three seasons. We know that because we’ve pulled the shallow posts out and redone them right.
Driveway & Pavers
Concrete driveways in Fort Worth crack when the Blackland Clay beneath them shrinks during drought and swells after rain. We prep the base for that movement and recommend Techo-Bloc or Cambridge Pavers where a jointed surface will outlast poured slab.
Home Additions & ADU
Adding square footage to a Fort Worth home means understanding the soil under the existing foundation first. In Fairmount and Ryan Place, it also means navigating the Historic and Cultural Landmarks overlay, which requires a Certificate of Appropriateness before permits are issued; we handle that paperwork as part of the job.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Fort Worth
Our crews work across Fort Worth, with a focus on the neighborhoods where the housing stock is older and the foundation work matters most. Typical response time for an estimate in these areas is 24-48 hours, and we’ll confirm a time window in writing.
- Fairmount (76110) - Craftsman bungalows on pier-and-beam, many under historic overlay
- Ryan Place (76110) - Tudor and colonial revival homes from the 1920s-1930s
- Arlington Heights (76107) - 1920s cottages and post-war ranches
- TCU/Westcliff (76109) - 1950s brick ranches and newer infill
- North Hi Mount (76104) - Historic bungalows near the Cultural District
Why Fort Worth’s Climate & Housing Affect Construction
Fort Worth sits on the Fort Worth Prairie’s Blackland Clay, a soil that shrinks and heaves several inches between drought and rain cycles. That means every slab pour, foundation repair, and addition in the city is a soil-management problem first and a construction problem second. We’ve seen slab cracks open in a dry August and close again after October rains; we’ve seen masonry joints pull apart season after season in homes near Camp Bowie Boulevard. The February 2021 freeze did the rest, exposing building envelope failures and mechanical chases that have driven a wave of remediation work across Fort Worth ever since. This isn’t a generic construction challenge; it’s the specific reality of building here, and we plan for it in every estimate we write.
There’s another Fort Worth-specific layer: the Barnett Shale drilling boom permitted gas wells inside city limits during the 2000s and 2010s, creating localized subsidence concerns in scattered neighborhoods. Contractors in Dallas or Arlington don’t contend with that history, but our foundation assessments in Fort Worth always account for it.
Pricing for Construction in Fort Worth
Here’s honest math for Fort Worth work, based on the jobs we’ve priced in the last two years:
- Kitchen remodel - $35,000 to $90,000 depending on cabinet line, countertop, and structural scope
- Bathroom remodel - $18,000 to $45,000 for a full gut and rebuild
- Foundation repair - $8,000 to $30,000 depending on pier count and access
- Roof replacement - $12,000 to $28,000 depending on roof pitch, square footage, and material
- Paver driveway - $14 to $24 per square foot installed, including base prep for clay movement
- Fence installation - $28 to $45 per linear foot for cedar privacy with deep-set posts
Every estimate we write in Fort Worth is a written line-item scope, not a lump sum with fine print. If the price changes, you’ll get a written change order before the work changes. That’s how we’ve done it since 1998. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll bring you a number you can hold us to.
Service Area - Cities Near Fort Worth
We also serve homes in the surrounding Tarrant County communities: River Oaks, Forest Hill, Haltom City, and Benbrook. If you’re a few minutes outside the city line, call (877) 610-1318 and ask whether we cover your street; we usually do.
Serving Fort Worth, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Fort Worth 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 Fort Worth
A full kitchen remodel in Fort Worth typically runs $35,000 to $90,000 depending on whether you’re refacing cabinets in a post-war ranch or gutting a Fairmount bungalow down to the studs. The historic overlay in neighborhoods like Fairmount can add design-review time, but not necessarily cost. Call (877) 610-1318 for a written line-item quote, free.
Yes, we pull every permit that applies and we sign off on every inspection. The permit inspector works for you, not for us; that’s exactly why we like him on the job. If a previous contractor told you permits were optional, that’s a red flag we’d be happy to explain.
Not without a written change order that you sign first. That’s the rule, not the exception. Any allowance that isn’t on paper is a surprise waiting for a date, and we don’t do surprises. If site conditions force a scope change, like rotted floor joists under a 1940s bathroom, we’ll show you the issue, write the change order, and get your signature before we proceed.
Yes, we’ve done work in Fairmount and Ryan Place, both of which sit inside the 76110 historic overlay. Exterior remodels and additions there require a Certificate of Appropriateness through the city’s design review process before permits are issued. We prepare and submit that paperwork as part of our scope; it adds time, but we plan for it from the first estimate.
A typical ground-up addition in Fort Worth runs 12 to 20 weeks from permit to final inspection, depending on foundation scope and finish level. The Blackland Clay under the existing slab often means we’re doing soil testing and beam eval work up front, which adds a week or two but prevents structural problems later. We’ll give you a written timeline in the estimate and update it in writing if anything shifts.
Get Your Free Fort Worth Construction Estimate
If you’re tired of vague quotes and contractors who vanish, call Tom Barrett at (877) 610-1318. We serve Fort Worth homeowners from our Dallas-Fort Worth office, and our crews are local, background-checked, and uniformed on every visit. We’ll schedule a free estimate, walk the job with you, and hand you a written scope before you spend a dime. Ask anyone on your street, or look up our license number yourself: we’ve been doing this since 1998, and we stand behind it with the 90-Day Done Right Promise, in writing, on every contract.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Fort Worth homeowners 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 Fort Worth 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