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If you’re planning a construction or remodeling job in Houston, the first thing to know is that most quotes here come with a catch: a number that sounds fine on the phone and a bill that doesn’t match it. Barrett & Sons Construction does things differently. We’re an owner-operated crew led by Tom Barrett, and every scope, allowance, and price change gets handed to you in writing before a single nail moves. When you call (877) 610-1318, a live person answers, and Tom is on-site most days. That’s not a sales pitch. That’s the way we’ve worked since 1998.
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 Houston Homeowners Choose Barrett & Sons Construction
Houston is a city of distinct neighborhoods, and we’ve worked in enough of them to know the difference matters. In the Heights, a 1920s bungalow on crumbling pier-and-beam needs a different hand than a 2008 townhome near Memorial Park. In Montrose, an infill teardown has a different permit picture than a mid-century ranch in Sharpstown. We don’t treat them the same, and we don’t send out a crew that’s never set foot on your block.
Residents in neighborhoods like Oak Forest, Garden Oaks, and Westbury call us for a simple reason: they can look up Tom Barrett’s name, address, and license number before signing anything. That transparency is rare in this market, where plenty of outfits hide behind a phone number and a sales rep who doesn’t know a load-bearing wall from a decorative beam. We’re not one of them. Our crew members are background-checked and uniformed on every visit, and every job carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If something’s not right, one call brings Tom back.
We also answer the phone. Not a voicemail box, not an out-of-state call center. A live person, 24/7. Older homeowners in this part of the country have been burned before, and they tell us the single biggest reason they chose Barrett & Sons is that a real person picked up. That may sound small. It isn’t.
Construction Services We Offer in Houston
Kitchen Remodeling
Kitchen Remodeling in Houston should be planned around real life: where the morning coffee goes, how many kids you’re feeding, whether the whole family crowds in for holidays. We install cabinets and countertops from brands you can actually research, like KraftMaid and Cambria, and we pull permits on every eligible job. No mystery brands off a van.
Learn more about kitchen remodeling in Houston.
Bathroom Remodeling
Bathroom Remodeling in Houston for older homes often starts with hidden water damage behind tile, and a surface-level renovation just covers it up. We open up walls and check what’s actually there before we rebuild using Schluter waterproofing and Grohe fixtures, materials that hold up to Houston’s humidity. When we’re done, you get a bathroom that’s dry, level, and built to last.
Learn more about bathroom remodeling in Houston.
Roofing
Houston rain storms, whether a summer squall or a hurricane remnant, test roofs hard. We install GAF roofing systems with proper underlayment and flashing, because the job isn’t just shingles on a deck, it’s keeping water out of your attic for thirty years. Any Houston Roofing contractor who skips ice and water shield in valleys is setting you up for problems.
Learn more about roofing in Houston.
Windows & Doors
In a climate where humidity sits at 80 percent from June to September, Windows & Doors - Houston installation has to account for air sealing and moisture management. We carry Andersen and Marvin, brands with predictable performance in Gulf Coast conditions, and we set them in correctly against Houston heat. It’s not a trade to rush.
Fence Installation
Houston’s shifting soils and wet seasons push fence posts out of line if they aren’t set deep enough. We set pressure-treated posts below the frost line and brace corners properly, so your fence doesn’t start leaning the first time the ground gets soaked for a week straight.
Driveway & Pavers
Beaumont clay shrinks in droughts and swells in floods, which means a driveway base has to be over-built for Houston’s soil if it’s going to stay flat. We install Belgard and Techo-Bloc pavers on compacted aggregate bases designed for expansive soil, not just sand on top of dirt.
Home Additions & ADU
Adding square footage in Houston means dealing with deed restrictions, flood elevation rules, and foundation design that responds to moving soil. We handle the title research, the permits, and the engineering, and we keep every change order in writing so you’re never surprised by a bill you didn’t approve.
This is the home page for our Houston construction services, and it’s where most people start.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Houston
Our crews work across Houston, and we respond quickly to most of the city. We’re regularly on jobs in the Heights, Montrose, Bellaire, West University Place, Oak Forest, and Spring Branch. Typical scheduling runs two to five days out for an estimate, depending on the scope and the season.
- The Heights (77007, 77008)
- Montrose (77006)
- Bellaire (77401)
- West University Place (77005)
- Oak Forest (77018)
Why Houston’s Climate & Housing Affect Construction
Houston is the largest U.S. city without traditional zoning ordinances. That means construction in the inner loop operates under a patchwork of private deed restrictions rather than uniform municipal zoning, and a factory can legally sit next to a single-family home. On a practical level, a contractor who doesn’t research deed restrictions on a specific lot before starting work can end up with a neighbor-initiated injunction that city hall cannot resolve. We’ve seen it happen. In the Heights and Montrose, only a title search reveals what a specific lot can legally have built on it.
Then there’s the soil. Houston sits on highly expansive Beaumont Clay, which can shift foundations inches between seasons. A dry August pulls moisture out, the clay contracts, and a slab drops. A wet spring pushes it right back. Every foundation, driveway, and addition we do accounts for that movement. Pair the soil with over 50 inches of annual rainfall, and you understand why drainage, slab heights, and flashing details matter here more than in most of the country. Post-Hurricane Harvey FEMA remapping also changed minimum finished-floor elevations in the inner loop, which directly dictates how high a new slab sits. Any contractor who hasn’t adjusted to those maps is building to yesterday’s rules.
Pricing for Construction in Houston
Construction pricing in Houston varies more than most people expect, because the job depends on soil, flood zone, deed restrictions, and the age of the structure. Here’s what we’re seeing on current Houston projects:
- Kitchen remodel: $35,000 to $95,000 depending on cabinets, counters, and whether walls move
- Bathroom remodel: $18,000 to $48,000 depending on tile scope and plumbing changes
- Roof replacement: $9,000 to $22,000 depending on square footage and pitch
- Window replacement: $8,000 to $22,000 for a typical Houston home
- Fence installation: $3,500 to $9,000 depending on linear feet and material
- Driveway & pavers: $6,500 to $18,000 based on area and base prep
- Home addition/ADU: $120,000 and up depending on size and design
Every estimate we give you is line-item and free. We also honor a permanent 10% Senior & Veteran discount and offer $40 off any repair over $200, a free second opinion on any written estimate, and no trip charge inside the county.
Service Area - Cities Near Houston
Our Houston crews also serve the communities just outside the city line. If you’re in Bellaire, West University Place, Galena Park, or Jacinto City, we can usually schedule an estimate within the same week. The same owner, the same crews, the same written change orders.
Serving Houston, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Houston 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 Houston
Yes. Every eligible job includes permits pulled and inspections signed. The permit inspector works for you, not for us, and that’s exactly why we like him. In a city where some contractors try to tell homeowners permits are optional, we’ve never once worked that way. If a job requires a permit in Houston, we pull it before work starts.
A kitchen remodel in Houston typically runs $35,000 to $95,000, depending on whether walls move, what cabinets and counters you choose, and whether plumbing or electrical changes are needed. We give you a written line-item estimate up front, and any change during construction arrives as a written change order before work proceeds. Call (877) 610-1318 for an exact quote, and remember estimates are free.
Not without your signature. Every scope, every allowance, and every price change arrives as a written change order before any work happens. The allowance that isn’t on paper is a surprise waiting for a date, and we don’t work that way. You’ll know what you’re paying before a single nail moves.
That depends on the scope. A fence or driveway typically runs one to two weeks. A bathroom remodel takes two to four weeks. A full kitchen runs four to eight weeks depending on material lead times, and a home addition can run three to six months with engineering and inspections. We give you a schedule in writing up front, and we don’t pad it to look good.
Houston has no zoning code, deed restrictions rule the inner loop, and Beaumont Clay moves foundations seasonally. On top of that, post-Harvey flood maps changed slab height requirements across much of the city. A contractor who works Dallas doesn’t face the same combination. A Houston contractor has to know the soil, the deed search, and the elevation rules or the job goes sideways. We know all three.
If you’re planning any construction work in Houston, call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate. A live person answers, Tom Barrett’s name and license are published for you to verify, and every job carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. We’ll shake your hand at the hardware store on Saturday and stand behind what we said on Monday.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Houston since the company’s founding in 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 Houston Customers Say
"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"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