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Kennedale sits on Blackland Prairie clay that moves more than most people realize - it shrinks in August and heaves after spring rains, and that single fact shapes nearly every foundation, addition, and remodel we take on here. If you’re planning construction work in the 76060 zip code, you want a crew that knows what this soil does to a slab over ten or twenty years, not one that’s learning it on your dime. Call Barrett & Sons at (877) 610-1318 and you’ll reach a live person who can talk through your project the same day.
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 Kennedale Homeowners Choose Barrett & Sons Construction
Tom Barrett founded this company in 1998, and he still puts his name, his address, and his license number out in the open for anyone to look up. That matters to folks in Kennedale who’ve been handed a quote by a national outfit and then watched the number climb once the crew showed up. Around here, we work in neighborhoods like Shady Creek and Old Kennedale Townsite, and the houses we see tell a clear story: older wood-frame homes from the 1960s and 1970s on big lots, sitting right next to newer slab-on-grade construction from the last twenty years. Both kinds of builds need different handling on this clay, and we’ve done enough of them to know the difference before we write the first scope.
Every job we take on in Kennedale comes with permits pulled and inspections signed - because the permit inspector works for you, not for me, and I like having him on the job. We issue written change orders before any scope change touches the work, so the price you sign is the price you pay unless you approve something different in writing. And every contract carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise: if it’s not done right, Tom comes back and makes it right with one call.
Construction Services We Offer in Kennedale
Kitchen Remodeling
Our Kitchen Remodeling - Kennedale team often works inside those 1970s and 1980s ranch homes where the floor plan fights the way people cook now. We open walls, relocate plumbing, and install KraftMaid cabinetry and Cambria countertops - named brands you can look up before you sign.
Learn more about our Kitchen Remodeling in Kennedale.
Bathroom Remodeling
Our Bathroom Remodeling - Kennedale services address homes with bathrooms laid out for a family of three, not a household that needs a walk-in shower and grab bars. We handle the full gut-and-rebuild, including moving drains and venting, and we take care of the permits the city requires.
Learn more about our Bathroom Remodeling in Kennedale.
Roofing
North Texas hail and high wind don’t care what decade your house was built. With our Roofing in Kennedale, we install GAF and CertainTeed systems with the underlayment and ventilation spec’d for this climate, and we handle the insurance paperwork when storm damage is the culprit.
Learn more about our Roofing in Kennedale.
Windows & Doors
Clay soil movement pulls window and door frames out of square in Kennedale - you’ll see it as sticking sashes and daylight around the casing. For Windows & Doors in Kennedale, we install Andersen and Marvin units, and before we set a single frame we check what the slab has been doing underneath it.
Fence Installation
Big lots mean long fence lines, and in Kennedale that usually means cedar pickets on post holes dug through clay that fights the auger in summer. We set posts deep enough to hold through the wet-dry cycle, and every line is built to the property survey, not to where the old fence happened to fall.
Driveway & Pavers
Concrete driveways on expansive clay need proper subgrade prep or they crack within a few seasons. We lay Belgard and Techo-Bloc pavers on compacted, moisture-conditioned base so the surface moves with the soil instead of fighting it.
Home Additions & ADU
Kennedale’s transition from farmland to residential means plenty of property owners are adding square footage or a standalone ADU. On raw or under-compacted ground, that means piers or post-tension slabs designed from the start - not a standard slab spec copied from a build in Arlington.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Kennedale
We work all over the 76060, from the older lots near Kennedale TownCenter to the newer developments going in along Kennedale Parkway and New Hope Road. You’ll see our trucks in these areas regularly:
- Old Kennedale Townsite
- Shady Creek
- Eastern Hills Estates
- Mansfield ISD corridor near Joplin Road
For most visits inside the city, we can have someone on-site the same day or next morning to take measurements and talk scope.
Why Kennedale’s Climate & Housing Affect Construction
Kennedale sits squarely on the Blackland Prairie, where the clay soil contracts dramatically in North Texas drought summers and heaves hard after heavy spring rains. That seasonal movement is the number one reason we see foundation cracks, exterior cladding separation, and door frames that won’t close square in this city. Any slab pour, addition, or heavy paver project out here has to account for moisture-conditioning the subgrade before work begins - skip that step and you’ll be chasing cracks in three years no matter how clean the finish looks on day one.
The housing stock makes it harder. Older wood-frame homes from the 1960s through the 1980s were often built without modern pier depths or engineered foundations, which means a simple kitchen remodel can turn into a structural conversation once we open the walls. Kennedale’s small city building department issues permits independently from Tarrant County and Fort Worth, and their inspection schedule doesn’t always line up with what a crew working the county is used to - we plan for that from the first day so your timeline doesn’t slip.
Pricing for Construction in Kennedale
Construction pricing in Kennedale runs the same range you’d expect across Tarrant County, with a few local variables - clay soil prep and the city’s separate permit schedule being the big two. Here’s what we tell people to plan for before we’ve walked the site:
- Kitchen remodel: $28,000-$65,000 depending on layout changes and cabinet grade
- Bathroom remodel: $14,000-$32,000 for a full gut with new plumbing
- Roof replacement: $9,000-$18,000 on most Kennedale footprints
- Fence installation: $22-$38 per linear foot for cedar pickets with deep-set posts
- Driveway and pavers: $9-$16 per square foot installed, including base prep
- Home addition/ADU: $140-$260 per square foot depending on foundation conditions
Every quote we give is a written line-item scope, and every allowance is on paper before work begins. An allowance that isn’t on paper is a surprise waiting for a date. Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule a free estimate - we don’t charge a trip fee inside the county.
Service Area - Cities Near Kennedale
If you’re outside the 76060 but close by, we regularly work in Everman, Rendon, Forest Hill, and Arlington. Same crews, same written change orders, same 90-Day Done Right Promise.
Serving Kennedale, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Kennedale 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 Kennedale
A kitchen remodel in Kennedale typically runs $28,000 to $65,000, with the final number driven by whether you’re moving plumbing, what cabinet line you choose, and what the framing reveals once walls come down. Older ranch homes in the 76060 often hide foundation issues that add scope. Call (877) 610-1318 for an exact written quote - estimates are free.
Not without your signature. Every scope change, every allowance adjustment, every unexpected condition we uncover gets written up as a change order and handed to you before we do the work. You approve it in writing or it doesn’t happen. Call (877) 610-1318 to talk through how we handle this on your specific project.
Yes, on every eligible job. Kennedale’s building department operates independently from Tarrant County and Fort Worth, which trips up contractors who assume the county rules apply. We file with the city and schedule inspections through their office so the job closes out clean. Call (877) 610-1318 if you want to know whether your project needs a permit - the answer is usually yes.
Most kitchens run six to ten weeks, bathrooms three to six, and a full roof four to seven days once materials land. Kennedale’s independent permit schedule can add a few days to the front end if we don’t plan around it - we do, which is why we start the permit submission before demo day. Call (877) 610-1318 for a timeline specific to your scope.
We offer a permanent 10% Senior & Veteran discount on every job, no expiration and no fine print. We also offer $40 off any repair over $200, a free second opinion on any written estimate, and no trip charge inside the county. Call (877) 610-1318 and mention the discount when you schedule.
Contact Barrett & Sons Construction in Kennedale
If you’re planning a kitchen, bath, roof, fence, driveway, or addition in Kennedale, let’s talk before you sign anything. Call (877) 610-1318 and you’ll get a live person, not a voicemail box. We’ll walk the property, talk through the scope in plain English, and put every number in writing before a single nail moves. Tom Barrett’s name, address, and license number are all published - look them up before you call if you like. Then call anyway.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving the Dallas-Fort Worth area 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 Kennedale Customers Say
"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"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