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If you own a home in Lakeway, you already know the difference between a contractor who has built here and one who looked at your address on a map. The lot slopes. The limestone isn’t far down. The live oak in the front yard is probably older than the house itself, and the city’s rules about all three are not suggestions. Barrett & Sons Construction serves Lakeway from our Austin office, with crews working local jobs across the 78738 zip code each week. Tom Barrett is the guy who answers the phone, and his sons run the crews. Call (877) 610-1318 and you’ll get a real person, not a call center.
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 Lakeway Homeowners Choose Barrett & Sons Construction
We’ve been owner-operated since 1998, and Tom Barrett publishes his name, his address, and his license number so you can look them up before you sign anything. That matters in a town where word travels fast. Homeowners in The Hills and Rough Hollow have hired us because a neighbor did, or because they saw our name on a permit pulled for a house down the street. We don’t run a fleet of anonymous vans. The crew that shows up carries the Barrett & Sons name, they’re background-checked, and Tom or one of his sons is on-site most days. That’s the whole model, and we’re not interested in a different one.
We answer the phone 24/7. Not a voicemail box, not an out-of-state answering service. A live person picks up. If something goes wrong on a job, Tom wants to hear about it that day, not three weeks later through a web form.
Construction Services We Offer in Lakeway
Kitchen Remodeling
Lakeway kitchens tend to be large, with homeowners who expect real materials: KraftMaid and Cambria are the names we install most often. Hill-country homes love open layouts, but moving load-bearing walls on a sloped limestone lot takes an engineer’s sign-off, not just a hammer.
Learn more about our Kitchen Remodeling in Lakeway.
Bathroom Remodeling
From master baths in Flintrock Falls to guest baths in Lakeway’s older custom section, we handle full tear-outs, accessible conversions, and plumbing reconfiguration. Written change orders cover every allowance before work begins, so the final invoice matches the paper trail.
Learn more about our Bathroom Remodeling in Lakeway.
Roofing
Hill Country storms and hail are realities here, and Lakeway’s HOA rules in many neighborhoods govern roof material and color. We install GAF and CertainTeed systems and pull the permit ourselves, so the inspector signs off on a roof that meets both code and community standards.
Learn more about our Roofing in Lakeway.
Windows & Doors
Replacing windows in Lakeway often means upgrading energy performance on a home with western exposure over Lake Travis. We install Andersen and Marvin, and we measure for the specific heat load your house actually carries, not a generic formula.
Fence Installation
Fencing on Lakeway’s rocky terrain means drilling posts into limestone, not digging post holes with a shovel. We work with the grade, handle HOA style requirements, and build fencing that stays true on a slope.
Driveway & Pavers
Driveways in Lakeway serve steep approaches and tight turns. We install Belgard and Techo-Bloc paver systems with proper base engineering underneath, because a driveway that shifts on limestone fill becomes a liability fast.
Home Additions & ADU
Adding square footage in Lakeway means drilling pier foundations into bedrock and respecting the city’s impervious cover caps. We coordinate the stormwater engineering and the LCRA requirements so your addition doesn’t stall in permit review.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Lakeway
We work throughout 78738, with regular jobs in:
- The Hills
- Flintrock Falls
- Rough Hollow
- Lakeway Highlands
- Yaupon Creek
Typical response time for an estimate visit in Lakeway is one to two business days.
Why Lakeway’s Climate & Housing Affect Construction
Lakeway is carved into steep Edwards Plateau limestone above Lake Travis. That one sentence explains most of what makes construction here different from Austin 20 miles east. New foundations routinely require drilled concrete piers or caissons set into bedrock. Excavation hits rock. Cut-and-fill lots need engineered retaining walls before you can think about adding a room.
Layered on top are the rules: LCRA waterfront setbacks govern anything near the lake, and Lakeway enforces some of the tightest impervious cover limits in the Austin metro because porous limestone drains fast and funnels runoff straight into the lake. Add a driveway, a patio, or square footage, and you may be looking at stormwater engineering that adds weeks to the permit timeline. Contractors who don’t know this quote a number that doesn’t survive first contact with the city’s plan reviewer. We’re not one of them.
And then there are the trees. Lakeway protects heritage live oaks, often 24 inches or more in caliper, scattered across sloped lots. A protected tree can require a full arborist report and foundation re-engineering before the city issues a permit. Disturb a protected root zone mid-dig and you risk a stop-work order and real fines. We’ve seen it happen to other crews. We plan around the tree, in writing, before we dig.
Pricing for Construction in Lakeway
Here’s what we tell homeowners in Lakeway, straight:
- Kitchen remodels: $40,000 - $85,000+ depending on size and finish level.
- Bathroom remodels: $18,000 - $45,000 for a full renovation.
- Roof replacement: $12,000 - $28,000, varying with pitch, material, and HOA requirements.
- Windows & doors: $800 - $2,500 per opening installed.
- Driveways & pavers: $12 - $28 per square foot, not counting site grading or retaining work.
- Home additions & ADUs: $250 - $450 per square foot, with Lakeway’s foundation and stormwater costs built in.
Every scope comes with written change orders before work changes. We don’t hand you a surprise number at the end. Senior and veteran homeowners get a permanent 10% discount, and there’s no trip charge inside the county.
Service Area - Cities Near Lakeway
Barrett & Sons serves Lakeway and the surrounding Hill Country communities, including homeowners in Bee Cave, Lago Vista, Shady Hollow, and Austin. If your house sits on limestone and slope, we probably work in your neighborhood.
Serving Lakeway, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Lakeway 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 Lakeway
A kitchen remodel in Lakeway typically runs $40,000 to $85,000 or more. The spread depends on cabinet line, countertop material, and whether you’re moving plumbing or load-bearing walls. We give you a written line-item estimate before work starts, and every allowance is on paper. Call (877) 610-1318 to get an exact number for your kitchen.
Only if the scope changes, and only with a written change order you sign first. Barrett & Sons has operated this way since 1998. The allowance that isn’t on paper is a surprise waiting for a date, and we don’t do surprises. You’ll know exactly where every dollar goes before a nail moves.
Yes. Permits get pulled and inspections get signed on every eligible job. The permit inspector works for you, not for us, which is exactly why we like having him on the job. Lakeway’s requirements around impervious cover and heritage trees make permits non-negotiable, and we handle that process without expecting you to figure it out.
Lakeway protects heritage live oaks, commonly 24 inches or larger in caliper. If your project sits near a protected tree, the city may require an arborist report and foundation re-engineering before issuing a permit. We’ve built around protected oaks in The Hills and parts of 78738, and we factor tree preservation into the plan from the first site walk, never as an afterthought mid-dig.
It depends heavily on permitting. Lakeway’s stormwater and LCRA review can add two to six weeks to a project timeline, especially for additions or anything that increases impervious cover. Once permits clear, a kitchen remodel runs 6 to 12 weeks, a bathroom 3 to 5, and a roof 1 to 3 days. We’ll give you a written schedule with the estimate, and we update it in writing if Lakeway’s review changes anything. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate and an honest timeline.
Contact Barrett & Sons Construction in Lakeway
Tom Barrett lives twenty minutes from most of Lakeway. If something isn’t right, he wants to know about it, and the 90-Day Done Right Promise means one call brings him back. Every contract carries that promise in writing, next to Tom’s name, address, and license number. Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule your free estimate. A live person answers, day or night. We’ll walk the site, talk through the scope, and put the numbers on paper before you commit to anything.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Lakeway. If you’d like to talk about your project, call (877) 610-1318.
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 Lakeway 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