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Marina del Rey presents a construction landscape unlike anywhere else in Los Angeles County. Between the liquefaction zones, the Coastal Commission overlay, and the ground-lease parcels, a contractor who learned their trade in Santa Monica or Culver City will hit walls here they’ve never seen. Tom Barrett and the crews at Barrett & Sons Construction know these conditions because they’ve pulled permits through the LA County DPW and the Coastal Commission on this exact ground. Call (877) 610-1318 and you’ll reach a live person who can tell you what your project will actually need, not what a national outfit’s script says it might need.
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 Marina del Rey Homeowners Choose Barrett & Sons Construction
Most of our Marina del Rey clients come to us after a bad experience with someone else. They signed with a company that quoted one number, then delivered a change order at the end that doubled the job. They were told permits were “optional.” They couldn’t get the owner on the phone when something went wrong. That’s exactly the problem we built this company to solve in 1998, and why we work the way we do now in neighborhoods like Silver Strand and Villa Marina.
Here’s what that looks like in practice. Tom Barrett’s name, address, and license number are published on every page of our site. Look it up before you sign anything – we want you to. Every permit gets pulled, every inspection gets signed, and every price change arrives as a written change order before any work moves. When you call, a live person answers, 24 hours a day. And on every job, you get our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing: if it’s not done right, one call brings Tom back.
We serve all of Marina del Rey, from the harbor-side towers along Admiralty Way to the quieter condo enclaves off Mindanao Way and the single-family pockets near the Ballona Wetlands. The work looks different in each of those places, and so does the way we approach it.
Construction Services We Offer in Marina del Rey
Kitchen Remodeling
A kitchen remodel in Marina del Rey in a condo tower isn’t the same job as one in a detached house. We’ve done both here, and we know what the HOA will ask for, what the county will want to see, and how to keep your neighbors from hating the noise. We carry KraftMaid and Cambria across every kitchen we touch, and every allowance and every specification goes on paper before the first cabinet gets ordered.
Learn more about Kitchen Remodeling in Marina del Rey.
Bathroom Remodeling
Bathrooms in Marina del Rey‘s 40-to-60-year-old buildings often hide water damage behind tile, and that discovery changes the scope. We put every scope change in writing before the work happens, so a rotted subfloor or a corroded supply line never appears as a surprise on your final bill. Our crews handle everything from full tear-outs to accessibility updates that help our older clients age in place.
Learn more about Bathroom Remodeling in Marina del Rey.
Roofing
Marina del Rey roofing means fighting salt air, persistent marine-layer moisture, and coastal wind uplift, which is why we install GAF and CertainTeed systems rated for exactly this environment. Flat roofs on mid-rise buildings here need a different membrane, different flashing, and a different fastener schedule than what works a mile inland. We know the difference, and we write the scope to match the building.
Learn more about Roofing in Marina del Rey.
Windows & Doors
If your building is anywhere near the water, your windows & doors in Marina del Rey are fighting chloride corrosion right now. We install Andersen, Marvin, Simonton, and Ply Gem products selected for coastal exposure, and we’ll tell you honestly which frames will hold up and which won’t. A window that fails in Marina del Rey is a wall that fails next.
Fence Installation
Wind loads off the marina make fence design here more than a property-line decision. We install fences built to stand through ten winters of Pacific gusts, with concrete-set posts and hardware specified for the salt environment. For condo complexes and ground-lease parcels, we coordinate with the lessor before the first hole gets dug.
Driveway & Pavers
Pavers in Marina del Rey need a base engineered for liquefaction-prone soil, not just decorative stone laid on sand. We install Belgard and Techo-Bloc hardscapes on compacted, geotextile-reinforced bases that handle the settlement this ground wants to experience. Your pavers should still be flat ten years from now, and ours are built to be.
Home Additions & ADU
Adding square footage in Marina del Rey is the most paperwork-heavy project you can take on here, and that’s before Coastal Commission review. We handle the geotechnical work, the pile foundations when they’re needed, the county permits, the coastal permits, and the inspections. If you’re on a ground lease, we also verify the lessor terms before you spend a dollar on design.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Marina del Rey
We work throughout Marina del Rey, and we know which buildings and streets come with which complications. Whether you’re in a high-rise on Via Marina, a townhome off Washington Boulevard, or a marina-adjacent unit near the harbor, our response time is typically same day, and the person who answers your call will know what you’re describing when you tell them where you live.
- Silver Strand
- Villa Marina
- Marina Peninsula
- Oxford Triangle
- Ballona Lagoon area
Why Marina del Rey’s Climate & Housing Affect Construction
Marina del Rey was built on artificially filled tidal wetlands, and that fact follows every foundation we pour here. Almost the entire community sits inside a state-mapped liquefaction hazard zone. In practical terms, that means ground-up construction and major additions routinely require deep pile foundations or extensive geotechnical studies that would never be assumed in neighboring Venice or Culver City. We’ve done enough work here to plan for that from day one, not discover it halfway through the job.
Then there’s the salt. The marine layer hangs over this community most mornings, and the Pacific is never more than a few hundred yards away. That combination accelerates chloride-driven corrosion of embedded rebar, metal connectors, and aluminum framing on any building near the water. It’s why we specify epoxy-coated or stainless-steel fasteners on structural work here, and why we tell clients near the harbor the truth about maintenance cycles: this ground and this air are harder on buildings than almost anywhere else in the county, and the materials have to match.
Pricing for Construction in Marina del Rey
Honest numbers, because you deserve them before you call. Kitchen remodels in Marina del Rey typically run $35,000 to $90,000 depending on cabinet grade, countertop choice, and whether you’re in a condo tower with HOA rules or a single-family parcel with room to move. Bathrooms generally fall between $18,000 and $45,000. Roof replacements on mid-rise buildings here start around $15,000 and climb with membrane and access complexity. ADUs and additions are genuinely project-specific, because the Coastal Commission and geotechnical requirements introduce variables no honest estimate can skip. Every number above is a starting point. The number that matters is the one we write into your contract, with allowances and change orders on paper before work begins. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate.
Service Area - Cities Near Marina del Rey
Beyond Marina del Rey, our crews serve homeowners in Lawndale, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, and Hawthorne. Each of those communities has its own permitting quirks and its own climate realities, and we work them the same way: permits pulled, scopes in writing, and Tom Barrett’s name on the truck.
Serving Marina del Rey, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Marina del Rey 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 Marina del Rey
Yes, in nearly all cases, because Marina del Rey sits entirely within the California Coastal Zone, which means structural work requires a Coastal Development Permit from the California Coastal Commission in addition to LA County DPW permits. This dual-permitting layer is the number one thing out-of-area contractors get wrong here, and it’s why we handle both tracks from the start. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk you through what your specific project triggers.
Marina del Rey’s housing stock was almost entirely built between 1965 and 1985, and those 40-to-60-year-old mid-rise towers are now hitting the mandatory inspection and replacement triggers under SB 721. Add decades of salt-air corrosion, and you get a wave of balcony and elevated-deck replacements concentrated in this community. We’re doing that work now, with fasteners and concrete mixes specified for the marine environment.
A significant portion of Marina del Rey parcels sit on LA County ground leases rather than fee-simple land, which means before any substantial structural improvement, the contractor must verify the lease terms and obtain county lessor sign-off. We handle that step as part of our scope. If a contractor doesn’t know to ask about your ground lease, they’re already behind on your job.
Kitchen remodels in Marina del Rey typically run $35,000 to $90,000, with the spread driven by cabinet grade, countertop material, and whether HOA or Coastal Commission requirements add to the scope. We carry KraftMaid and Cambria, and every allowance appears on paper before ordering begins. Call (877) 610-1318 for an exact quote, and ask about our 10% Senior & Veteran discount and our Free Second Opinion on any written estimate.
Only if the scope changes, and only in writing first. Every price change, every allowance adjustment, every unexpected discovery, gets documented as a written change order and signed by you before the work proceeds. That’s how we’ve done it since 1998, and it’s why our clients don’t get surprise invoices at the end of a job. If something’s going to cost more, you’ll know why and you’ll approve it on paper before a single nail moves.
Ready to Talk About Your Marina del Rey Project?
You’ve got a building full of quirks, and you deserve a contractor who knows them by name. Call (877) 610-1318 and ask for Tom or one of his sons. We’ll talk about your project, the permits it will need, and the honest number it will cost. Free estimates, written change orders, and the 90-Day Done Right Promise on every job. That’s how we build in Marina del Rey.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Marina del Rey with owner-operated construction and remodeling 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 Marina del Rey 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