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If you own a home in Melrose Park, you already know the two things that keep local contractors on their toes: a Broward County permit desk where every inspection runs on county time, and a housing stock that’s older, salt-worn, and usually a few hurricane-code updates behind. That combination turns what looks like a simple remodel or re-roof into a project with real structural surprises waiting behind the drywall. We’re Barrett & Sons Construction, and we’ve been doing permitted work in this unincorporated pocket of Broward County long enough to know which jobs will trigger a county-mandated upgrade before we even open the wall. Call (877) 610-1318 and you’ll get a live person, not a call center.
Whether you’re planning a kitchen remodel, replacing a flat roof on a 1960s CBS home, or finally adding that ADU for family, we handle the county permitting so you don’t have to learn Broward County’s Building Division from scratch. You deserve a contractor who works in Melrose Park often enough to quote you honestly, in writing, before the first nail moves.
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 Melrose Park Homeowners Choose Barrett & Sons Construction
Founded in 1998 by Tom Barrett, our company is owner-operated and family-run. Tom’s sons lead the crews. You won’t get a salesman who disappears after the contract is signed, and you won’t get a different company name on the van than the one on your estimate. Tom publishes his name, his address, and his license number. You can look it up before you sign anything. A live person answers our phone 24/7, because when a roof starts leaking at 9 p.m. on a Saturday, voicemail doesn’t help.
Homeowners around the neighborhoods near NW 9th Avenue and along Melrose Park’s stretch near the South Fork of the Middle River call us because we already know their homes. We’ve worked on the 1950s flat-roof CBS houses here, the mid-century ranchers with original jalousie windows, and the split-levels that need whole additions instead of piecemeal fixes. Our crews have been in and out of the Broward County Building Division often enough to know which inspectors cover Melrose Park and what they’ll flag. That alone saves you weeks.
Construction Services We Offer in Melrose Park
Kitchen Remodeling
Kitchens in Melrose Park’s post-WWII homes tend to be small, boxed-in, and framed around old plumbing runs that fight every layout change. We plan around those constraints using named brands like KraftMaid and Cambria, so you know what’s going in before we order it.
Learn more about our Kitchen Remodeling in Melrose Park.
Bathroom Remodeling
Original 1950s and 60s bathrooms here hide cast-iron drain lines and tight joist spacing that a sloppy remodel turns into a floor-leveling nightmare. We quote the real scope up front, including any plumbing surprises we expect based on the age of the house.
Learn more about our Bathroom Remodeling in Melrose Park.
Roofing
Most Melrose Park roofs are flat or low-slope built-up systems that the South Florida sun bakes hard. Salt air off the Intracoastal accelerates flashing corrosion, and if your home predates modern codes, a reroof likely triggers hurricane strap upgrades at the truss-to-wall connection.
Learn more about our Roofing in Melrose Park.
Windows & Doors
Those original jalousie and single-pane aluminum windows let in more than light: they let in heat, salt, and storm noise. We replace them with Andersen and Marvin units sized for CBS wall openings, and we pull the permit when the opening changes.
Learn more about our window and door replacement in Melrose Park.
Fence Installation
Fence posts in Melrose Park sit in sandy, low-lying soil that shifts with the water table. We set posts deeper and in concrete, and we quote the job with any property-line verification handled before digging starts.
Learn more about our fence installation in Melrose Park.
Driveway & Pavers
Driveways here take a beating from drainage patterns that channel storm runoff toward the low side of the lot. We lay Techo-Bloc and Cambridge pavers over properly compacted base so the surface stays flat through wet and dry seasons alike.
Learn more about our driveway and paver work in Melrose Park.
Home Additions & ADU
Adding an ADU onto a 1960s CBS home in unincorporated Broward County means county permits from the first footing inspection to the final sign-off. We handle the structural engineering, the county reviews, and the written change orders that keep your budget honest.
Learn more about our home additions and ADUs in Melrose Park.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Melrose Park
We work throughout the 33308 zip code, including the streets near NW 9th Avenue, the residential blocks west of Melrose Park Elementary, and the homes running south toward the Middle River. Our crews are typically on site in under an hour for estimates anywhere in the community.
- Streets near NW 9th Avenue and NW 34th Street
- Melrose Park Elementary area
- Homes along the South Fork of the Middle River
- The neighborhoods near Powerline Road and Melrose Park’s western edge
If you’re in any of those areas, we’ve likely done work on your block already. Ask around.
Why Melrose Park’s Climate & Housing Affect Construction
Melrose Park sits in unincorporated Broward County, just a few miles from the Intracoastal Waterway, and that single fact drives more construction complications than any other. The salt-laden air corrodes metal fasteners, flashing, and structural connectors faster than homeowners expect. The water table sits high, which makes below-grade work like footings, drainage tie-ins, and slab prep slower and more deliberate. And most of the housing stock is post-WWII concrete block, built in the 1950s through the 1970s, often with original flat or low-slope roofs that have been baking under South Florida UV for over half a century. That roof needs specialized recoating or full replacement far more often than the gabled shingle roofs you see in newer developments west of here.
Then there’s the hurricane code gap. Many older Melrose Park CBS homes predate the modern requirements for anchor straps running from roof trusses down to the wall plates. Open up a permitted reroof or addition, and the county makes that upgrade mandatory. Homeowners who don’t know this get a surprise structural line item mid-project. We put it in writing before we start, because an allowance that isn’t on paper is a surprise waiting for a date.
Pricing for Construction in Melrose Park
No honest contractor can hand you a firm construction price over the phone, and you should be suspicious of anyone who does. What we can tell you is how we price. Every scope is written. Every allowance is itemized. Every change order is signed before the work changes. That’s the same in Melrose Park as anywhere else we work.
| Project Type | Typical Range in Melrose Park |
|---|---|
| Kitchen remodel (full gut) | $45,000 - $95,000+ |
| Bathroom remodel | $18,000 - $45,000 |
| Flat/low-slope roof replacement | $9,000 - $22,000 |
| Window replacement (whole home) | $8,000 - $25,000 |
| Fence installation | $3,500 - $12,000 |
| Driveway pavers | $6,000 - $25,000 |
| ADU / home addition | $120,000 - $350,000+ |
These are planning ranges, not quotes. The only way to know what your Melrose Park home needs is to have us look at it. Estimates are free, and we offer a free second opinion on any written estimate you’ve already received. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll send someone who lives near you and who signs his own name to the work.
Service Area - Cities Near Melrose Park
We serve Melrose Park and the surrounding Broward County communities, so if you’re just over the line in Fort Lauderdale, Broadview Park, Davie, or Lauderhill, the same crew and the same written-pricing standards apply. Our dispatch and scheduling are coordinated from our Miami (South FL) office, and crews serve Melrose Park locally.
Serving Melrose Park, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Melrose Park 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 Melrose Park
Yes. Melrose Park is unincorporated Broward County, so all construction permits and inspections run through the Broward County Building Division rather than a city building department. That means county-level timelines, fee schedules, and inspector availability. We pull permits and schedule inspections on every eligible job, and the inspector works for you, not for me. Call (877) 610-1318 if you want us to check whether your project needs a permit before you plan around it.
Most flat and low-slope roof replacements in Melrose Park run between $9,000 and $22,000, depending on square footage, deck condition, and whether your home triggers mandatory hurricane strap upgrades. The county will flag missing anchor straps on older CBS homes, and that’s an additional structural cost your contractor should quote before work starts. We put every one of those items in writing, not in a verbal side note.
Not without your signature. If a project scope changes because we found something hidden, you get a written change order describing exactly what changed and what it costs, before the work proceeds. If you approve it, we do it. If you don’t, we don’t. That’s our rule on every Melrose Park job, and it’s in our contract.
Salt corrosion on metal flashing and fasteners, flat roofs damaged by decades of UV, low-slab settlement, original cast-iron plumbing, and missing hurricane anchor straps that surface the moment a permit is pulled. We see these regularly in the 1950s through 1970s CBS homes throughout Melrose Park, which is why our estimates here account for structural realities, not just what’s visible from the curb.
We do, and it’s permanent: 10% off for seniors and veterans on every job. We also honor $40 off any repair over $200, a free second opinion on any written estimate, and no trip charge inside the county. Just mention it when you call (877) 610-1318.
Ready to Start Your Melrose Park Project?
Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule your free estimate. A live person answers, not a voicemail box. We’ll send someone who knows Melrose Park, who works with Broward County permitting every week, and who will put your scope, your allowances, and your change orders in writing before a single nail moves. You can look up our license, or ask anyone on your street. We’re Tom Barrett and his sons, and we stand behind the work with a written 90-Day Done Right Promise.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Melrose Park and the surrounding Broward County communities.
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 Melrose Park 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