Free written scope consultation - allowances, timeline, and change-order rules on paper before a single trade is scheduled
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Construction in Villas means working with Lee County, not a city hall, and that changes how permits, inspections, and timelines actually go. We know because we live with those same county systems on every job here. A live person answers when you call (877) 610-1318, and we schedule a walkthrough fast, because we’d rather talk scope on your driveway than over a phone line. If you’re planning a repair, rebuild, or addition in Villas, we’ll give you a straight answer about what it costs and what it takes before you sign anything.
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 Villas Homeowners Choose Barrett & Sons Construction
Barrett & Sons was founded in 1998, and Tom Barrett’s name is on the truck, the contract, and the license. His sons run the crews that show up in Villas, so the person who shakes your hand at the estimate is related to the person swinging the hammer. We’re not a franchise dispatching strangers into your neighborhood. Every crew member is background-checked, uniformed, and carries the Barrett & Sons name, which matters when someone is in your home for eight weeks on Kitchen Remodeling in Villas or a post-storm rebuild.
Villas homeowners tell us the same thing over and over: their last contractor quoted one price on the phone and handed them a different bill at the door. That disappears with us. Every allowance, every scope item, every price change arrives as a written change order before work proceeds. An allowance that isn’t on paper is a surprise waiting for a date. We serve the whole Villas area, including the neighborhoods along San Carlos Boulevard and the streets off Pine Island Road, with the same written-pricing rule everywhere. Tom publishes his name, his address, and his license number. Look it up before you sign anything, and you’ll find what the rest of Villas found.
Construction Services We Offer in Villas
Kitchen Remodeling
A Villas kitchen remodel often starts with a 1970s concrete block home that needs more than new cabinets. We handle full gut-and-rebuild work with premium brands like KraftMaid and Cambria, and every allowance and material selection is itemized in writing before we touch a wall. Learn more about our kitchen remodeling in Villas.
Bathroom Remodeling
Bathrooms in Villas’s older stock frequently hide water damage behind original tile and drywall, especially after years of Gulf humidity. Our remodels use Schluter waterproofing and Sterling or Grohe fixtures, and the scope covers what’s actually behind the wall, not just what shows. Learn more about our bathroom remodeling in Villas.
Roofing
Roofing in Villas is a structural question first. Homes built before Hurricane Andrew-era codes often need roof-to-wall tie-down upgrades to meet current wind-load standards, and we install GAF systems rated for the 130+ mph design wind zone Lee County enforces. Permits and inspections go through the Lee County Building Department, which we sequence into every schedule. Learn more about our roofing in Villas.
Windows & Doors
Opening protection is not optional in Villas after Ian. We install Andersen and Marvin impact-rated Windows & Doors - Villas products, and the permit inspection proves they’re installed to current Florida Building Code wind requirements. If your home still has original single-pane openings, you’re paying for it in insurance and risk.
Fence Installation
Fences in low-lying Villas parcels near the drainage canals need to account for soil movement and flood zone elevations. We build with materials sized for Lee County’s humidity and wind, and the installation is engineered to stay square through wet season ground shift.
Driveway & Pavers
Pavers in Villas handle the summer downpour cycle better than poured concrete when the base is done right. We install Belgard and Techo-Bloc hardscapes with a compacted base designed for sandy Lee County soils, so you don’t get sinking or washout after the first wet season.
Home Additions & ADU
Adding square footage in Villas often means meeting FEMA flood elevation requirements if your parcel sits in a Special Flood Hazard Area. We pull the elevation certificate, design to the finished floor height Lee County requires, and pull every permit through the county portal before work starts. This is the kind of job where the permit inspector works for you, not for me, and I like that arrangement.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Villas
We work across all of Villas, including the residential streets off San Carlos Boulevard, the area around Pine Manor, the neighborhoods near Villas Elementary, and the pocket communities east of Summerlin Road. Typical scheduling from first call to on-site estimate in Villas runs within a few business days, and the estimate itself is free.
- San Carlos Boulevard corridor
- Pine Manor area
- Neighborhoods near Villas Elementary
- Streets east of Summerlin Road
Why Villas’s Climate & Housing Affect Construction
Villas sits in unincorporated Lee County, which means no city building department handles your permits. Everything flows through the Lee County Building Department, and after Hurricane Ian’s 2022 landfall just miles away, that office carried one of the longest permit and inspection backlogs in the state. A contractor who doesn’t know that reality will promise a start date that is already impossible. We sequence jobs around the county’s inspection tempo and carry contingency float in every schedule, because we have been through enough post-Ian permitting cycles to know exactly where the friction lives.
Most Villas housing stock is concrete block single-family built between the late 1960s and the 1980s, before Florida’s post-Andrew building code overhaul. That means roof-to-wall connections, window opening protection, and structural tie-downs frequently fall short of current 130+ mph wind-resistance standards. A simple repair often triggers a full code compliance upgrade, and FEMA flood zone elevations near the drainage canals can dictate foundation type. This is not a like-for-like market. Every project in Villas is a repair plus a compliance upgrade, and the quote has to reflect both or the job will stall at inspection.
Pricing for Construction in Villas
Construction pricing in Villas runs on the higher end of Florida’s range because of the code compliance layer. Here’s what homeowners should expect:
- Kitchen remodel: $35,000-$75,000 depending on cabinetry, countertop, and plumbing scope
- Bathroom remodel: $15,000-$35,000, water damage remediation adds to the high end
- Roof replacement with tie-down upgrades: $12,000-$28,000 depending on slope and size
- Impact windows and doors: $15,000-$45,000 for a full-house retrofit
- Fence installation: $3,500-$12,000 by linear footage and material
- Driveway pavers: $8,000-$25,000 including base prep
- Home addition or ADU: $95,000-$250,000+, driven heavily by flood elevation and foundation requirements
Every quote comes as a line-item written estimate, and every change as a written change order before work proceeds. Call (877) 610-1318 for an exact number on your project. Estimates are free, and there’s no trip charge inside the county.
Service Area - Cities Near Villas
While Villas is our home base for this page, our crews regularly work in Fort Myers, Cypress Lake, McGregor, and Iona. The same written-pricing rule and the same Lee County permitting knowledge apply across every one of those communities.
Serving Villas, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Villas 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 Villas
Villas projects run 20 to 40 percent longer than the same job would have run before Hurricane Ian, because Lee County’s inspection backlog still adds days or weeks between phases. Bathroom Remodeling in Villas and kitchen projects that took six weeks pre-Ian now often take eight to ten. We build that reality into your schedule from day one, and every change order notes the inspection sequencing so you know what’s moving and why. Call (877) 610-1318 to talk through your project timeline.
Yes, and it goes through the Lee County Building Department, not a city office. Villas is unincorporated, so nearly every structural, roofing, window, electrical, and plumbing job requires a county permit and a county inspection. Any contractor who says permits are optional in Villas is handing you a fine and a failed resale inspection later. We pull every permit and sign every inspection, because the inspector works for you, not for me.
Our Roofing in Villas typically runs $12,000 to $28,000, and that almost always includes roof-to-wall tie-down and opening protection upgrades to meet current wind-load code. The price depends on roof size, pitch, and the condition of the existing decking. Call (877) 610-1318 for an exact written quote, free of charge.
Not without your written approval. If the scope changes, you get a written change order before any work moves forward, and that document shows the exact price adjustment and the reason for it. You will never get a surprise invoice at the end of a Barrett & Sons job, because the allowance that isn’t on paper is a surprise waiting for a date. That’s our rule in Villas and everywhere else we work.
Yes, that is most of the work we do in Villas right now. Ian-damaged homes and pre-2001 construction both need the same thing: repairs that bring the structure up to current Florida Building Code wind and flood standards at the same time. We handle the damage scope and the compliance scope as one project, not two, so you don’t pay for the same wall to be opened twice. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate on your specific situation.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Villas 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 Villas Customers Say
"Genuinely good builders and I would use them again. Site tidiness slipped a bit in the middle stretch and I had to mention it, after which it was spotless every evening."
- Marcus Threadgill"Every change to the price came as a written change order before the work happened, not as a surprise on the final bill. I did not know contractors still did that."
- Xiomara Benavides"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