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Fast, Reliable Windows & Doors Across Cypress
Window and door work in Cypress carries a set of problems you won’t find in most of Orange County. The 1960s and 1970s stucco tract homes that fill neighborhoods from Sorrento to Cypress Village sit on expansive clay that heaves with every wet winter and dry summer. That movement racks original aluminum frames, binds sliding doors, and turns what looks like a simple sash swap into a job that needs the rough opening rebuilt. We’ve been fixing it since 1998, and Tom Barrett’s name is on the truck. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate, and we’ll send someone who actually knows Cypress homes.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Cypress’s Preferred Windows & Doors Company
Homeowners in Cypress have been burned by outfits that quote a window price on the phone and show up with a different number and a stranger at the door. That’s not how we work. Tom Barrett founded this company in 1998, and his sons run the crews. When we give you a number, it’s in writing. When the scope changes, you get a written change order before any extra work happens. No surprises at the end, because a price that isn’t on paper is just a surprise waiting for a date.
The reviews from Cypress customers tell the same story: we show up when we say we will, we pull permits on every eligible job, and the inspector’s sign-off happens before we call the job done. If something isn’t right after we leave, the 90-Day Done Right Promise means one call brings Tom back. We answer our own phones, 24/7, with a live person. Look up Tom Barrett’s name, address, and license number before you sign anything. We publish all of it. That’s the standard.
We’ve worked on enough 1960s tract homes in Cypress to know what the original aluminum frames look like after five decades of salt air and slab movement. The corner in the 90630 ZIP near Ball Road has its own failure patterns, and we spec materials to match. That local knowledge changes the bid, the work, and the outcome. You can learn more about our full Windows & Doors team and how we price.
Our Windows & Doors Services in Cypress
Window Replacement
Replacement windows in Cypress are rarely just a sash swap. The ground under most 1960s and 1970s tracts moves with the seasons, and after 50 years the original rough openings are often out of square. A window replacement in Cypress typically runs $4,500-$15,000 depending on how many openings need reframing and what we find behind the stucco. We spec nail-on retrofit windows with stainless or powder-coated clips and seal flashing, because exposed fasteners rust through in 10 to 15 years in this salt air. Most Cypress homes need between 5 and 12 windows done, and we can tell you which approach makes sense after we look at the frames.

Door Installation
Front doors, side doors, and garage-to-house doors in Cypress all fight the same problem: slab heave racks the frames, the door binds, and the head jamb leaks. A door installation in Cypress usually includes checking the rough opening for square, shimming and reflashing the perimeter, and setting the new slab with hardware that won’t rust from coastal salt. We install solid-core doors, fiberglass entry doors, and security doors with proper weep drainage. Most door installs in Cypress run in the same range as a single window replacement: figure $450-$2,500 per opening depending on the door and the frame condition.

Sliding & Patio Doors
This is the one we see most in Cypress. The original 1960s aluminum sliders on single-story tracts get racked by slab movement, and once the frame is out of square the door leaks air and water at the head jamb. Homeowners live with a patio door that’s hard to open for years, usually because nobody explained that the trouble isn’t the track. The trouble is the ground moved under the slab. A sliding patio door replacement in Cypress runs $800-$4,000 depending on the rough opening and whether we’re re-flashing and re-stuccoing around the new frame.

Impact Windows & Doors
Impact-rated windows and doors in Cypress aren’t required by code the way they are in Florida, but more homeowners are asking for them anyway. Salt air corrodes standard frames, and the same coastal exposure means stronger wind gusts off the Pacific a few times a year. Impact window installation in Cypress starts around $800-$1,200 per opening and can run to $25,000 for a full-home job. The upgrade buys laminated glass, a stronger frame, and a seal that holds against wind-driven rain. Tom’s team can walk you through the real difference between a Cypress-standard replacement and an impact-rated one, and the price gap in writing before you commit.

What happens when you call
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Cypress
We carry materials you can look up and verify, not mystery brands off the back of a van. For windows and doors, we work with Andersen and Marvin, plus Milgard and Jeld-Wen depending on the job. For patios and exterior work where a Cypress morning fog rolls in off the coast, we also install Belgard and Techo-Bloc hardscapes because the joints and base materials hold up better in this soil than what the big-box stores stock. We keep common parts and hardware in our local inventory for Cypress jobs, so we aren’t waiting on a truck from somewhere else when your slider needs a new roller assembly tomorrow.
Common Windows & Doors Problems We See in Cypress Homes
- Racked sliding patio doors from slab heave. The expansive clay under 1960s Cypress tracts expands and contracts with seasonal moisture, and over five decades that movement binds the original aluminum sliders so badly they leak at the head jamb. The fix often means reframing the rough opening, not just adjusting the rollers.
- Corroded original single-pane aluminum frames. Salt air near Cypress eats the weep holes and frame edges on 1960s aluminum windows, and the corrosion stains the drywall below the sills. You can see the brown streaks on the stucco from the street.
- Rusted nail-on retrofit fasteners. When a previous owner had windows swapped with exposed fasteners, those clips rust through in 10 to 15 years in Cypress’s salt air. The window loosens, air moves around the frame, and water finds the gap. We spec stainless or powder-coated clips and sealed flashing instead.
- Rot behind improperly flashed replacement windows. A poorly flashed window traps condensation against the 1960s sheathing, and the rot is hidden behind stucco until someone peels back the veneer. That’s the kind of discovery that turns a window job into a bigger scope, and why we write the change order before we touch it.
Pricing for Windows & Doors in Cypress, TX
Here’s the honest pricing for Cypress’s market, not what a national call center quotes on the phone.
| Job | Typical Cypress Range |
|---|---|
| Window Replacement | $4,500-$15,000 |
| Impact Window Installation | $8,000-$25,000 |
| Home Addition (when window/door work is part of a bigger job) | $45,000-$130,000 |
A standard window swap in Cypress falls in that $4,500-$15,000 range, and the spread comes down to how many rough openings need reframing, what we find behind the stucco, and whether you want impact-rated glass. The free estimate is exactly that. We come out, look at the frames, write the number down, and hand it to you. No trip charge inside the county. Call (877) 610-1318.
We Also Serve Cities Near Cypress
Cypress is home base for a lot of our window and door work, but we regularly drive to Jersey Village, Tomball, Cinco Ranch, and Alief for the same kind of slab-on-grade tract homes. If you’re in one of those cities and need a straight answer about Windows & Doors in Cypress, call the same number and ask for Tom’s crew.
Serving Cypress, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Cypress 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 - Windows & Doors in Cypress
Because the expansive clay under the slab moves, and after 50 years the original rough opening is often racked out of square. In the Sorrento tract off Ball Road, our crew pulled a 1968 aluminum slider that had been forced shut by slab heave for years. The frame was 3/8 inch out of square. We won’t reuse an out-of-plumb rough opening, so the scope of work included removing stucco cladding, shimming and reflashing the perimeter, and setting a new vinyl slider with stainless fasteners before the re-stucco match and inspection sign-off. Call (877) 610-1318 for an exact quote. Estimates are free.
A standard replacement window in Cypress costs $4,500-$15,000 depending on the openings. An impact-rated window starts around $800-$1,200 per opening and can run to $25,000 for a full home. The difference is laminated glass and a stronger frame that holds against wind-driven rain and salt air corrosion. In Cypress’s coastal exposure, the impact-rated version typically lasts 10-15 years longer before the frame shows wear. We’ll put both numbers in writing before you choose. Call (877) 610-1318.
The salt air corrodes the weep holes and frame edges on the original 1960s aluminum sliders, and the slab movement racks the frame out of square. Once both things happen, the door binds, the head jamb leaks, and the water that gets in rusts the hardware from the inside. A sliding patio door replacement in Cypress runs $800-$4,000 depending on the rough opening and the re-stucco work. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll come look at yours.
Yes, Cypress requires permits for window and door replacement when the rough opening is altered or when the work involves structural changes like reframing. We pull the permit on every eligible job, and the inspector works for you, not for me. That’s why I like him. If a contractor tells you permits are optional, ask them to put that in writing and see how fast the bid changes. Call (877) 610-1318.
Because once the old roof layers come off, homeowners see what the salt air and condensation have done to the sheathing and the window headers. The original 1960s plywood or board sheathing absorbs decades of moisture from poor attic ventilation, and the same humidity has been working on the window frames below. A Cypress re-roof often becomes a window replacement job because the same house has both problems at the same time. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate on both.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Cypress since 1998.







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