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Window and door replacement in Highland Park typically runs $4,500-$25,000 depending on scope, and most jobs take two to four days once materials arrive. That’s the honest number before you pick up the phone. If you live in the 75205 zip code, you already know this town plays by its own rules when it comes to building permits and architectural review, and that’s exactly why we work here the way we do. Barrett & Sons Construction has crews in Highland Park regularly, and we answer our own phone at (877) 610-1318 when you’re ready to talk about what your house actually needs. Tom Barrett started this company in 1998, and the way we quote a job hasn’t changed since day one: everything in writing, nothing left to guesswork.
Key Takeaways for Highland Park Homeowners
- Window replacement in Highland Park runs $4,500-$15,000 for full-home work; impact-rated window installation runs $8,000-$25,000.
- Highland Park has its own building department, its own inspectors, and a town-level architectural review board. Your contractor must clear both, not just one.
- Homes range from 1920s Tudor and Colonial Revival estates to new 5,000-8,000 sq ft custom builds, so we match the install method to the framing, not the other way around.
- Tom Barrett’s name, address, and license number are published. Look us up before you sign anything.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Highland Park’s Preferred Windows & Doors Company
Highland Park is an independent municipality completely surrounded by Dallas, and it runs its own building department with separate permits, inspections, and code enforcement. That catches a lot of out-of-town contractors off guard. They bid the job assuming Dallas jurisdiction, then watch the project stall when Highland Park’s architectural review board flags the window mullion pattern or the door’s exterior finish. We don’t get caught that way because we’ve worked inside this process long enough to know the drill before the first hammer swings.
Our reputation in Highland Park comes from doing jobs that pass inspection the first time and leaving a house cleaner than we found it. Customers around Lakeside Drive, Beverly Drive, and the streets off Armstrong Parkway have called us back for second and third projects, and they refer us to neighbors without being asked. When something isn’t right, the 90-Day Done Right Promise means one call brings Tom back. That promise is written on every contract, not buried in a drawer somewhere.
We also carry the brands you can look up yourself. Andersen and Marvin on the window side, Simonton and PGT when impact-rated glass is called for. Not mystery brands off a van. And since our crews serve Highland Park regularly, scheduling a measurement visit usually happens within days, not weeks. Call (877) 610-1318 and you’ll reach a live person, not a voicemail box.
Our Windows & Doors Services in Highland Park
Window Installation
New window installation in Highland Park often means working on homes built in the 1920s and 1930s, where original steel casement windows have rusted frames and single-pane glass that does nothing against a Texas summer. We remove the old units carefully, shim and level the new ones to the existing rough openings, and seal every gap before trim goes back on. On newer teardown-rebuild homes, we’re installing large fixed picture windows and floor-to-ceiling assemblies that require two or three crew members just to set the glass.
Door Installation
A front door in Highland Park isn’t just a door. On a Colonial Revival or Mediterranean estate, it’s the first thing the architectural review board notices. We install solid wood and fiberglass entry doors, storm doors, and interior doors, and we handle the trim and hardware details that keep the whole entry looking intentional. When the door is larger than standard, which happens often on newer custom builds, we order to the exact rough opening rather than forcing a stock size into a hole it doesn’t fit.
Window Replacement
Full window replacement in Highland Park runs $4,500-$15,000 depending on how many openings you have and whether you’re going with standard dual-pane or impact-rated glass. Older homes along the 75205 streets often have windows that were never flashed properly, which means water intrusion around the sills has been rotting the framing for years. We inspect the rough opening before we quote, so the number you sign reflects what’s actually behind the trim.
Impact Windows & Doors
Highland Park sits far enough north that hurricanes aren’t the concern, but hail and straight-line winds from spring supercells absolutely are. Impact-rated windows from PGT or CGI give you glass that won’t shatter when a 90 mph gust throws a tree branch at it. Installation runs $8,000-$25,000 for a full home, and the town’s review process does require that the exterior profile of any impact-rated window still matches the original architecture. We handle that paperwork too.
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.
Trusted Brands We Service in Highland Park
We install and service windows and doors from Simonton, Ply Gem, and PGT, and we keep common components for these brands stocked nearby so Highland Park customers aren’t waiting weeks for a sash or a roller. If your home already has Simonton windows and one needs a new balance, we can likely get the part quickly and handle it without a full replacement. Glass railing systems and custom window assemblies on newer builds also fall under our Windows & Doors team, so if you’re doing a ground-up home or a large addition, we can quote the entire opening package at once.
Common Windows & Doors Problems We See in Highland Park Homes
- Sticking doors from foundation movement. The Blackland Prairie clay under Highland Park shrinks in summer and swells in spring, which shifts door frames enough to make a perfectly hung door start rubbing or failing to latch. We reset and re-shim the frame, and on older homes we check whether the movement is seasonal or structural before doing anything else.
- Failed seals on original mid-century windows. Homes built in the 1940s and 1950s often still have their original aluminum or steel windows, and the glazing has long since failed. You’ll see condensation between panes that never goes away, plus daylight around the edges of the sash.
- Rot below entry doors on older estates. Houses from the 1920s and 1930s along the older platted streets sometimes have masonry stoops that slope back toward the threshold. Decades of that means the sill and bottom of the jamb are rotted out, and the first sign is usually a door that sits crooked even after you replace the hinges.
- Water staining around second-story windows. When flashing was never installed properly, wind-driven rain gets behind the exterior trim and shows up as drywall staining below second-floor windows. This is common on both original homes and poorly done flips, and the fix usually means pulling the window and re-flashing it correctly.
Pricing for Windows & Doors in Highland Park, TX
Here’s what we tell Highland Park homeowners before any of us steps on the property. Standard window replacement runs $4,500-$15,000 for a whole house, depending on window count, sizes, and whether you’re using standard dual-pane or impact-rated glass. Door installation runs from roughly $1,200 for a single interior door to $8,000 and up for a custom oversized wood entry door with sidelights. Impact windows and impact sliding glass doors are the high end, at $8,000-$25,000, because the glass and the frames are both heavier and the installation is more labor-intensive.
What moves the number is window size, access (second and third stories cost more to stage), rot repair behind the trim, and whether the architectural review board requires a specific exterior profile or finish. We write all of that into a line-item quote so you see exactly what you’re paying for, and any change to that quote comes as a written change order before work starts. Estimates are free. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll come measure in Highland Park at no charge, including the trip.
We Also Serve Cities Near Highland Park
In addition to our work across Highland Park, Barrett & Sons serves University Park, Dallas, Richardson, and Irving. If your project is part of a larger exterior plan, we also handle Fence Installation in Highland Park and Driveway & Pavers in Highland Park, so you can coordinate the front entry, the fence line, and the driveway with one crew instead of juggling three contractors. And for a bigger look at what we do across the metro, see our Windows & Doors in Highland Park service overview or the full Windows & Doors page.
Serving Highland Park, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Highland 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 - Windows & Doors in Highland Park
We typically schedule measurement visits in Highland Park within a few days due to regular crew presence in the area, and there’s no trip charge inside the county. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll set a time that works with your schedule.
Yes, we work across all of the 75205 zip code, from the older platted streets near Lakeside Drive and Beverly Drive to the newer builds around Armstrong Parkway and the surrounding blocks. Highland Park is small enough that we know the streets by name, and we don’t treat one part of town differently from another.
We do take calls for broken glass and doors that won’t secure, and a live person answers our phone 24 hours a day. If the damage is severe and your home is exposed, we’ll treat it as a priority and get a crew there as quickly as possible. For a broken pane that’s not an active security risk, we’ll schedule the repair within the week and get the correct glass ordered immediately.
Our pricing doesn’t change based on the city. What changes is the permit and review process. Highland Park’s own building department and architectural review board add a documentation step that some contractors charge extra for or skip entirely. We build the permit and review time into the quote from the start, so you don’t get a surprise invoice at the end. For reference, window replacement in Highland Park runs the same $4,500-$15,000 range we quote in neighboring cities.
The 90-Day Done Right Promise applies to every job we do in Highland Park, same as anywhere else. If something isn’t right within that window, one call brings Tom Barrett back to make it right. Manufacturer warranties on windows and doors from Simonton, Ply Gem, and PGT also apply at your Highland Park address, and we register those warranties for you at completion.
Get Your Free Highland Park Windows & Doors Estimate
Call Barrett & Sons Construction at (877) 610-1318 and we’ll come out to your Highland Park home, measure every opening, and hand you a written quote with actual dollar figures and a scope of work you can hold us to. No trip charge inside the county, and a live person answers the phone when you call. Tom Barrett’s name, address, and license number are published and verifiable, because the last contractor most Highland Park homeowners used wasn’t, and that’s exactly how they ended up calling us.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Highland Park and the surrounding North Texas communities since 1998.