Free written scope consultation - allowances, timeline, and change-order rules on paper before a single trade is scheduled
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AfterFast, Reliable Windows & Doors Across Houston
If you’re in Houston right now, you already know how a window that won’t seal or a door that sticks can make a hot, humid day feel impossible. We get calls from homeowners across the 77025, 77002, and 77003 ZIP codes every week dealing with warped frames, fogged glass, and doors that won’t latch after the clay soil shifted a foundation. Barrett & Sons Construction handles window and door replacement, installation, and repair across Houston, and we answer the phone when you call: (877) 610-1318. Here’s the short version: a typical window replacement job in Houston runs $4,500-$15,000 depending on how many openings and what grade of glass you choose, and we’ll give you a written, line-item quote before anything gets ordered.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Houston’s Preferred Windows & Doors Company
Tom Barrett started this company in 1998, and the way we run a window job in Houston hasn’t changed since: his sons run the crews, every scope item is on paper, and the 90-Day Done Right Promise is written right on the contract. If something isn’t right, Tom comes back and makes it right, one call. We’re not a franchise dispatching strangers. We’re a local, name-on-the-truck outfit, and the people who show up at your door in Houston are the same people whose names are on the estimate.
Working in Houston means we know things that out-of-town outfits don’t. We know that a 1920s craftsman bungalow in Montrose sits on pier-and-beam while the brand-new three-story townhome next door sits on a slab, and that the soil under both has been disturbed and re-compacted half a dozen times. That means window openings in older Houston homes are rarely square, and a crew that doesn’t understand that will shim a frame wrong and call it done. We don’t. We’ve worked in the Heights, Bellaire, and all through the inner loop long enough to know what Houston’s humidity and expansive clay do to window and door rough openings, and we plan for it before we ever set a frame. Ask anyone on your street, or look up the license number yourself.
Our Windows & Doors Services in Houston
Window Installation
New construction or retrofit, window installation in Houston means dealing with openings that may have shifted, rotted sills from decades of humid air, and exterior flashing requirements that hold up to 50+ inches of annual rain. Our Windows & Doors team measures every opening individually, orders Andersen or Marvin units cut to the actual rough opening, and installs with flashing and sealing done for Houston’s rain events, not for a dry year.
Door Installation
A front door in Houston takes direct sun from the west and humidity year-round, and if the slab isn’t dead level, it’ll bind within two seasons. We install exterior and interior doors with the jamb squared to the slab, not just the rough opening. That matters in older parts of Houston where floors have settled over 80 years and nothing is plumb. You get a door that swings true and latches cleanly the first try.
Window Replacement
Most Houston homeowners replace windows for one of three reasons: failed seals showing fog between panes, rising cooling bills as old single-pane units leak cold air into a 95-degree August, or post-Harvey upgrades to meet new flood-zone elevation and wind requirements. A full-house window replacement in Houston typically runs $4,500-$15,000 depending on window count, glass package, and frame material. We pull the permits and the replacement windows get inspected and signed.
Impact Windows & Doors
If your home falls in a revised FEMA flood zone or you simply want protection from severe weather, impact-rated windows and doors are a serious option in Houston. Hurricane impact window installation runs $8,000-$25,000 for a typical home depending on opening count and storm rating. These aren’t a gimmick; they meet wind-borne debris standards that matter here on the Gulf Coast, and the proper installation includes anchored frames and sealed rough openings that ordinary vinyl retrofits don’t touch.
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 Houston
We carry and install premium window and door brands you can look up: Andersen and Marvin on windows, plus composite and steel entry doors from manufacturers we’ve worked with for years. We don’t show up with mystery brands off a van. Parts for common repairs in Houston are stocked at our local metro office, so a replacement sash or hinge doesn’t wait a week for freight when you’re dealing with a Houston summer and a window that won’t close.
Common Windows & Doors Problems We See in Houston Homes
- Fogged glass from failed seals. Houston’s heat and humidity cycle degrades double-pane seals faster than nearly anywhere else in the country. When the desiccant inside the spacer is saturated, you get that permanent fog no amount of cleaning fixes. The fix is glass replacement or full sash replacement, not polishing.
- Sticking doors from slab movement. The Beaumont Clay under huge portions of Houston expands and contracts seasonally. A door that swung fine in January may not latch in September. We re-hang and adjust the jamb to the current slab position rather than planing the door down, which just creates a bigger gap next spring.
- Rotted wood frames in pier-and-beam homes. Those 1920s and 1940s bungalows in Montrose and the Heights have wood framing that’s been breathing Houston humidity for close to a century. We replace the rotted rough opening before installing the new window or door, not over it. If we put the new unit in over rot, we’re guaranteeing a callback in two years.
- Poorly flashed openings from previous storm repairs. After Harvey, a lot of Houston homeowners accepted quick repairs when a window or door leaked. We still find openings where flashing was never lapped correctly and water has been getting into the framing ever since. We strip it, inspect it, and do it right: peel-and-stick flashing, lapped shingle-style, sealed at the sill pan.
Pricing for Windows & Doors in Houston, TX
Here’s what we tell Houston homeowners when they call about cost. Window replacement in Houston typically runs $4,500-$15,000 for a whole home depending on window count, frame material, and glass package. Impact window installation runs $8,000-$25,000 for the added strength and storm ratings. A single entry door replacement usually falls between $1,500-$5,000 installed, while sliding and patio doors can range $2,500-$8,000 depending on size and glass. We don’t quote over the phone and then change it at the door. You’ll get a written, line-item estimate, and if anything in the scope changes once we open the wall, that change arrives as a written change order before the work proceeds. Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule your free estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Houston
We serve Houston and the surrounding communities, including Bellaire, West University Place, Galena Park, and Jacinto City. If your home sits outside the loop or just across the city line, we still cover it. And if you’re already doing work on the property, we also handle Fence Installation in Houston and Driveway & Pavers in Houston, so you don’t need to juggle three different contractors for one property improvement plan.
Serving Houston, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Houston 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 Houston
We schedule window and door work in Houston on a first-call, first-scheduled basis, and our metro office coordinates crews across the inner loop and surrounding areas daily. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll give you a real arrival window based on where you are in Houston and what the job needs. We don’t quote a vague window and then push it back.
We cover Houston ZIP codes 77025, 77001, 77002, and 77003, plus Bellaire, West University Place, Galena Park, and Jacinto City. If you’re in the Heights, Montrose, Midtown, or anywhere inside the loop, that’s our regular service area. Call and ask; if we can’t get to you, we’ll tell you straight instead of scheduling and no-showing.
For a broken window or a door that won’t secure your home, we’ll get someone out as fast as the schedule allows, and a live person answers the phone 24/7. We also board up temporary openings securely if you need to make the house safe while replacement glass or a new door is ordered. Call (877) 610-1318 and you’ll reach a person, not a voicemail tree.
Honestly, materials cost about the same. What changes is labor and installation planning: Houston’s clay soil and humid climate mean we often rebuild rotted rough openings, correct out-of-square frames, and add more sealing than a dry-climate job would need. That’s reflected in the ranges: window replacement in Houston runs $4,500-$15,000, and impact windows run $8,000-$25,000. If a quote comes in far below that, ask what they’re skipping. It’s usually flashing, permits, or both.
Every Barrett & Sons window and door job carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing: if it’s not done right, Tom comes back and makes it right, one call. The manufacturer warranties on Andersen and Marvin products also apply as long as the installation is done to their spec, and we do it to their spec. Permits are pulled and inspections are signed on every eligible job, so there’s a paper trail from the city too.
Call Barrett & Sons Construction for Windows & Doors in Houston
If you’re in Houston and your windows or doors aren’t doing their job, call (877) 610-1318 for a free, written estimate. We’ll put the scope in writing, the allowances in writing, and any changes in writing. The permit inspector works for you, not for me, and that’s why I like him. We’ve been owner-operated since 1998, and we answer our own phone.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Houston, TX.