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Window and door work in Lakeway is not like working in flat suburbs twenty miles east. Our crews cut their teeth on Edwards Plateau limestone, steep hillside lots above Lake Travis, and homes where a 30-inch live oak sits four feet from the foundation. If you need window installation, door replacement, or impact-rated glass in Lakeway, Barrett & Sons Construction does the job with permits pulled, prices in writing, and a 90-Day Done Right Promise behind every opening we touch. Call (877) 610-1318 and you will reach a live person, not a voicemail box.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Lakeway’s Preferred Windows & Doors Company
We are an owner-operated outfit founded in 1998. Tom Barrett answers the phone. His sons run the crews. That matters in Lakeway because permits here are not optional, and the contractor who says they are gets found out fast. Our Windows & Doors team has worked on hillside homes across the 78738 zip code long enough to know which rough-ins settle out of square, which stucco walls hide rotted headers, and which lots need an arborist before a window order goes in.
Lakeway homeowners between 50 and 70 tell us the same story again and again: a national company quoted one price on the phone, sent a sub out on Monday, and handed over a different bill on Friday. We do not work that way. Every scope, every allowance, every price change arrives as a written change order before work happens. The permit inspector works for you, not for me. And if something is not done right, one call brings Tom back. That is the 90-Day Done Right Promise, written on every contract.
We serve all of Lakeway, from the waterfront lots off Lakeway Drive down to the newer builds near Flintrock Falls and the hillside streets around Lohmans Crossing. Dispatch and scheduling are coordinated from our Austin office; crews live and work in the Lakeway area.
Our Windows & Doors Services in Lakeway
Window Installation
Lakeway homes, especially the custom and semi-custom builds from the late 1980s onward, rarely have stock window openings. Thick stucco and stone exteriors mean deeper jamb depths than a standard millwork unit will seat into. We order windows to the actual opening, not the other way around, and we account for the slope before the glass ever arrives. A typical window installation on a Lakeway hillside lot runs $4,500 to $15,000 depending on count and whether structural reframing is required.
Door Installation
A front door on a cut-and-fill lot in Lakeway is not a simple swap. Years of soil movement on limestone slopes leave headers settled and thresholds tipped. We reframe the rough opening, set the door plumb, and make sure the threshold meets LCRA setback lines where they apply. Exterior doors on Lakeway homes need rot-resistant jambs and flashings built for flash-flood runoff season, not a dry-climate spec.
Window Replacement
Replacing windows in a 30-year-old Lakeway home often means finding rotted framing behind the old aluminum units. Hill Country humidity, lake air, and years of sun exposure take a toll. We strip the opening to the studs, replace what is bad, flash it properly, and install the new unit with a written warranty on the workmanship. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate and we will give you a line-item price before you sign anything.
Impact Windows & Doors
Lakeway sits far enough inland that hurricane code is not the main driver, but homeowners here still ask for impact-rated glass for security, UV protection, and noise reduction off the lake. We install impact windows and sliding glass doors that meet Miami-Dade standards when requested, and we order them with the same custom jamb depths any Lakeway stucco home requires. Impact window installation in Lakeway typically runs $8,000 to $25,000 depending on the number of openings and the structural work involved.
Custom Windows & Doors
Architectural glass, oversized sliders, custom millwork surrounds: Lakeway homes lean high-end, and our crews build for that. We coordinate with your architect or designer, order from manufacturers we know by name, and put the price in writing before the factory order goes in. Lead times on custom units drive the calendar more than labor does, and we tell you that up front.
Sliding & Patio Doors
Hillside lots overlooking Lake Travis beg for wide sliding glass to capture the view. We replaced a dated sliding patio door on a hillside home in the Lohmans Crossing area with an impact-rated model. The existing rough-in had settled out of square after years on the limestone slope, so our crew re-framed the load-bearing header, adjusted the subfloor threshold to meet LCRA setback lines, and coordinated the inspection sign-off before we ordered the custom glass. That is the kind of job that separates a Lakeway contractor from a generic one.
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 Lakeway
We install Andersen and Marvin windows and doors, two names Lakeway homeowners can look up and verify before signing anything. Where a job calls for specialty millwork, we bring in materials from Cambridge Pavers and Oldcastle for surrounding hardscape transitions, though those brands apply more to patios and walkways than the openings themselves. What matters is that the product is real, the spec is written down, and the price does not change after the order goes in. No mystery brands off a van, ever.
Common Windows & Doors Problems We See in Lakeway Homes
- Settled headers and out-of-square rough openings. Limestone slopes shift over decades. A sliding door that worked fine in 1997 binds by 2016. We reframe, re-shim, and reset before installing the new unit.
- Rotted framing behind old aluminum windows. Lake air and Hill Country humidity rot wood sills and jambs from the inside. We strip to the studs and replace what is gone, not cover it up.
- Heritage oak roots crossing the permit path. A door rough-in on one side of a lot can trigger a city stop-work order if a 24-inch caliper live oak root gets cut. We check the tree situation before we dig.
- LCRA impervious cover review delays. Some window and door projects trigger stormwater review because of how close they sit to the lake. We plan the permit path before the schedule gets set.
Pricing for Windows & Doors in Lakeway, TX
Here are real numbers for the Lakeway market, not national averages pulled from a database. Window replacement runs $4,500 to $15,000. Impact window installation runs $8,000 to $25,000. A single custom sliding door with structural reframing on a hillside lot can land between those ranges depending on span and glass spec. What moves the number is the condition of the rough opening, whether permitting triggers arborist review, and whether the unit is stock or custom-ordered. We give you a written line-item quote before any order is placed, and the price does not change unless you change the scope, in writing.
Key Takeaways:
- Free estimates with line-item pricing in writing.
- $40 off any repair over $200.
- Free second opinion on any written estimate.
- No trip charge inside the county.
- Permanent 10% senior and veteran discount.
| Service | Lakeway Price Range |
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| Impact Window Installation | $8,000 - $25,000 |
| Window Replacement | $4,500 - $15,000 |
Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule a free estimate. Tom or one of his sons will walk the property with you, look at the openings, and give you a number you can hold us to.
We Also Serve Cities Near Lakeway
Our crews cover Lakeway and the surrounding Hill Country communities. We work regularly in Bee Cave, Lago Vista, Shady Hollow, and parts of Austin. Same approach in every town: written pricing, permits pulled, and a name on the door you can verify. Call (877) 610-1318 and ask for Tom.
Serving Lakeway, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Lakeway 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 Lakeway
Yes, in most cases Lakeway requires a permit even for like-for-like replacements, especially when the home sits on a sloped lot or within LCRA waterfront setback lines. We pull permits on every eligible job and get the inspection signed before we call the work done. Call (877) 610-1318 and we will check your specific address before the job starts.
A live oak with a 24-inch or larger caliper trunk can require a full arborist report before the city approves any window or door opening that disturbs the root zone. On sloped lots, that root zone often crosses the permit path. We check the tree situation first, before any rough-in work begins, so the project does not get stopped mid-dig. Free estimates include that review.
Custom units are built to order, and Lakeway’s thick stucco and stone exteriors mean standard millwork rarely fits the jamb depth. The factory lead time runs 8 to 16 weeks on many lines, and that drives the calendar more than labor does. We place the order after the permit path clears and the opening is verified, so the glass arrives when the crew is ready for it. We put the price on paper before the order goes in.
Yes. The retaining wall itself usually does not interfere with window or door installation, but the foundation and slope conditions around it do. We evaluate the structural condition of the rough opening, check whether LCRA impervious cover rules apply, and order impact-rated units that seat properly in the existing or re-framed opening. Call (877) 610-1318 for a site visit and a written quote.
We re-frame the header, adjust the threshold, and re-shim the opening until it is plumb and level. Years of soil movement on limestone slopes leave openings out of square, and installing a new door without correcting that means the door will bind within a season or two. We do not skip that step, and the work is covered under the 90-Day Done Right Promise.
Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule your free estimate. A live person answers, day or night.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Lakeway and the surrounding Hill Country since 1998.