Free written scope consultation - allowances, timeline, and change-order rules on paper before a single trade is scheduled
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If your windows stick when the Santa Ana winds kick up or your front door has started binding in its frame, you’re dealing with the same thing most Lakewood homeowners face eventually. Nearly every house in this city went up between 1950 and 1954, which means the windows and doors are the originals in a lot of cases. Wood sashes rot along the bottom edge, aluminum frames pucker at the corners, and door jambs shift inch by inch until the deadbolt won’t line up. We know the houses here because we’ve worked on hundreds of them, and we know what’s behind those walls before we open them up. Call us at (877) 610-1318 and we’ll take a look, no charge for the trip inside the county.
Key takeaways for Lakewood homeowners:
- Window replacement in Lakewood typically runs $4,500-$15,000 depending on window count and material.
- Impact window installation for a whole-home retrofit runs $8,000-$25,000 here.
- Most Lakewood homes share the same construction era, so we can often tell you what’s wrong before we arrive.
- Every estimate is free, and every price change comes as a written change order before work begins.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Lakewood’s Preferred Windows & Doors Company
Tom Barrett started this company in 1998, and he’s been working on these 1950s Lakewood tract homes longer than most of his crew has been alive. His sons run the crews now, but Tom’s still the guy who answers the phone most days. That’s not marketing talk. Call (877) 610-1318 and you’ll get a person, not an out-of-state call center. When we say we’ll be on your street in Lakewood at a certain time, we mean it. The L.O.C.A.L. values aren’t a poster on our office wall. They’re how we handle scheduling, change orders, and the occasional do-over.
We put everything in writing. The scope, the allowances, the price changes. That’s not something a national outfit calling you from three states away can honestly promise. Our Windows & Doors team works the same way whether we’re replacing one slider in a 90712 ranch or reframing door openings across a whole 90713 block. And here’s the part that matters when the job is done: the 90-Day Done Right Promise is written on every contract. If something’s not right, Tom comes back and makes it right. One call.
Our Windows & Doors Services in Lakewood
Window Installation
Half the Lakewood homes we visit have wooden sashes that were installed before color television. They rot where the sprinklers hit them, they rattle in the wind, and they leak conditioned air all summer. We install Andersen and Marvin windows on most jobs, because Tom doesn’t put mystery brands off a van into your walls. New construction or retrofit, we pull the permit when it’s required, and we seal the opening properly so you’re not caulking it again in three years.
Door Installation
Front doors settle. It’s just what they do on slab foundations in this city. If your deadbolt doesn’t line up or the door drags across the threshold every afternoon, you’re not imagining it. The frames on these 1950s houses were set before the concrete fully cured, in a lot of cases. We straighten, shim, and rehang doors properly, or we pull the old frame and set a new prehung unit that will close square and seal tight.
Window Replacement
The question we hear most from Lakewood homeowners is whether they have to replace all their windows at once. You don’t. But if half your windows are original single-pane aluminum sliders and the other half are mismatched replacements from three different contractors, it’s worth doing a room or a full elevation at a time. Window replacement in Lakewood runs about $4,500 to $15,000 depending on count, size, and frame material, and we’ll give you a written line-item quote before anything gets ordered.
Impact Windows & Doors
Lakewood sits in a seismically active corridor, and while we’re not in a hurricane zone, impact-rated glass does double duty here. It holds up to flying debris during windstorms, it’s far harder to force a slider open from outside, and it quiets the noise from the 91 and the 605 if you live near the freeway edges. A full impact window retrofit in Lakewood typically runs $8,000 to $25,000. We’ll help you decide whether it makes sense for your house and your budget before you spend a dollar.
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 Lakewood
We install what we’d put in our own homes. Andersen and Marvin for windows. Premium door units that come with real warranties, not the flimsy ones the big-box stores hand you. We keep common replacement parts in our Los Angeles warehouse and coordinate dispatch to Lakewood daily, so when you need a sash replaced or a slider roller kit swapped out, you’re not waiting three weeks for a truck. Lakewood homeowners get the same brands we install anywhere else, at the same honest pricing, with the same written change orders.
Common Windows & Doors Problems We See in Lakewood Homes
- Failed original glazing and dried-out caulking. Lakewood’s dry Mediterranean climate bakes window putty until it cracks and falls out. We routinely find original 1950s glazing that’s crumbling, which is how you get drafts and fogging between panes.
- Sticking doors from slab movement. Most Lakewood homes sit on slab-on-grade foundations. Over 70 years, the slab shifts. Doors bind, thresholds wear unevenly, and strike plates stop lining up.
- Rotted wood sashes at the bottom corners. Sprinklers in Lakewood’s small front yards hit window sills at close range. Persistent moisture wicks up into the wood and rots it from the sill upward. It’s so common on these 1950s tract homes we can spot it from the sidewalk in most cases.
- Single-pane aluminum frames with failed thermal breaks. The original windows in Lakewood homes weren’t insulated. They conduct heat in summer, cold in winter, and they sweat on the interior edge after a heavy marine-layer morning.
Pricing for Windows & Doors in Lakewood, CA
Window replacement here runs $4,500 to $15,000, with the low end typically representing a handful of bedrooms in vinyl and the high end covering a full-home retrofit in premium wood or impact-rated glass. Door installation runs from about $1,200 for a solid prehung exterior door up to $6,000 or more for a custom entry system with sidelights. Impact window installation runs $8,000 to $25,000. The same house, the same window count, same material choices, will cost roughly the same across Lakewood, Signal Hill, and Bellflower. What changes between contractors is whether the quote you sign matches the bill you get at the end. Ours does, because allowances and changes go on paper before work moves. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate, and hold us to the no-surprises standard every Lakewood homeowner deserves.
If you’re also thinking about your hardscape while you’re at it, our Fence Installation in Lakewood crew handles side and backyard lines, and Driveway & Pavers in Lakewood can deal with that cracked 1950s walkway while we’re on the property. No obligation to bundle, just a heads-up that we can handle both if it saves you a second contractor.
We Also Serve Cities Near Lakewood
Our crews work right up the 605 and across the county line regularly. If you’re in Signal Hill, Bellflower, Long Beach, or Paramount, you’re within our normal service area, and we’re already scheduled in your neighborhood most weeks. Windows & Doors in Lakewood is our core territory, but the same crews, same pricing, and same written change orders apply anywhere nearby.
Serving Lakewood, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Lakewood 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 Lakewood
We typically schedule Lakewood estimates within a few business days, and there’s no trip charge inside the county. Call (877) 610-1318 to set a time that works, and we’ll give you a window that we actually keep.
Yes, we cover 90711, 90712, 90713, and 90714, from the neighborhoods near Mayfair Park up to the Lakewood Country Club side and over by Del Amo Boulevard. We’re in these streets all the time.
Most of them need the same set of things eventually: new sealing around flashing, shimmed and squared door frames, and in some cases a full rough-opening rebuild where the original framing has settled. We know these houses, and we inspect every opening before we quote.
No. You’ll see similar ranges in Lakewood, Signal Hill, and Bellflower. A full window replacement typically lands between $4,500 and $15,000 here. The bigger cost variable is what’s behind the wall, which is why we walk your house before we price it.
Every job includes our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If something’s wrong, Tom comes back and makes it right. Material warranties come from the manufacturers we install, and we’ll put those details on paper too. Call (877) 610-1318 to talk through an exact scope and price.
Call Barrett & Sons Construction for Windows & Doors in Lakewood
If your windows or doors are telling you it’s time, don’t wait until the next rainy season makes it obvious. We’ll walk the house with you, show you what’s failing and what’s still fine, and write you a quote you can actually compare. Free estimate, no trip charge in the county, and a person on the other end of the line when you call. Reach us at (877) 610-1318.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Lakewood and surrounding communities since 1998.