Barrett & Sons Construction in Arizona
Barrett & Sons Construction brings owner-operated building and remodeling to Arizona homeowners who are done with phone quotes that evaporate once the crew pulls in. Founded in 1998, this is a family business where Tom Barrett’s sons run the job sites, Tom’s name is on the truck, and his cell number is the one you call. Across Arizona, they handle full construction and remodeling with the same standard: permits pulled on every eligible job, premium materials you can look up by name, and a 90-Day Done Right Promise written plain on every contract. As part of the Locally family, Barrett & Sons carries the guarantee that the price discussed is the price on the invoice, and the person who answers is the person who shows up.
Why Arizona Homeowners Choose Barrett & Sons Construction
Tom Barrett started this company in 1998, and he has kept it owner-operated for over 29 years for a reason he will tell you himself: he got tired of watching neighbors get sold one thing over the phone and handed another bill at the kitchen table. His answer was to put his own name on the truck, publish his license where anyone can verify it, and make sure his sons are the ones running the crews. In Arizona’s small towns and rural counties, that matters. You are not getting a franchise dispatcher who has never seen your road. You are getting Tom, or one of his sons, and you are going to see them again at the hardware store.
The 90-Day Done Right Promise is written on every contract, not tucked into fine print nobody reads. If something is not done right, one call brings Tom back. No runaround, no “we will send someone out next week.” He fixes it. That promise sits on top of another habit that sets Barrett & Sons apart: every scope, every allowance, and every price change arrives as a written change order before a single nail moves. Tom’s rule is simple. The allowance that is not on paper is a surprise waiting for a date, and he does not do surprises.
On materials, Barrett & Sons does not use mystery brands off a van. They spec KraftMaid and Cambria for kitchens, GAF and CertainTeed for roofing, Andersen and Marvin for windows, Belgard and Techo-Bloc for hardscapes. These are names you can look up, compare, and verify. Permits get pulled and inspections get signed on every job that requires them, because the last contractor a lot of Arizona homeowners used told them permits were optional. Tom does not cut that corner. His crew members are background-checked, uniformed, and carrying the Barrett & Sons name on every visit. Calls come through to a live person 24 hours a day, not a voicemail box, not an out-of-state call center. When you are staring at a wall that should not be wet or a roof that should not be sagging, you want a voice, not a recording.
Backed by the Locally Family
Locally started in 1997 when a retired county extension agent named Ward Selby got fed up hearing the same story: out-of-state plates, a quote that tripled at the door, and a phone number that stopped working. He wrote down what a homeowner could actually verify in five minutes: a local phone number a person answers, an address you can drive to, the owner’s name and face, and a license number you can look up. Any company that publishes all four can carry the Locally name. That list is still the entire standard.
The L.O.C.A.L. values code means Barrett & Sons has roots here, not a call center three states away. They show up in the window they gave you. They hire here, buy here, and put their name on the work. Tom Barrett would rather keep you for twenty years than win one big ticket. That is why the Locally family stands behind him. Ask anyone on your street. He lives twenty minutes away.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Arizona since 1998.