What we realized over the past few years is that new home construction and renovation work are quite different animals.  We came to the conclusion to serve our renovation clients better we needed a dedicated separate and distinct company with different resources and staff geared directly at the renovation process.  While new home construction is quite a linear process, renovations have more stop and go pace and require more oversight like when walls and floors are opened to reveal new surprises not anticipated.  Trent Wahl who was head of our new homes division has come over to head the renovation company.

 We hope you look us up or refer a friend so we can show you what we are capable of.  We continually update our Tradition Renovations facebook page with pictures and progress photos.  Check us out and let us know what you think of the new projects!

Check out this new Prairie home in the beautiful Woodmont section of Arlington!

Check out our latest farmhouse design!

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We wrote a blog about a year ago talking about some of the options in the world today Why You'll Love Today's Porch Decking.  Here is a good article as well on the different options out there.  This blog focuses on Trex® specifically. A few things we like about composite materials:

• Totally impervious to weather= no rotting!

• They now warranty the product even in shaded applications (they previously would not warranty if you used in a shaded area)

• We like the Trex hidden fastener system so it only shows the screw heads in the starter boards

• Its a very green product - Trex claims they haven't knocked down one tree since they have been in business (here is a link to some other cool green facts)

• No staining or sealing!

Another cool fact- Trex is one of the largest plastic bag recyclers in the U.S.  Over all we like the spiced rum color. It still doesn't look as good as a natural wood like Ipe but its not that far off anymore.  They have got the colors much more realistic and less plastic looking over the past few years. 

If you want something that requires no upkeep and looks pretty good then this is your decking! 

There aren't many topics as exciting as building code. But as we learned in the previous post below, every home must be built to code, but code is bare minimum. Just because a building meets code doesn't necessarily mean it's quality. Read on for ways builders can pony up and go beyond building to code.

If you plan to build a home, you'll be hearing the phrase "building to code" quite often. What does it mean exactly? Every home must be built to code and that's the responsibility of the builder, but code is bare minimum. Just because a building meets code doesn't necessarily mean it's quality construction.