Traditional Transitional Renovation in Washington, D.C.

Gray and white kitchen in Northwest DC with modern accents

This renovation on Klingle St. was a pleasure to create. The home received a new kitchen, pantry, powder room, staircase, and mudroom renovation. According to the client’s design intention, we used a style called “traditional transitional” or “eclectic transitional.” Here is what we created. A Kitchen Fit for A Queen Take a look at this…

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Washington, D.C. Townhome Renovation

bright and airy kitchen in newly renovated townhome in Washington D.C.

Superior Construction recently completed a townhome renovation project at 1809 A St. in Washington, D.C., and I think it is a perfect example of how we can transform a home. We completed this project according to the client’s design to make it come out just the way they wanted it. For five months, I lived…

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Building in the Time of COVID

Middle aged contractor with face mask and hat caulking a bathroom

Superior Construction works hard to bring our clients’ needs and styles to life. Thousands of homeowners are noticing that their homes need improvement to make them better spaces to spend more time in. Now that more of us are working from home, a better home office is needed, and sometimes a school room. We offer…

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Increase Your Living Space with Underpinning

Superior Construction workers feeding materials into a home

Growing your family? Just bought that almost-perfect home? Want to install a pipe organ? Whatever your reason, you want to add space to your house. But what if you don’t have much property? Local building codes mean you can’t go up or out. Have you considered going down? Many homeowners in the Washington metro area…

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Treehouses Make Kids’ Wishes Come True

Custom rustic treehouse, part of a make a wish project

Superior Construction recently finished building one of two treehouses in partnership with the Make a Wish Foundation. Make a Wish Mid-Atlantic approached the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) looking for a contractor to take on the two treehouse projects, and Superior volunteered. The completed treehouse was built in Frederick, MD, for a 7-year-old…

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Superior Construction to do Historic Restoration on Hugh Newell Jacobsen’s Trentman House

Black and white image of Hugh Newell Jacobsen House

Washington DC — Superior Construction has been hired to perform historic restoration on Hugh Newell Jacobsen’s iconic Trentman House in Georgetown. Built in 1969, modernist vanguard Trentman House was designed to be compatible with the architecture of its traditional Georgetown neighborhood. Constructed of red brick and gray slate, the house is notable for the abundance…

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Homebuilding, 17-year Cicadas, and Tree Preservation

Traditional Home in DC

The arrival of 17-year cicadas in the Washington DC area always reminds me how important it is to consider the natural world when building or renovating a house. I have noted greater cicada density in some parts of metro Washington than in others. What accounts for the difference? Often, you can find more cicadas in…

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Approaches to Renovating a Historic Home

Classic green kitchen in historic home

I often get inquiries from clients about renovating or remodeling a historic home in the Washington metro area. I really love these kinds of projects. They require a special kind of creativity to balance modernization and lifestyle improvements while retaining the home’s historic character. However, there’s no denying that renovating a historic home can be…

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