Sep 17, 2013 | News, Renovations to Residential Homes, Urban Properties
Our work at 1104 Preston Drive is done. Well, you know, pretty much. We are still finalizing some details (towel rack, toilet paper holder, mums and pansies—check), but it is all set to go on the market this week. This beauty has four bedrooms, two bathrooms, and...
Sep 15, 2013 | Interior Renovation, Kitchen Remodeling, News
If you want to upgrade your laminate countertops, as so many of us do, still working to undo the Formica craze that began in the 1920s, you’ll likely be deciding between granite and quartz, although marble and soapstone, even concrete, are other popular options...
Sep 5, 2013 | Home Improvement, Home Maintenance, News
by Ellen Barnes I live in an old 1920s bungalow with all the original windows. Needless to say I get a pit in my stomach every time I find my energy bill in the mailbox, especially during the fall and winter months. This fall I’m going to take the winterizing...
Aug 10, 2013 | Home Improvement, News, Painting
Hey, happy Saturday! Ellen here. I’m Stratton Exteriors’s office manager, and I wrote about this DIY project already on my personal blog, so hopefully I’m not over-saturating social media with it. But I wanted to stick these photos up here, too,...
Aug 9, 2013 | News, Urban Properties
We are pretty darn proud to announce the formation of Urban Properties. This is the whole-house flipping division of Stratton Exteriors, so to speak. As Stratton Exteriors, we’ll continue to perform quality work around Nashville–putting roofs and siding on...
Jul 25, 2013 | Decks and Outdoor Spaces
by Ellen Mallernee Barnes Pergolas are decorative by nature. Though they help define and add height to an outdoor space, they don’t offer a whole lot of function, unless you’re one of those green thumbs who can successfully coax climbing plants into...
Jul 19, 2013 | Carports and Garages
When it comes to garages, there are no rules. Well, okay, there are some rules, thanks to Nashville’s Codes Administration. But when it comes to the look and function of a garage, anything goes. Luckily, the new wave of designer garages has put just as much...
Jul 10, 2013 | Exterior Renovations, News, Porches
by Ellen M. Barnes I have a friend whose mother lives in Tennessee’s Cookeville area and sleeps most temperate spring and fall nights on her “sleeping porch,” a little screened-in room that adjoins her bedroom. It works out for her because she not...
Jun 20, 2013 | Carports and Garages, Home Improvement, News
When these homeowners reached out to us about building a garage just behind their home in Inglewood, they did so with some very real trepidation. After hiring another contractor to build a garage for them, they’d been swindled out of a large sum of money and...
