Kitchen remodeling · Tradition, FL
Kitchen remodeling in Tradition, FL, past the builder grade.
Tradition kitchens were built fast by production builders, and the first ones are now 20 years old. New stone counters, an island that fits how you live, a real backsplash and tile floors, ten minutes from our St. Lucie West office.
- Quartz, granite & marble counters
- Waterfall islands
- Custom backsplash
- Tile floors through the room
- Travertine
- Graphite porcelain
- Marble-look porcelain
- Onyx-look
- Herringbone wood-look
- Granite & quartz
Tradition, St. Lucie County
Twenty years of builder kitchens.
Tradition's first neighborhoods went up in 2004 and 2005, from Vitalia to Lake Park, and the newest phases are still building. The builder package was the same in most of them: laminate or entry-level granite, a short backsplash, the same floor tile in every room.
Florida law keeps the HOA out of interior work nobody can see from outside, so the kitchen is yours to redo. Permits come from the City of Port St. Lucie.
Tradition was a cattle ranch west of I-95 until Town Hall and Town Square opened in April 2003, and Mattamy Homes took over as master developer in 2018. Most homes come from national production builders, from the first 2004 and 2005 neighborhoods to new phases still going up. The early homes are now 20 years old, and many still have their original builder baths.
What we build in Tradition
Start with how you cook.
Design first
Start with how you cook.
- Free in-home design consultation
- Counter, backsplash and floor chosen together
- One team designs, sources and installs
Counters & islands
The surface you see every day.
- Quartz, granite and marble
- Waterfall and mitered edges
- Undermount and workstation sinks
Backsplash & floors
Where a tile company makes the difference.
- Mosaic, subway and slab-look backsplash
- Large-format and wood-look floors
- Outlets planned into the tile layout
Before you remodel
What to know in Tradition.
Permits
City of Port St. Lucie Building Department
Tradition is inside Port St. Lucie city limits, so the city's Building Department issues permits, not St. Lucie County. Your neighborhood HOA handles its own approvals separately.
Permit officePermits come from the City of Port St. Lucie, not Tradition and not the county.
Florida Statute 720.3035 keeps HOAs out of interior changes not visible from outside, so a bath or kitchen gut usually skips architectural review. Exterior work does not.
Vitalia and Del Webb Tradition are 55+ neighborhoods, where curbless showers, wider entries and grab-bar backing come up early in planning.
Gated neighborhoods need contractor names on the gate list before day one, so set that up when the schedule is set.
Sources for the local facts on this page
Reviews
Homeowners say it best.
Abgail SilveiraGoogle review
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Ines OliveiraGoogle review
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Ryan ScrupskisGoogle review
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Anderson MaturamaApril 18, 2026
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Martina BryceApril 18, 2026
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How it works
You always know which step you’re on.
Consult
We walk the room with you, measure, and hear what isn’t working in it today.
Design & selections
Layout, tile, fixtures and finishes chosen together, with samples in your light and a price in writing before anything starts.
Schedule
A start date and the order of work, so you know which week the bathroom is out.
Build
Demo to grout. Each layer gets checked before the next one covers it.
Walkthrough
We walk it with you, grout line by grout line, before we call it done.
Do I need HOA approval to remodel my Tradition kitchen?
Not for interior work that can't be seen from outside, under Florida Statute 720.3035. Anything exterior, like a new window, still goes through architectural review.
Who issues permits in Tradition?
The City of Port St. Lucie Building Department. Tradition is a master-planned community inside the city, and applications go through the city's online portal.
Does the Tradition HOA need to approve my bathroom remodel?
Not if the work is all inside. Since July 2024, Florida law bars HOAs from limiting interior changes that can't be seen from the street, a neighbor, common area or golf course. Anything on the outside, like a window or vent change, still goes to architectural review.
My Tradition home is 20 years old. Is it worth replacing the builder bath?
The first neighborhoods went up in 2004 and 2005, so those baths are at the age where grout, caulk and original fixtures wear out. A remodel lets you fix the layout at the same time instead of patching it.
Light, built in
The glow is part of the tile plan.
Lit niches, floating vanities with light underneath, mirrors that glow from behind. It shows up in our favorite rooms because it gets drawn into the tile layout, not added after the wall is done.
Details, close up
Arched niche, champagne-bronze fixtures
Floating walnut vanity, lit from below
A lit niche in a wood-look wet room
Herringbone marble-look floor
Waterfall island, mitered edge
Tell us about the room.
A free in-home design consultation in Tradition, and a price in writing before anything starts.