MITRE CONTRACTING, INC.

Built-In Cabinetry with Wine Racks

Here we would like to showcase a recent built-in cabinetry project we just completed for a homeowner in Woodbridge, VA. This particular set of built-ins incorporates a pair of wine racks in the base cabinets on the left side. Also included is a single shelf with stem wine glass holders.

These built-in bookcases are nine feet tall, floor to ceiling and each section is almost six feet long. Before the installation of the built-in cabinets, the homeowner had the multimedia cabling run in the walls to the flat screen.

As usual I forgot to get some before pictures, maybe one of these days I will get it right.

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OVERALL PICTURE OF NEW BUILT-IN CABINETRY

In this picture you can see both sections of the built-ins flanking either side of the existing fireplace. Each section of bookcases is approximately six feet long by nine feet tall.

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Picture showing the wine racks in the base cabinets

Here you can see the removable inserts for wine bottles. These will hold over 80 bottles. The construction is 3/4" birch veneer plywood with poplar wood facings. The base cabinet interiors and racking have been clear coated with 3 coats of a semi-gloss polyurethane finish.

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Stem Glass Holder

Here you can see the glass holders attached to one of the adjustable shelves. Also note the beaded shelf edges, beaded stiles, counters with an "ogee" profile and inset doors on the base cabinetry.

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Wine Rack Close Up

These are made as inserts, that can be removed. We also supplied the usual shelf for future use if needed.

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Built-In Cabinetry

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Built-In Cabinetry Specifications:

Casework was all 3/4" birch veneer plywood with poplar wood facings (stiles, rails and valances), plain 2" stiles and straight valances with attached cabinet beading detail. Adjustable 3/4" birch ply shelves with 1.5" poplar wood front edgings with routed bead detail. Counters are 3/4" birch ply with a 1.5" poplar wood edgings with a routed "ogee" profile. Inset true raised panel doors with maple frames, mdf raised panels with euro style concealed hinges and brushed nickel cabinet door pulls. The base cabinet interiors got 3 coats of a semi-gloss polyurethane, along with the wine racking, the rest got primed and painted in a semi-gloss latex paint that matched the existing trim.

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Please give us a call or email us anytime to ask us about custom building a set of built-ins for your home or office. We offer free in home estimates with no pressure or obligation.

Thank You, Roger Beesley, Mitre Contracting, Inc.

Custom Millwork Cased Opening Archway

This posting features a small project we completed recently for a homeowner in Northern Virginia.

This custom cased opening features fluted square columns and an arched header.

These archways can be made to fit practically any existing drywalled opening. The fluted columns wrap around the drywall opening. These can be custom made to fit any thickness wall, any height & width opening.

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BEFORE PICTURE

Existing drywall opening between living room & dining room

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AFTER PICTURES

Custom Cased Opening being installed

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Columns with fluted detail over chair rail & applied panels

Archway feature crown moulding, chair rail & fluted details

Dining room picture showing custom archway, a one piece chair rail and panel moulding shadowbox wainscoting

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DRAWING

A drawing of a similar archway

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Please call us anytime 703-330-3486, or email us, and let us provide you with a free in home consultation and free no obligation price quote for your next home improvement project. We service the entire Northern Virginia area and all the surrounding counties.

Thank You, Roger Beesley, Mitre Contracting, Inc.

 

Stair Tread and Railing Renovation

In this blog we show a few pictures of a small railing and stair tread replacement project we completed awhile back.

The homeowner had another contractor in to finish the basement, and you can see the final outcome of the stairway they were left with. It's really hard to believe that someone would actually finish a basement and leave anything even close to this type of workmanship behind.

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BEFORE PICTURES:

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AFTER PICTURES:

New oak stair treads & oak landing

New radiused landings with bullnose starter step & volutes

Looking down the stairway at the new oak treads and railings

New foyer oak railings

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This stairway renovation includes custom newel posts made to match the balusters. These were custom fabricated by Mike Hart owner of, IKCO Construction, Inc. in Franconia, VA.

Scope of work: demo existing iron railings, repairing stairway framing, cutting back existing marble flooring in foyer for new oak landers, supplying custom made solid 5/4" oak stair treads oak brackets and oak risers. Also we had Mike Hart, custom make the radius oak lander & risers for the landing. We also installed oak flooring at the landing and an over the post oak rail system. This railing included full volutes, over the post up easings and  "s" fittings. The oak railing is 6010 design, the oak balusters are 5040 design, newel posts custom designed to match balusters. Then we had the whole system and flooring professionally sanded, stained and finished in a golden oak color. There is still a little painting to be done around the inside and outside stair stringers and ogee mouldings.

Please call or email us anytime if you would like us to replace your old creaky stairs and outdated railings. We will come by, discuss your projects, make sugesstions, and provide a free price quote.

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Fill out our CONTACT FORM for your free quote on a new stairway, new stair treads, new railings, or any moulding, cabinetry or remodeling you may need.

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Stairway and Railing Renovation

Boxed Stairs to Open Stairs

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 Small foyer stairway that we remodeled from a boxed stair tread design to an open tread design.

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BEFORE PICTURES

  

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Scope Of Work:

• Modify existing treads to accept new solid 5/4" oak treads and oak risers
• Modify existing stringer to accept new stair treads, risers and brackets
• Add new outside stair stringer and mouldings
• Add oak newel posts and railings... "Over The Post" Design
• Primed 5015 balusters - balusters & newel posts are all bolted into the treads / floor joist
• Stain and polyurethane new oak stair treads, risers, newels and railing

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One side note: Please notice that the stair treads are actual treads... not hardwood flooring! Whoever you choose to have your stairway renovated with, make sure they use the proper methods and materials. I have seen far too many stairways just covered over with harwood flooring, which in the end looks like you have a stairway covered over with hardwood flooring! When we are finished with our stairway improvements and retreads, they look just like new stairs. You should not be able to tell they were ever re-done. We ONLY use real solid 5/4" thick oak treads, and real solid oak risers not plywood verniers (or hardwood flooring).

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     See more Railing and Stairway Remodels on our Before and After Pages:  HERE   under the Balustrades, Bannisters, Stairways, Stair Railings Section  Or look in our Stairways & Balustrades Album

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 If you would like us to quote you a price on renovating your stairway or railings in your home, please don't hesitate to CONTACT US anytime. We will be glad to come out, take measurements, discuss your ideas, offer some of our own, and hopefully work together to improve the quality and value of your  home.

Thank You, Roger Beesley

Please call us at  703-330-3486, or email us here ,

 

Curved Stairway Renovation

This blog posting features a curved staircase remodel project we just completed in Ashburn, VA.

The original curved staircase had carpeted treads and risers that were made from standard builder grade pine and plywood materials.

The scope of work included removing the existing carpet, removing the old treads and risers and replacing them with custom made solid oak stair treads and solid oak risers and decorative brackets.

The new oak treads, risers and brackets were then hand sanded, stained and finished to match the existing hardwood flooring.

The handrails were not replaced as the original railing were in great shape and looked fine. The bannister was disassembled as needed and rebuilt.

 Note also that the balusters were reinstalled by bolting each one into the new oak treads. Previously they had only been sitting in a drilled out hole and nailed in with brad nails.

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DURING INSTALLATION PICTURES

 
 

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When upgrading a carpeted stairway to oak, you need to clarify the scope of work with the contractor you choose. There are a lot of flooring companies that simply cover over the existing treads with hardwood flooring and nosings... leaving you with a set of stairs that looks like someone installed hardwood flooring up the stairs! Another thing to consider, is do you want a hardwood flooring company re-installing your handrails?

We install actual custom made solid stair treads... not hardwood flooring. We install solid risers not verniers or hardwood flooring. We have years and years of railing fabrication and installation experience in order to re-install your existing stair railings or brand new updated railings.  Quite a few of our customers update the railings at the same time as the stair-treads. Wrought iron balusters seem to be  in demand these last few years.  Your newly re-treaded stairway should look just exactly like an original stairway... not a renovated one.

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Custom Curved Stair Treads fabricated and installed by Mike Hart of IKCO Construction, Inc. Located in Alexandria, VA

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Please call us anytime 703-330-3486, or email us, and let us provide you with a free in home consultation and free no obligation price quote for your next home improvement project. We service the entire Northern Virginia area and all the surrounding counties.

Thank You, Roger Beesley, Mitre Contracting, Inc.

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Fill out our CONTACT FORM for your free quote on a new mantel, built-in or moulding installation!

Interior Finish Carpentry in Virginia

This posting features a few pictures of some custom interior finsh carpentry trim work we completed awhile back. The home is located in Alexandria, Virginia.

Custom maple cabinetry with granite counters and stainless appliances

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Foyer Staircase with curved treads and railings

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Looking down the curved oak railings. This features 6010 oak rails, 5015 painted balusters and is a "post-to-post" design style bannister

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Fireplace mantel with a matching surround feature. This fireplace surround utilizes standard mouldings to mimic the mantel construction.

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  Another view of the fireplace moldings. The surround iplasters extend to the ceiling and are wrapped in the crown molding that trims out the entire living room.

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  This wainscoting for this powder room is 36" high, features a real tongue and groove pine beadboard capped with a two piece chair rail.

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Here you see a close up of the three piece crown moulding. This is made up from two pieces of a 4" baseboard used as backer with a piece of 4 5/8" crown moulding.

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Please call us anytime 703-330-3486, or email us, and let us provide you with a free in home consultation and free no obligation price quote for your next home improvement project. We service the entire Northern Virginia area and all the surrounding counties.

Thank You, Roger Beesley, Mitre Contracting, Inc.

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Fill out our CONTACT FORM for your free quote on a new mantel, built-in or moulding installation!

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Garden Shed Project

Just a few pictures showing a small garden shed construction project we completed this last summer, for a homeowner in Fairfax Virginia. We also built a small platform deck as part of the deal.

This shed featured typical 2x4 framing for the walls and roof system, 2x8 pressure treated framing for the floor system, PVC board for all the cornice/trim, vinyl siding and windows... all matching the existing home.

Custom made PVC door with metal edgings

 We also built a small ramp from PT materials

Interior View showing the 2x4 framework and 1/2" plywood sheathing

Small 8x8 PT deck with Trex decking.

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Fill out our CONTACT FORM for your free quote on your next home renovation project!

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Office # 703-330-3486      Cell # 703-615-3077

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Please call us anytime 703-330-3486, or email us, and let us provide you with a free in home consultation and free no obligation price quote for your next home improvement project. We service the entire Northern Virginia area and all the surrounding counties.

Thank You, Roger Beesley, Mitre Contracting, Inc.

Wrought Iron Railings

Here we show off a nice oak balustrade system that features black wrought iron balusters.

We used an alternating layout, consisting of balusters with double knuckles and balusters with single baskets.

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If you would like us to come out and take a look at your stairs to quote you a price and give you some ideas on how to improve your old railings or stair treads, please don't hesitate to call us or email us anytime. All estimates and consultations are free of charge.

Thank You,

Roger Beesley

Mitre Contracting, Inc.

 

Ceiling Beams

Here we feature some ceiling beams for a family room with a cathedral ceiling. We had previously fabricated and installed some built-in cabinetry for this homeowner, and he took our advice and added these beams that were designed to match the built-in bookcases.

The ceiling beams are constructed from 1x6 pine material, with beaded moulding accents along the edges. Then each beam is trimed with a medium sized crown moulding.

 

Notice the built-in bookcase units in the background.  Here you can see pictures of the built-in bookcases and mantel project

 

Fill out our CONTACT FORM for your free quote on a new mantel, built-in or moulding installation!

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Office # 703-330-3486 Cell # 703-615-3077

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Thank You,

Roger Beesley

Crown Molding, Chair Rail, Wainscoting Article

Interesting article on the use of moldings to enhance and beautify your home. Brings out some good points that we have espoused all along.

Who says that crown molding or chair rail is only for the Living room, Dining room and Foyer?

Interior Products Review... Mouldings

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This picture shows a nice paint grade wainscoting with a double raised panel design.

See more of this project on this page

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If you live in and around the Northern Virginia region and are interested in adding mouldings to your home... please contact us anytime for your free in home consultation and no obligation price quote

Roger Beesley,

Mitre Contracting, Inc.