MITRE CONTRACTING, INC.

Home Enhancement & Renovation Through Fine Custom Carpentry & Millwork Installation

  • Archways
  • Balustrades
  • Before & After
  • Built-Ins
  • Ceilings
  • Crown Mouldings
  • Kitchen & Bath
  • Mantels
  • Wainscot
  • Wine Rooms

Established in 1983



  • Mitre Contracting, Inc.

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Categories

  • Archways
  • Balustrades
  • Bathrooms
  • Built-Ins
  • Cabinetry
  • Carpentry
  • Ceilings
  • Chair Rail
  • Coffered Ceiling
  • Columns
  • Crown Moulding
  • Doors
  • Handyman
  • Home Improvement
  • Kitchens
  • Mantels
  • Mouldings
  • Niches
  • Projects
  • Railings
  • Rants
  • Remodeling
  • Renovation
  • Wainscoting

Archives

  • August 2018
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  • November 2017
  • October 2015
  • April 2015
  • February 2015
  • January 2015
  • September 2014
  • September 2013
  • December 2012

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Custom Finish Carpentry


To see some before & after pictures of a few projects we have done, please click on the links below.

I am trying to dig up more pictures of some of our past jobs, when I find them I will get them posted as soon as I can.


PROJECT LINKS


BALUSTRADES, BANISTERS, STAIRWAYS, STAIR RAILINGS

  • Balustrade Replacement
  • Walnut Stair treads and rails
  • Stair Tread Replacement
  • Stairway Renovation in Great Falls, VA
  • Stairway Renovation in Fairfax Station, VA
  • Stair Railing - Baluster Replacement Project
  • Stair Rail Remodel with Maple Rails & Forged Balusters
  • Stairway Remodel
  • Stairway & Balustrade Replacement & 1/2 Wall Built-Ins
  • Stair Treads & Railings with Wrought Iron Balusters - Upgrade
  • Curved Stairway Tread Replacements and Finishing
  • Stair Tread & Railings Replacement and Finishing

 


BUILT-INS, BOOKCASES, NICHES, CABINETRY, WAINSCOTING

  • Built-Ins in Springfield, VA
  • Built-In Cabinets and Bookcases in Spotsylvania, VA 
  • Bathroom Niche Cabinet
  • Built-In Bookcases
  • Built-In Cabinetry
  • Several Built-In Cabinetry Projects - Before & After
  • Cherry Built-In Cabinetry
  • Built-in cabinets up to a cathedral ceiling
  • Paneled beadboard wainscot bedroom makeover
  • Wainscoting with double raised panels and ceiling moulding treatment
  • Built-In Natural Cherry Cabinetry with lighted glass displays
  • Built-In Bookcases with boxed mantel and recessed panel over old brick fireplace
  • Family Room Built-Ins @ Fireplace & Half Wall Bookcase
  • Updated Fireplace Mantel Surround & Built-In Cabinetry

  


MANTELS, OVERMANTELS, FIREPLACE SURROUNDS

  • Fireplace Mantel Fabrication & Installation in Woodbridge, VA
  • Fireplace Mantel Makeover in Alexandria, VA
  • Mantel Replacement - Springfield, VA
  • Cherry Mantel - Arlington, VA
  • Mantel with hidden storage
  • Fireplace Mantel Surround & Over Mantel with Arch
  • Updated Fireplace Mantel Surround & Built-In Cabinetry

 


MOULDINGS, WINE CELLARS, OTHER PROJECTS

  • Condominium Trimwork
  • Sliding Glass Door Replacement
  • Foyer Decorative Wall Panels with Fluted Mouldings
  • Storefront Cornice Replacement
  • Family Room - Paneling Makeover
  • Foyer 1/2 Walls & Archway Install 
  • Front Porch Renovation   
  • Wine Cellar Renovation
  • Custom Archway with Fluted Columns

 

KITCHENS, BATHROOMS, WET BARS, RENOVATIONS

  • Master Bedroom Renovation
  • Foyer & Family Room Renovation
  • Kitchen Renovation
  • Finished Basement Bathroom Remodel 
  • Bathroom Remodel
  • Master Bath Remodel
  • Finished Basement Game Room Wet Bar
  • Bathroom Remodel
  • Kitchen Remodel in Northern Virginia
  • Kitchen Remodel in Manassas, VA  03-2011



For more before & after pictures, see our  Kitchens & Bathrooms   page
 

CURVED BALUSTRADE

Curved Railings & Wainscot


INTERIOR TRIM CARPENTRY ...COMPLETED IN 2006

Arched Openings with Fluted Columns

Custom Arched Cased Openings, 3 Piece Crown Moulding, Ceiling Panels & Wainscot


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 Services We Offer

Finish Carpentry
  • Crown Mouldings ...any style or combination
  • Chair Rails ...any style or combination
  • Baseboards: new or replacement ...any type
  • Shoemouldings: luan, oak, pre-finished, etc.
  • Window Casings & Sills ...any style or combination
  • Interior Doors: Replacement, Re-framing, Resizing and Repairs ...any style
  • Railwork & Stairways ...all designs, wood types and styles
  • Balustrades, Bannisters, Handrails, Newels, Volutes, Easings
  • Wainscot: Beadboard, Panel, Raised Panel, Flat Panel, Wall Panel
  • Shadowbox Wainscoting & Mouldings, etc. (paint or stain)
  • Columns: Square, Round, Fluted, Paneled, Pilasters, 1/2 Columns, etc.
  • Closets: Shelving, Pantry closets, Linens closets, Organizers
  • Decorative Wall Panels, single, double, etc., any moulding


Custom Carpentry

  • Built-In Bookcases: Offices, Libraries, Closets, Entertainment Centers
  • Mantels: Design - Build - Install ... (paint or stain grade)
  • Fireplace Surrounds & Mouldings
  • Custom Cased Openings: Fluted, Paneled, Arched, Plain
  • Entablatures, Window Cornices & Valances
  • Arches, 1/2 Walls, 1/2 Wall Bookcases, Architraves, etc.
  • Coffered Ceiling Treatments ...any design (paint or stain grade)
  • Ceiling Mouldings, Ceiling  Panels
  • Beadboard Ceiling Treatments
  • Niche Cabinets, Built-Ins


Home Improvements

  • Kitchen Remodeling & Renovation, Cabinet Installations
  • Bathroom Remodeling & Renovation
  • Finished Basements, Game Rooms, Exercise Rooms, Rec. Rooms, etc.
  • Wine Cellars Installed, Complete climate controlled rooms, Closet conversions
  • Wet Bars, Coffee Bars, Kitchenettes, Breakfast Bars
  • Cedar Lined Closets: tongue & groove, panels, etc.
  • Stair Tread & Railing  Replacements, Forged Balusters Upgrades
  • Porches: Ceilings, Columns, Rails, Flooring, Lattice, Stairs
  • Pergolas & Trellises & Planters
  • Sundecks: PT, Trex, Composites, etc.
  • Gazebos, Arbors
  • Garages: attached, detached, conversions
  • Carports: repair, conversion


Handyman Services

  • Exterior Doors: Replacement, Storm Doors, French Doors, Sliders, etc.
  • Replacement Windows - Vinyl , Wood, etc.
  • Door Hardware Installation: (Interior & Exterior)
  • Attic Pull Down Stairs Installed
  • Hardwood Flooring Installed: (unfinished, pre-finished, laminate)
  • Exterior Cornice Work
  • Rotted Wood Replacement & Repair
  • General Carpentry

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Photo Albums

  • Built-In cabinetry with fireplace mantel
    BUILT-INS
  • Coffered Ceiling
    CEILING TREATMENTS
  • Kitchen Installation
    KITCHENS & BATHROOMS & WET BARS
  • Mantel-CloseUp2
    MANTELS
  • Staircase with forged wrought iron balusters (1 of 2)
    STAIRCASES & BALUSTRADES
  • Foyer Stairway Accent Wall
    TRIMWORK
  • Entablature with fluted casings
    TRIMWORK CLOSE-UPS
  • Stairway shadowbox wainscot treatment
    WAINSCOTING & CHAIR RAIL
  • Wine Cellar
    WINE CELLARS

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Featured Posts

  • Custom Built-Ins & Mantels
  • Wrought Iron Railings
  • Built-Ins & Bookcases
  • We Do More Than Just Moldings
  • Natural Cherry Built-In Cabinetry
  • Window Seat Arch & Columns
  • Wainscoting with Raised Panels
  • Paneled Beadboard Wainscot
  • EPA Lead Safe Certified!
  • Built-Ins at an angle!
  • Built-Ins in Family Room
  • Mantel with Overmantel
  • Mantel with storage
  • Walnut Stairway Renovation
  • Bathroom Remodel
  • Kitchen Remodel
  • Built-Ins, Built-Ins and more Built-Ins!
  • Built-Ins,Wainscoting & More!
  • New Railings!
  • Stairway Renovation
  • Custom Home-Trimwork
  • Wine Cellar Renovation
  • Baluster Replacement Project
  • Interior Trim for March-09
  • Mitre's Slide Shows
  • Maple Blaustrade Remodel
  • Custom Archways
  • Decorate With Mouldings!
  • Decorative Moulding Wall Panels
  • Built-In Cabinetry
  • Built-In Niche Cabinet
  • Kitchen & Wet Bar Install
  • No Blocking Allowed?
  • Featured Interior Trim Install for May 08
  • Wainscoting or Shadowboxes?
  • To Cope Or Not To Cope?
  • Not Your Ordinary Mantel
  • Why Install Mouldings
  • A versus B ... Better Quality?
  • Wine Cellars

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