MITRE CONTRACTING, INC.: Wainscoting

Wainscoting

February 21, 2009

Wainscot

Here is some information on a project we just finished installing this month.

This homeowner wanted her foyer updated and enhanced with a wainscoting for more architectural appeal. This wainscot treatment gives a lot more depth and detail than the simple one piece chair rail that was existing.

This wainscoting project consisted of:

Removal of small 1 pc. chair rail, base & casings
Addition of 1x6, 1x4, SM-64 moulding - wainscot
Addition of new & larger SM-2 casings on doors & windows

These pictures were taken right after the installation, so they show the product before any caulking, puttying, or painting. The walls have to be repaired in the places were the old chair rail was installed. You can see the way the previous "carpenter" had run the chair rail straight into the stairway... basically killing it into the floor, when it should have followed the angle of the stairs.

New Wainscot Moulding Treatment, before paint

A Couple Before Pictures:

Before Picture... we just started the demo phase of the old mouldings

Before picture... shows improperly installed chair rail

Click here to view some other styles of wainscoting we have installed!

If you live in the Northern Virginia Area, please call or email us anytime if you would like us to come to your home and give you a free, no pressure, no obligation, consultation & proposal, for your next home improvement project. Whether it is to upgrade your mouldings, install new stair railings, or renovate that old outdated bathroom or kitchen, let us help you design and build the space of your dreams.

Thank You, Roger Beesley, Mitre Contracting, Inc.

Home Enhancement & Renovation Through Fine Custom Carpentry & Millwork Installation

Some of the cities & towns we have worked in include:
Alexandria, Annandale, Ashburn, Berryville, Burke, Catlett, Centreville, Chantilly, Clifton, Culpeper, Dale City, Fairfax, Fairfax Station, Falls Church, Franconia, Fredericksburg, Front Royal, Gainesville, Great Falls, Haymarket, Herndon, Leesburg, Lorton, Manassas, McLean, Middleburg, Mt. Vernon, Nokesville, Oakton, Purcellville, Reston, Springfield, Stafford, Sterling, Vienna, Warrenton, Woodbridge.

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October 02, 2008

Decorate With Mouldings!

Why do builders load up their model homes with mouldings? Walk into any upscale model home and you will see mouldings that include elaborate crown moulding build-ups, coffered ceilings, richly paneled libraries and offices, built-ins and bookcases, chair rails, wainscoting, archways, columns, detailed railwork and balustrades. Why? Because builders know that adding mouldings does more for the character, warmth, and atmosphere of your home than anything else you can do. Builders know that decorating with mouldings, sells homes!

Mouldings are one of the few things that you can add to your home that can deliver immediate rewards, while increasing it’s value, all with minimal disruption to your household. Installing mouldings can offer more bang for the buck than any other home improvement project.

Decorating your rooms with mouldings allows you to display your creativity to everyone that comes into your home. Mouldings offer you the opportunity to create and design the home you have always dreamed about.

If you live in the Northern Virginia area, and were contemplating installing some trimwork in your home please call or email us today to set up your free, no obligation, no pressure consultation today.

Let us get your ideas off the paper and onto your walls!

Thank You,

Roger Beesley, Owner , Mitre Contracting, Inc.

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April 30, 2008

Wainscoting or Shadowboxes?

Is the application of an applied panel moulding under a chair rail a real wainscot?

I have been asked this question on more than one occasion, and I always have to say no. A real wainscoting, in my view consists of lining a wall with wood of some type.

Even though I have placed some shadowbox installation photos under the album "Wainscoting", and even use the term wainscoting when talking about shadowboxes, there is a definite difference.

Some different types of wainscoting are:

a wall paneled wainscot
a flat paneled wainscot
a raised panel wainscot
a beaded panel wainscot
a beaded wainscot

You can see some of these styles in our gallery of past wainscoting projects here: Wainscot Picture Album .Or you can check out this page for some more pictures of the different types we've completed

All these types can be made from any species of wood, and have many varying design differences within each style. Wainscoting can be any height, but usually is either designed at 36" or 60" tall, or can accent the entire wall.

Besides the protection a wainscot treatment gives you from wall damage and everyday wear and tear, it can transform an ordinary space into a beautiful inviting room. The various different options available, allow you give your home dramatic architectural impact, that can never be attained with other types of wall treatments, such as wallpaper or chair rail alone.

Entering a home that has been decorated with a wainscoting treatment in the foyer, and possibly up the staircase, creates a first impression that will have lasting effects on anyone that comes into your home. Is it any wonder why all your upscale builders utilize wainscoting or shadowbox treatments in there models. Because they know that decorating with mouldings sells homes!

But even using a chair rail and then using a panel moulding to define applied panels, with the right paint job, can make an enormous difference in a rooms appearance. It is a lot more economical, and seems to be what most homeowners choose.

If you live in the Northern Virginia area and would like to check into having an area of your home transformed with wainscoting of any type, please don't hesitate to call us anytime. We will be glad to set up an appointment, offer advice and provide you with a no obligation proposal.

Thank You, Roger Beesley

www.mitrecontracting.com

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