Mitchell Design & Construction

As with the other reviewer I would say where do I begin with Mr Mitchell. We hired him for a job in 2009. It was an addition plus a relocation of a kitchen. The addition consisted of a family room, master bedroom and master bath. His contract totally ended up screwing us because some of it we misunderstood and I believe that was intentional. He promised us a bigger water heater but could not deliver due to a plumbing issue so he said oh it was not in the contract and would not give us any money back. However at our kitchen table he had promised us a larger water heater. I could go on and on and on but will not. I will say it ended up that he conned us into signing a statement saying we would not sue him just so he would finish the work and that he would not honor his 1 year warranty because HE didn’t want to deal with ME. I probably would not have sued anyways because I had a newborn baby and my father was dying so I was busy with other things. One thing I understand is the other reviewers cold room. Our master bath is so cold we have to use a space heater to take baths or showers and our bedroom is not very warm either.
And finally to show you what kind of person Mr. Mitchell is I will tell you a major problem was our flooring. I complained to Mr. Mitchell over and over that it was not right. When the floor started coming up I remembered the subcontractor so I called him and asked him to make it right. He states that Mr. Mitchell had never paid him for the floor because we were not happy. Did we ever see that money? No. In fact I would have never known about it unless I had called on my own 9 months later. That right there speaks to character, business practices and decency.

To start this review I say where do I begin, We hired Mr. Everett Mitchell for an entire 2^nd floor addition in March 2011. Mr. Mitchell was very engaging and seemed to have all the right answers to get us to sign a contract that was only geared towards him. (PS have a lawyer check your contract. it will save you later if you hire Mr. Mitchell) The work started right away and so did him collecting the payments. Then the problems started. He miss calculated some major structural code issues (like getting us a set of stairs up to the second floor) and wanted us to start changing the design because he could not do math. Thank goodness the code had actually changed with in the past few years (which he was not aware of) and we got stairs in. Not great stairs, but they are in. That was the downward spiral of the rest of the project. At this time he had the majority of our money, and only the finish work to complete. Which was absolutely shotty. Uneven floors, uneven baseboards, plumbing issues, Fans in bathrooms that are not the correct size and still cause mold build up, Plasters that smoked in the house, Cigarette butts all over the property from his subcontractors the list could just go on and on. Let me wrap this up. We had to hire a lawyer to get Mr Mitchell to come in and finish the project because he did not want to fix some major issues like the uneven hardwood floors that he wanted us to pay for. We had to hire a mediator to make sure that the remainder of the project was completed to some standard. A NIGHTMARE! and COSTLY. So in Mr Mitchells contract is stated that he was responsible for warranty items for 1 year after occupancy was granted, and we have a list of issues that have transpired that Mr Mitchell needs to fix that he has not returned for. Cracked walls all thru out the second floor, Cracked floors, No heat in the back bedroom (we think he didn’t insulate my sons bedroom) so now we are heading into 2^nd winter with out heat. Again the list could go on and on. Plumbing issues. Blocked Dryer duct because he put the wrong vent on (again Not CODE) I know you are exhausted from hearing my rant.
Well Guess what the Warranty is about to expire and after months and months of having back and forth e-​mails with the mediator trying to get Mr. Mitchell to return he has not.
All I can say is I hope you read this review and as rambling as it is, and confusing you get a quick overview as to how horrific a project with Everett Mitchell and Mitchell Design and Construction can be. Please do not let his first impression grab you as it did us. He would never give you our reference on paper to have you call us, or take pictures of our house before and after. Please Please. I have waited until now to right this review waiting to see If Mr Mitchell would do the right thing with the warranty items, and he has not. Do not put your self thru the same aggravation that we have had to endure. It was 2 + years of our lives that we will now have to spend many many more trying to fix.