"Sam Takoy" wrote in message ...
Hi,

Our kitchen cabinets were built by a local cabinet maker. We live in a
Philadelphia suburb, the cabinet make lives in Bucks County. The
cabinets are of unacceptably poor quality. Examples include out-of-
square boxes, sloppy reveals, poorly mortised hinges (sloppy and
hinges are not flush with the wood), handles not at the same height,
gaps in joints, warped doors, damage in the finish, wobbly and crooked
drawers, tear outs in the veneer and many more.

We have obviously made a number of mistakes, the biggest being in
judgment of character and background checks. These mistakes led to
other mistakes, like paying the full amount when we were informed that
the cabinet maker ran out of money and wouldn't be able to continue
working on our project unless we paid. We were in a tough spot having
worked on the kitchen for three years and feeling the need to bring
this project to an end.

However, all of that is in the past. At this point, what recourse, if
any, do we have? Can one bring a law suit based on "low quality" -
that is, is the an objective measure of quality that the court could
base its decision on?

I would welcome any ideas on how to proceed. Or should we just
recognize that we made a $25k mistake and move on?

Many thanks in advance.

Sam

You only made one mistakes,
Always pay in 3rd's
put in a Contract..
that way you only out a same of $833.33 not all..

First Check builder list for Materials.
have him get the Materials to you home first,
have him setup then pay first 3rd,
remember the Materials came out of the first 3rd,
so if the Materials $800, you own him $33.33
if he has the Materials himself Check builder list,
made shore it's all there.. then you own him $833.33
That the first 1/3 to start the job

Do a Walk Through Inspection Check List at 1/2 done,
if he a good builder he be over
1/2 done maybe up to a 1/3 done when he ask for payment #two
That the Sec. 1/3 at 1/2 done..

On Completion Do a Walk Through Inspection Check List,
and it have to be all Clean up then pay the last 3rd..

1/3 on completion..


Look a true builder and Contractor will do this,
If the do not believe ask you Banker or Insurers Co.
For that make us Contractor do it all the time,

That how they know that they are not made One Big mistakes...


Materials $800, you own him $33.33
here a red flag if Materials go pass the first 3rd,
he under bided... And know how to Contractor a job....


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