Tuesday, July 7, 2009

And the beat goes on....

Sometime back in April, I wrote a big fat check for a kitchen renovation. A renovation that would take 2-3 weeks. Remember that post of excitement the day the brick arrived. Yes, it seems like just ages ago. Well now I feel like I've been through the ringer.

First it has taken nearly 2 1/2 months, which is a whole lot longer that three weeks. Then as they came to install the island, I noticed that it was a lot smaller than what we originally discussed. I refused to let them install it, since it wasn't what I originally discussed and agreed to pay for.

So my contractor comes out and we agree to disagree and then he chalks it up to a miscommunication. However no matter what he says, we miscommunicated I know damn well I didn't miscommunicate this......



In no way, shape or form would I have "miscommunicated" to replace my island with a new island that was a good 6 inches to short on each side. Nope, I am going to go ahead and say the contractor screwed up royally. However what I was saying earlier was not screwed up, but use your imagination and insert whatever word you think I would have used! And to prove it wasn't just on one side....



This my friends is why I have resorted to drinking heavily in the evenings! Today I get to deal with the geniuses again, think of me, pray for my sanity.

I am thinking by the time Meredith starts kindergarten next year it may be ready. What do you think?

4 comments:

Adalyn's World Views said...

That sucks. You are making me not want to add on.

Shannon said...

Echoing the previous comment, That sucks! Years ago we hired a contractor that came highly recommended to vault the ceiling in our master bedroom. The quote we received said it would take about a week. Well, day 1 = demolition. Day 2 = 1st day of renovation. I came home on my lunch hour to see the start of my new vaulted ceiling to discover they had simply re-sheetrocked the same flat ceiling. The contractor said there was some sort of "miscommunication" in what I wanted them to do. Hello? Miscommunication? Why would I hire you to tear out a perfectly fine ceiling only to replace it with the exact same thing? Yeah, I just like wasting money! So sorry you're now living a similar nightmare.

Julia said...

I'm still trying to figure out where that shoe kick molding was going to go???

Amy said...

Mandi!
In the past week I have moved out of my house, signed it over to new owners, and moved in with my in laws. I drink heavily nightly as well. If you ever want to chat and compare "horror" stories you know where to find me;)