Hello all
Have just moved into a new house and wanted the fitted wardrobes in the main bedroom replaced. There was nothing wrong with them, infact they were super good quality but the colour was just not for me.
We contacted the usual suspects such as sharps, Hammonds - all of which were over the budget we wanted to spend. So we decided to try a local carpenter. I contacted a fair few and no one came back to me apart from one. We agreed on a quote and he commenced the work.
After a week the wardrobe was a total disaster, very shoddy, MDF pieces not cut to size properly, poor finish and not to mention lack of care - paint all over wooden floor, no furniture was covered, doors made from MDF were made outside and there was dust all in the garage, down the side of the house, paint on stone on the driveway. I have removed all the paint covered stones and cleaned the dust out of the garage today. I will also hose down the side of the house.
These are now my questions. I suffer from severe anxiety and I did not realise MDF contained harmful chemicals, if I had known then I would not have agreed to use MDF.
So when he installed the wardrobes (Carcas is chipboard, doors MDF) there was some dust from screwing in screws and hinges. I did not clean it up straight away as we did not use the wardrobe as it was so shoddy and we are going to take it down ASAP. I have cleaned it now after reading the dust is bad to breathe in. Here is my concern, sometimes my toddler comes in with us and I’m worried she could have breathed some of the dust in. Is this an issue or is it more the dust from sawing?
There was also an awful smell from the doors, I don’t know if it was the paint or MDF we took them off after a couple of days.
Second question, is it unfair to refuse payment for the wardrobe as it is substandard? Honestly, I don’t think any rectifying would make a difference!