to keep phoning my cowboy kitchen fitter

[ThatVikRinA22]

i had a kitchen fitted by a man who fitted the kitchen in my last house. the one in my last house was lovely. this one isnt. its crap to be honest. really really crap. the sinks keep coming out of their clips so you can literally push it from underneath and the whole thing lifts up, (2 sinks - both do the same and ive PAID for this to be fixed already and the new ones does the exact same thing)....the hob is crap....the worktops have faded....the oven door laquer is coming off....the cooker hood has rain pee in everytime we get a heavy shower....the tap keeps coming unscrewed everytime it swivels...

but the bloke who fitted it didnt give me any warranty or anything with it, and i paid in cash. i am stooopid but i trusted him cos he had done my last kitchen so well.

i lost it tonight and rang him AGAIN. he says he will come and look at it but doesnt think there is much he can do....
oh thats fine then. ill just wave goodbye to my 5 grand....

AIBU to keep phoning him with everything that goes wrong with it? its only 2 years old, and its had problems from day 1. im just not shirty enough and i really dont know what to do about it.
im sat here with the numbers of 3 estate agents. i just want to run away and start again in a house thats not falling to sodding pieces despite throwing money at it.

im pricing up what it will cost to fix it all and its making me so angry, if i have to pay i might as well pay someone to do it properly but it will involve new worktops, hob, and im paying twice in 2 years!

Ive had a word with a mates hubby who says ive not got a leg to stand on...which i sort of knew, but should i try to insist that he puts this crap right? or cut my losses and pay someone to sort it properly? or sell the fucking house? honestly....im at that point now.

Are you OK vicar? i know you are pissed off about your kitchen, i would be pissed off too but you seem to be getting really upset over this No, dont say anything to the firm that did your bath - its been too long now im afraid.

Are you married? What does your partner say about it?

You just sound really stressed tbh - i think, if you can afford it, have a new kitchen and be done with it, you wont be happy with the old one now.

gosh lucy your good! lol! yes i am a little strung out about it all - its getting a bit on top of me but ill snap out of it im sure. just the whole sodding house seems to be crumbling around my ears and im starting to realise ive nowhere to store the hoover! its that kind of realisation im afraid - is making me want to sell the bugger and start again. which i won;t cos i cant really afford it, but its nice to pretend i have the option!

DH is Mr laidback and is often too tired to have an opinion - he might develop one at the weekend when he has had sleep...(he works nights)

cant afford to replace kitchen. savings have gone. nothing left. nada. nowt. is why im so fed up cos i cant really afford to put any of it right truth be told. it would all be courtesy of the old flexible friend.

Vicar, your estate agent may be right, but can you get a second opinion? If you really do want to move, it may be worth it.

Just sold my granny's house she left after she died - the first estate agent was utterly useless and kept saying we shouldn't do any work and should lower the price. Fortunately the second guy advised us to do some minor work, and we ended up selling for around 10 grand more than the first guy estimated - easily enough to cover the costs!

I would say you deserve better than this. I hope you can get it. So cross that someone has taken advantage like this.

that bit of plastic is NOT your friend!! believe me! if its any consolation, your kitchen can't be as bad as mine - we never finished it, and i had some sort of abberation and painted one wall pillar box red and the other bright yellow - oh and we have multi coloured tiles - We did the kitchen about ten years ago before DD learnt to plaster properly so he artexed it - fucking horrilbe! Back door falling to bits - spotlights hanging down from the wall - unpainted ceiling - yep, its a right mess - and my DP really IS an excellent carpenter, he just never has the time, money or inclination (mostly the last) to do any stuff at home! frustrating in the extreme, oh and the floor tiles were never grouted!!! It used to get me down - but im past caring now!

Have a good chat with your DH at the weekend, tell him you are upset by it and see if you can't sort something out.

thanks guys. i will. ill have a proper chat with DH when he is less tired and im less despondent!

its not that bad really, i need to get a grip its just annoying.

we are off to view a house so based on how that goes at least we will have some idea of what we want to do next.

if we moved it would be sideways, if we wait until i start my new job we could either put all this stuff right in our house or even move up. so really it would make sense to wait. trouble is im not very sensible! hence the crap workmen!

Have you given Consumer Direct a call and asked their advice? I'm not sure but I think you might need to write to him, giving a time scale for rectifying the problems. If he fails to do this then you can have the kitchen put right and claim the money back from him. (Is the small claims court for upto £3000, I can never remember.)