Wrong Doors installed

[Richard Schenker]

Two months ago a contractor installed two standard doors on our garage. The doors were supposed to be of a specific manufacture and style. The Manufacturer's Warranty was to be provided by the contractor. Doors of an unknown manufacture were installed. We stopped payment on the check. The contractor agreed that he his workmen had picked up the wrong doors and installed the doors improperly. The Contractor called me and said he would replace the doors with the proper brand name doors. He said he had to order the new doors from his supplier and it would take 10 days to get them. This was over six weeks ago and we have not heard from the contractor. Should we write him a letter of inquiry stating that we are not happy with the current doors and would like to know what and when he intends to replace them. We have a contract that specifies the proper type and brand of doors we contracted for--but the contractor might argue that we added it after the fact. Does the contractor have an enforceable claim against us it we do nothing? If he has abandoned the job, are we entitled to keep the doors as a leasehold improvement?

 

[David J. Miller]

The squeaky wheel gets the grease. Continue sending letter's weekly by certified mail and continue calling him everyday until he replaces the doors.

 

[HomeGuru]

Good thing it wasn't the windows or it would really be a pane.

 

[Wgoodrich]

It seems like you have him by the short hairs. You have the doors hopefully in working order. He has the empty pocketbook with bills pening for the doors. You have sent him notification. Do you have proof of notification. If not send a certified letter requesting proof service by the post office. If you have done all that. Just wait until that pocketbook starts squalling in his pocket or his supplier start squealing. I would watch out for a lien being applied for your title. Check with you local attorney for you local property lien laws. In my state the builder is limited to filing a lien against a home owner within 30 days of the start of the job, if the contract is between the homeowner and the general contractor.

I think you should hear from him soon. He must be feeling a pain in the posterior due to the smell of money soon.

Good Luck

Wg