CAROLINA DESIGNER CABINETS

Description of Work: We called Carolina Designer Cabinets to come out and give an estimate, and make recommendation on cabinet work we wanted done in the kitchen. Tony Goddard, their Sales and Installation Manager, came out to the house to talk to us about what we expected. He made many suggestions, took a lot of measurements, returned to the shop to start drawing up the cabinets. That complete, he quoted us a completed price of $8600.00. This was the week before Thanksgiving in 2011. He called and said if we would allow them to work evenings and weekends they could complete the job before Thanksgiving. Tony came out personally, with a helper to perform the work. They started tearing everything out so they could do the replacement. That lasted 3 days. He then asked for $6000.00 to pay for all the materials and shop costs, which I paid. He promised a receipt over and over, and I have never gotten it yet. There was one excuse after another about why they could not come out to do the work. When Christmas arrived, he asked for another $2000.00 and promised to bring me the receipts and warranty the next visit. Then he called and told me he had been fired because of a false claim by one of the customers, but he would finish the job. He said that since he lost his job he needed a "couple of hundred dollars" to keep going, which I gave him. He never came back! Finally on the first of February, 2012, we called the owner of Carolina Designer Cabinets, Chris Welch. He told us he had been waiting for us to call. Why? He should have contacted us. At any rate, he did come out to our home and apologized for everything that had been done to our kitchen. It was, and still is, a mess. He made all kinds of promises about fixing all that he could fix, including replacing almost all the doors because not one of them is flat, and they are three different kinds of doors. He told us that he would make sure everything was to our satisfaction. That was the only time we ever saw him. We have called repeatedly, and he is always "busy". He has not returned any of my calls. It is now almost August. We have spent $8200.00 that we saved a long time just to do the kitchen, and all we have to show is a mess.If you are wise you will not let Chris Welch or Carolina Designer Cabinets anywhere near your home. He also builds houses, so beware. In my opinion he lies and cheats, and doesn't mind doing either.