Homeowner hires contractors to paint house for $22k, they rip out entire kitchen instead: 'I get a text saying that they finished the demo[lition] on the kitchen'

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Remy Millisky • Writer and Editor
Mar 3, 2025 11:00 AM EST

Instead of having a kitchen with a fresh coat of paint, this homeowner is now dealing with a $22,000 headache. 

Doing renovations in your home can be equal parts exciting and worrisome. On the one hand, you interview contractors and tell them your dreams for the project. In this person's case, they were looking forward to a freshly painted house, new flooring and countertops, new front and back doors, and even adding a tornado shelter in their garage. That's a big job that would probably take months, and picking the exact right contractor for the job is key. You want to trust that this person can manage the workers around them, as well as bringing in trusted experts for parts of the job they can't handle. 

This person shared the utter nightmare they're living in right now. It's an absolutely shocking story, and I wouldn't be surprised if this person had to embark on a multi-year lawsuit just to get their kitchen back. 

Up next, read about these absolutely infuriating designs, like one person who discovered there were "unremovable ads on my $2,500 TV." 

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    The image does not depict the actual subjects of the story. Subjects are models.

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    A work crew ripped out my entire kitchen, They were hired to paint and do the flooring.
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    So I hired this contractor to do my floors and to paint my house. We discussed how much it would cost to do the counter tops in the kitchen as well as the bathrooms. We also discussed placing a tornado shelter in the garage as well as replacing front and back doors to the house.
    via u/BeerStein_Collector
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    The next day I receive a quote for $22,000 to replace all of the cabinets in the kitchen as well as the bathrooms. I wasn't sure why because we had only discussed doing the countertops.
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    This was supposed to be final W Id on the job. To come in finish the tile, put in the round on the floorboards and do any touch up paint needed. Instead I get a text saying that they finished the demo on the kitchen.
    via u/BeerStein_Collector
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    Here's the kitchen before, looking lovely, bright and clean

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    And sadly, here's the demo job

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    Yep, that's a fully gutted kitchen. Let's hope this person doesn't have to pay for this work, because they're now also going to have to pay to get the kitchen reinstalled. 

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    People sympathised with this person...

    Apart-Maize-5949 That S ks. about to get worse too. I'm sorry dude. Lawyer up
    via u/Apart-Maize-5949

    …Numerous commenters were desperate to know if this person had a lawyer or not, and I hope they had some kind of paperwork to fall back on. 

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    Low_Positive_9671 Oh good. Now they can paint behind the cabinets instead of half-assing it. Seriously, though. Please tell me you have a written contract and that these people are licensed, bonded, and insured.
    via u/Low_Positive_9671
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    Southern_Loquat... "Boss said to get the walls ready for paintin', so we moved everything - now, it's all ready."
    via u/Southern_Loquat_4450
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    Review Ok929 r/extremelyinfuriating and even that may not cover the level of f ed up infuriating this actually is Also WHAT THE ACTUAL F [????????????
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