Do yourself a big favor and go anywhere else.
This was my first home project hiring professionals to help. I purchased in May, 2020, kitchen cabinets, flooring and opted for installation. I also paid $99 for a professional measurement for the project to ensure proper fit of all the components, which a man named Greg Allen performed. Payment was due in full at time of order in order to get on the schedule for installation. Since this was the start of the pandemic and I had just moved into a fixer with the kitchen demo'd, I paid the $15,669.83 in full for materials and labor in good faith. Cabinets-to-Go did not give a choice of contractors for installation, and Clackamas store manager Brandi "Nichole" Davidson contracted with ECO Inc (CCB #62267) for installation and Greg Allen acted as ECO's rep. ECO Inc then appeared to subcontract with Anglemier Construction (CCB #223394) for cabinet installation, and Project X (CCB #211659) for flooring installation. I wasn't informed of any of the company names or CCB numbers until well after work began, and problems started to be apparent.
All defects were communicated as soon as observed in writing to Cabinets-to-Go. To date there has been no action to correct any defect or damage caused. Last communication about a replacement drawer face that was incorrectly drilled was received in January, 2021, giving the excuse of supply chain issues. I have since received estimates for fixing all the defects mentioned in the $15,000 range. I have also contacted a number of attorneys to help file suit to pay for the repairs, but it appears that the Cabinets-to-Go has found a sweet spot for construction projects. The attorneys I have spoken to who specialize in construction defects have told me they are not interested in taking construction defect cases less than $100,000.
I entered a breach of contract complaint with the Oregon CCB against Cabinet-to-Go. I was not contracted with any of the parties Cabinets-to-Go hired, so this was my only recourse. The Oregon CCB found Cabinets-to-Go as acting as a general contractor without a license and subsequently fined them $5,000.
On cabinet installation day, June-11, 2020, Anglemier Construction discovered some of the cabinets would overlap an existing light switch, despite the professional measurement that was performed before ordering material. When Anglemier called Greg Allen on speaker phone to notify of the fitment issue, direction from Mr. Allen was to proceed with installing the incorrect cabinet length. I ended up stopping the work that day without installing the wrong cabinet section, and had to pay a restocking fee to exchange material for the correct cabinet section which would be installed at a later date. I later discovered that Anglemier had removed my existing range hood vent ductwork and left a hole in the ceiling above the cabinets to the attic and pieces disassembled in the attic. Anglemier also cut floor vent holes between cabinet sections for an existing under cabinet HVAC floor vent, which has resulted in the vent only heating and cooling the space under (2) cabinet sections. There was no communication about either of these actions or that additional work was required to maintain a functioning range hood vent & floor vent.
Luxury vinyl plank flooring was installed the next day, June-12, 2020. There was apparently no prep work to properly level the subfloor nor was there any communication from any of the contractors about the need for extra work to properly level the subfloor. The result is planks that deflect vertically when walking across the floor, the photos below show that the deflection has caused unsightly chipping of some of the vinyl planks.
Greg Allen and Anglemier Construction returned on June-19, 2020, to fix vertical misalignment between multiple cabinet sections they previously installed to facilitate installation of quartz countertop by another party. The misalignment was too far out of tolerance to install the countertops. During this visit Greg Allen walked into an open lower cabinet door. I immediately checked the door, and misalignment was apparent. After bringing the broken door to Greg Allen's attention he smiled, admitted he broke it, refused to fix the damage, and said "if that's all it takes to break your cabinets you may as well send them all back now."
The correct sized cabinet section arrived, and installation of the final cabinet section was performed on July-13, 2020. Greg Allen and Alex with Anglemier Construction were there that day. In addition to the cabinet installation, Alex took it upon himself with no communication to install door knobs and drawer pulls on the cabinets. Knobs and pulls were not part of the installation as I had purchased them separately, and planned to install myself. Unfortunately, not all of my drawer pulls are the same width, and Alex drilled extra holes in 1 of my brand new drawers.
Hopefully my experience can be a valuable lesson learned for someone else. read more