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| - I purchased a kitchen remodel from Home Depot. The cabinets and countertops cost approximately $6000. They use GreenCraft Interiors as the installer of choice. GreenCraft came over, measured, did the plans and wrote the bid. Without dissecting the entire over inflated big, one big ticket item included was demolition and removal of the old kitchen cabinets. GreenCraft's bid for this service was $1,780.00
There are a total of 8 cabinets. To make a long story short, I used Starburst Building Suppiy (a non profit business) to have the demolition done. Cost? $125.00. The two gentlemen they sent were clean, professional and efficient. They were here a total of 1 hour and 15 minutes, removed counters, cabinets, countertops, disconnected plumbing, appliances and swept the kitchen. GreenCraft interiors charges over $1500 an hour for this service. Home Depot's manager defended their pricing policy though was unable to explain why a figure of almost $1,800 dollars was justified for one hour and 15 minutes worth of work. I am not suggesting GreenCraft is shoddy or does bad work, I have no evidence of that fact. I am suggesting however, they pad their bills, overcharge customers and have no qualms of making gigantic windfalls from unsuspecting persons. Use them with caution, review the bid, get second opinions from other contractors before you use them. They cannot be trusted.
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