Curious2134
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What is the name of your state? Missouri
We had our water pipes freeze and burst Dec 23, 22. Water all through kitchen and another bust in the ceiling the floor below. Called our insurance agent to start a claim who recommended a company to stop the leakage. We called them and paid for all stoppage and mitigation.
Afterwards, we verbally hired this company to continue with the insurance paid repairs. We paid half up front and the other half was suppose to be after the job was done. That's been months and months with our home a construction zone and the contractors damaging items that weren't damaged before. Also painting trim a color that wasn't the prior color in rooms, painting stuff that wasn't even in the original scope, and face nailing the brand new hardwood everywhere. Items they recognized they messed up weren't redone, and we still have to redo.
Most of this we didn't know until last night. They left yesterday after my wife wasn't accepting the childish paid job on the island cabinets. Demanded payment, we wrote a check and they are gone - don't come back.
Then we've been picking up, putting furniture back, and pulling paper that was taped covering the floor... and good Lord. We're worse off now than directly after the water damage. I spent all day itemizing and figuring either exact cost replacement of damaged items or as good an estimate I can source and we asked them for that amount back so that we can recover from their work. We don't expect them to agree.
Wife is wondering if this coming Monday morning, we can stop payment on the check we wrote Friday night and re-issue them a check for an undisputed amount. When we come to an agreement on the rest, we'll take care of that then. We're afraid if they cash the full amount, we will be hung out to dry and the only resolution is hiring a lawyer.
Is cancelling and re-issuing a check for a lessor amount an option we can legally do? It doesn't go through our bank until Monday. Thanks
We had our water pipes freeze and burst Dec 23, 22. Water all through kitchen and another bust in the ceiling the floor below. Called our insurance agent to start a claim who recommended a company to stop the leakage. We called them and paid for all stoppage and mitigation.
Afterwards, we verbally hired this company to continue with the insurance paid repairs. We paid half up front and the other half was suppose to be after the job was done. That's been months and months with our home a construction zone and the contractors damaging items that weren't damaged before. Also painting trim a color that wasn't the prior color in rooms, painting stuff that wasn't even in the original scope, and face nailing the brand new hardwood everywhere. Items they recognized they messed up weren't redone, and we still have to redo.
Most of this we didn't know until last night. They left yesterday after my wife wasn't accepting the childish paid job on the island cabinets. Demanded payment, we wrote a check and they are gone - don't come back.
Then we've been picking up, putting furniture back, and pulling paper that was taped covering the floor... and good Lord. We're worse off now than directly after the water damage. I spent all day itemizing and figuring either exact cost replacement of damaged items or as good an estimate I can source and we asked them for that amount back so that we can recover from their work. We don't expect them to agree.
Wife is wondering if this coming Monday morning, we can stop payment on the check we wrote Friday night and re-issue them a check for an undisputed amount. When we come to an agreement on the rest, we'll take care of that then. We're afraid if they cash the full amount, we will be hung out to dry and the only resolution is hiring a lawyer.
Is cancelling and re-issuing a check for a lessor amount an option we can legally do? It doesn't go through our bank until Monday. Thanks
