Without going into all of the nightmare details of using a "highly recommended" contractor whose electrical work wasn't up to code, who used non-professional painters to paint without sanding beforehand, who painted the insides of my windows and then closed them so they now cannot open, and who failed to seal my bathroom marble floors among many other problems...I noticed last week that my bathroom door wouldn't close. I called the contractor and he told me doors swell in high humidity. So, we can't close the bathroom door? Huh? I asked him what to do and he told me to call the building super.
What? I don't think that's a permanent answer! After leaving my home for a few days with the a/c on, the door now closes. But what's the answer? Rehanging the door? Shaving it? Buying a new door?
I have since hired an electrician, painter, window installer, and marble refinisher to fix the contractor's mistakes. It's MY fault I told him to replace my bathroom door to match the others in my home without checking the quality of what he installed. It looked like the others, so I didn't notice anything wrong.
Please don't suggest making him take care of the problem or bringing a lawsuit. He's a friend of the family and I thought I did my due diligence, but apparently not well enough. It's not worth a war.
Any advice? Enclosed is a photo of what I thought was a standard apartment bathroom door. It is now closed properly.
As long as I'm complaining, here's another worry I have. When he installed my bathroom vanity, it appears he cut a very large hole in the back of the vanity. The wall behind it is open. I only noticed when the room became dusty so quickly. If there are mice or bugs in the building wall, can't they get through to my house this way? Attaching photo of that, too.
Sometimes I just want to move and start all over...but I love my home!