Colorado builders and homeowners left with unfinished homes

KOAA News 5 Southern Colorado:

Supply chain frustrations: Families are closing on houses with missing appliances and cabinets

https://www.koaa.com/news/news5-investigates/supply-chain-frustrations-families-are-closing-on-houses-with-missing-appliances-and-cabinets

“…dozens of families in Colorado Springs are closing on new homes that aren't finished when they move-in.

The supply chain shortage during the pandemic is leaving homeowners frustrated and wanting answers. Meanwhile, home builders say they're doing their best to keep customers happy.

Johnny Lanigan closed on his Colorado Springs home last year. When we spoke with him a few weeks ago, he was waiting on dozens of cabinets for his kitchen and bathrooms.

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[ Classic Homes President Joe Loidolt] “I talk with the cabinet company on a regular basis.," he said. "We’ve tried everything to get cabinet doors here. The bottom line is if they don’t have cabinet doors, they can’t send them. They were at one point 13,000 doors short across the country and this isn’t just a local issue--it’s a national issue. It’s not just this cabinet company. We’ve looked at other cabinet companies thinking we’ll just switch companies. They are all in the same boat.”