ELKHART COUNTY, Ind. — “I feel like it was stolen from us because he's lying. And I don't want him in my house. So I want my money back.” ,” Robin Ventisink said.
Robin and her husband Ron signed a contract with Eric Trowbridge Designs LLC in August 2023 for their new kitchen.
It was to be their dream kitchen.
“Our house had an archway with some floating shelves. He did that. It was a long time ago in October. So it seemed like he was going to get the job done,” says Robin.
According to the signed contract, it was scheduled to take approximately three months to complete.
Venticinque showed me a design she said was provided by a contractor.
Here are the results after 7 months.
“Several excuses, high workload business situations, employees not having time off. When someone's basement flooded, he gave the same excuse twice. It was an emergency in Michigan City,” Robin said. explained.
Venticinque paid the contractor more than $14,000, but it is estimated that less than $5,000 was spent on her project.
Where is the rest of the money?
“I think he misappropriated the money we paid and used it for something else,” Robin added.
Eric Trowbridge Design LLC has multiple civil actions pending in court.
We called the owner of the company and left a message.
Venticinque then received this text message from the contractor.
At this point, she just wants her money back. She wants to avoid legal action, but that is also an option for her.
Her heart is broken.
“I'm sorry. Yeah, I'm almost 60 years old and I've never had a new kitchen. And I like to cook. I'm sorry. It's so emotional,” Robin said.
