Post-Break Update: Heading to COURT in Our Latest Episode! Ep: 47 of our Italian house renovation
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- Опубліковано 4 бер 2024
- Welcome to the forty-seventh episode in the series of Villa Aroldi - An Italian House Restoration.
🏛️ Back from Stockholm Break: Racing to Court for Promised Windows! 💼 Join us on a whirlwind journey as we return from our break in Stockholm and dive headfirst into a pivotal legal battle. After waiting patiently for 15 months, we're finally taking action to secure the windows promised to us. From the anticipation of the courtroom to the hope of a resolution, Stay tuned for an update on our villa restoration journey!
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So very good to see you again!.... Good to also see your approach to restoring the original "as designed by the architect" facade decoration/paint scheme....I for one believe that you guys shall persevere in your quest to get the windows finished and justice served, as you have deep patience, and good Karma on your side🙏💪.....left foot, right foot, left foot, right foot!!....buono fortuno!!🙏
Thank you!
Yeah you are right, just very frustrating!
So nice to get an update! But the story about the windows is devastating. To restore an old villa like that must be a pation project and I really hope you manage to keep the spirit up, AND that you get your money back!
Unfortunately it's not an easy task the italian justice system is extremely slow!!
Fingers crossed! We have good spirits here and are sure it will be fine in the end, just annoying to be so delayed already and still have to wait months.
@anne4083 Yes so we have heard but so far it's only been about 6 months or so, it's not too bad considering how slow it is.
I'm so sorry your having to go through this.
Non mollare alla fine realizzerai i tuoi sogni. Da italiano posso solo dire che mi spiace molto che tu debba affrontare tutto questo. Noi ormai ci siamo rassegnati e affrontiamo stoicamente la lentezza del nostro sistema giudiziario. Alla fine sarà una villa splendida. Buona fortuna
I love your plans for the facade!
Yes I think it will turn out great, it was once like that and we would love to see it in its former glory!
Good to see you back...
Good luck in getting resolution with the windows, I hope it all works out ok.. a project like this has enough stress built in without this extra issue..
all the best
Robb Torremolinos Spain
Thank you!
Yes it really does, this was the last thing we needed but it is what it is.
welcome back.. sorry to hear about the story of the windows.. very frustrating and debilitating when it happens.. hopefully this year will be better.. thanks..
Yes, very frustrating but glad to be back!
I’m so looking forward to all the paintwork!
So do we!!
Finally! Welcome back! 👍
Thank you!
Welcome back! The facade is going to look incredible when it's done. Keeping our fingers crossed that the windows arrive 🤞
Thank you!
So do we and the best of luck to you guys too!!
Welcome back stay strong and stay positive
Thank you!
We can see how fabulous it will be. The plastering looks wonderful already.
Thank you!
Welcome back! Too bad for all the lost time, but at least your legal recourse is in place. I'm glad you had a good rest!
Yes! Thank you!
Lovely to see you back 🥰
Thank you! 🤗
👏👏👏You are back! The façade will be amazing. Thanks for the update. 🌷
Yes we are finally back, thank you!
So glad to see you back! Can not wait for new content...
Thank you, neither can we!
Beautiful shots of the drive back, through the snowy mountains .
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great to see you back, missed you and your Villa Aroldi, looking forward to more great content!
Thank you!
Glad you are back, hope it all works out for you!
We hope so too!
Great vlog as always
Thank you so much 😊 It's just a small explanation that we are back.
Great to see you again , even with the frustrating news . Looking forward to the upcoming works .
You and me both!
Glad your back. Hope all works out for you.
Thank you
We hope so too!
Ha!!!!le retour, enfin quel bonheur de vous revoir.on attend la suite des travaux. Bon courage à vous
Thank you! Yes we are finally back!!
im glad to see you that you are back. i hope everything turns out well.
Thank you! So do we.
So sorry to hear about the windows. Love your flans for the exterior decoration it looks beautiful, lovely to see you restoring the original facades.
Thank you!
So good to see you back. Glad your holiday was successful in getting back your mojo 🤪 I hope you get the results you need for the windows so you can carry on with the villa. See you soon ☺️
We hope so too! Thank you for watching!
I'm very excited to see the new paint and historical work you will do on the exterior. So happy to have found you, to enjoy this wonderful adventure. You are such a nice man as well. Good success throughout. From TxUSA.
Thank you for your very kind words!
So sorry to hear about the window situation. What an utter nightmare! Y'all have been amazing at achieving great progress and I'm sure you will persevere. Also, thank you for that fantastic clip of driving through that glorious winter wonderland!! As always, I look forward to the future videos.
Thank you for your very kind words!
Hooray so glad you’re back devastated by the news of the windows you ordered 🙏🏽 that things work out Henrik ❤
Thank you Paul, I think we should be fine, just very frustrating!
Good to see you again! Good luck with this wonderful project! Greetings from Gozo (Malta)
Thank you very much!
Sorry to hear of the continuing problems with the windows. A situation like that is so frustrating! The villa is going to be so beautiful when it is finished. I am glad you got a break and hope the skiing was fun!
Thank you!
Yes it is what it is, but we have high hopes, all will be good eventually, but yes, frustrating at the moment!
I'm happy to see you again…
Glad to be back!
Great to see you again.
You're at that awful point of so far along and yet so far left to go. I think exterior will look spectacular when you're done.
Haha yes we are! Still a lot of work to be done but there is a slight light at the end of a very long tunnel 😂
Welcome back
Thank you!
It sounds like the windows will continue to be an uphill battle. I look forward to seeing your upcoming progress. 😊
So do we!
Bentornato! Sono così felice di vedere che sei tornato con una bella abbronzatura sulla neve! Profondo rammarico per la mancanza di responsabilità dei fornitori di finestre nei tuoi confronti. I piani di tinteggiatura della facciata sono fantastici!
Thank you! We are very happy to be back.
Those facade painting plans are magnificent. Sorry for the window stress, that must be so difficult to deal with.
Yes it is what was once on the house, we can't wait to have them back on there.
Yeah it's very frustrating with the windows.
Good luck.
🤞 Thank you!
Welcome back Heinrich! Best regards to Anna as well. We were concerned about you and Anna, having not heard anything from you. Good to know that you two are well and rested. Thank you for the update on your plans and we will eagerly await your full return. All the very best.
Many thanks, we are both fine!
Kul att ni är tillbaka efter uppehållet. Jag hoppas situationen med fönsterleverantören tar en vändning till det bättre.
Tack så mycket, det hoppas vi med!
I have been wondering what was going on. Thanks for the update.
Any time! Thank you for watching.
Glad to see you back. Thanks for the update and ignore all the negative comments from the people who clearly have not been watching your progress on the plaster.
Thank you! Haha yes, but I felt I needed to be a bit clearer about it as I were getting loads of comments.
Thx for your update, you are doing a magnificent job. Sadly to hear about the window suppliers attitude. Hopefully you will end up with the promised material. 👍👍👍
Thank you! We sure do hope so, ideally would be to just get our money back and order from someone else.
The decorations for the façade are beautiful! You really have some great design elements for your villa. I’ve just joined you so I hadn’t heard about the window situation. How terrible That you can’t rely on contractors to do what they say, they will. Best wishes that everything turns out in the end.
Thank you!
Yes we hope it will turn out like it once was.
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Grazie mille!
I hope you get your money back. How frustrating and infuriating and inconvenient for you….
the Matterhorn looked like a great escapade ! I wouldn’t have wanted to have driven though 😮.
Spring is here now in the air , so good time to be back at the Villa ❤
Yes we hope so too as don't think he is going to show up even though he gets even more time to deliver.
Cervinia was lovely even though the weather could have been a bit better but yes, can't wait for spring here!
So so sorry to hear that , I do wish you get your money or windows ! It is so hard to hear that crap ! Good luck !
Yes fingers crossed this will be resolved quickly!
Glad you’re back but sorry to hear the bad news regarding the window supplier. The facade will be gorgeous when complete!
Thank you! Glad to be back.
Hi Henrik
Glad to see you're back. Been following your channel since the beginning and you are truly inspiring and doing an amazing job!
You have inspired me to dare to follow my dream of renovating, so now I do as you: renovate and share the journey here on UA-cam.
(Och extra roligt att följa svenskar som gör det utomlands) 😉
Hope things get sorted out with the windows soon, it's unbelievable what pranksters you come across when building...😵😵💫
Looking forward to continuing to follow your journey, keep up the good work!💪
Thank you!
That's great to hear and you just got another subscriber, you seem very skilled!
Was thinking about you yesterday!! Wondering if all was well.!
Yes all well here, glad to be back!
So sorry about the windows situation. I hope things work on your favor very soon.
Thank you, im sure it will!
Sorry to hear of the loss of your time and the difficulties with the crooks who have been behind it all! I do hope by some miracle you get your windows sooner than later. As well, since you were patient and paid up front, I would be happy to hear that you also get some judgment for punitive damages and your attorney fees paid by the company who is responsible for the situation you were dragged into!!! 😮 I must commend you on your humble and diplomatic approach to the unfortunate circumstances. I’d be FURIOUS 😅 God Bless!!!
Haha, there has been time's when I have been quite furious 😂
We will see what happens, hopefully we get our money back so that we can order new windows from someone serious!
Welcome back, and I hope you get your money back!!
Thank you, we hope so too!
Sounds like you've rattled the can with Italian shonky and Co., The decorative scheme is fantastic.
Glad you liked it!
Oh thank you, I was worried about what you were going to do about the exterior and I see that it will be even better than I had hoped!!! So sorry about the window problem... hope it will be resolved to your benefit! Too bad it will set you back on the project. 🤔
Thank you!
Im sure it will be fine in the end, just very frustrating at the moment!
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I like the orange terracato color.
Yes, quite a few people do like it. It's not too bad, unfortunately it's a plastic paint and not very good for the house as it has trapped water in the facade.
Welcome back! And good luck with the shady window guy. Shame on him.
Thank you!
We were only talking about you and the drama of your no windows and the excuses after excuse the guys made. Welcome back, and the very best in your getting the monies returned if not the actual windows.
Thank you, we are hoping to get our money back as soon as possible so that we can order from someone that will actually deliver.
Finally new video!
Yes just a short one, there will soon be another one with some actual work in it.
Welcome back! Great to see you! I've been wondering where things stood with the lawsuit.
Thank you!
Yes, it's a rather lengthy process.
Great to see you again online! Not gonna lie, I was looking forward for some updates. I hope you will get either your windows or your money back as soon as possible, it's always awful to hear about stories like these.
Thank you, we hope so too!
Unfortunately like you I learned the hard way, I never pay for anything concerning the house until it is finished to my satisfaction!!! But on ward and up ward good to see you back.
Yes, neither do we generally but we had to do it this one time in order for the order to go through, when we ordered the windows it was chaos in Italy with all the suppliers and we could not even get quotes from companies.
@VillaAroldi I know the feeling, if they don't want the work just say so at the time !!!
@@clivecarser7356 Exactly, and I believe that due to the bonus systems in Italy a lot of contractors raised their prices twofold and took on way more work than they were capable of, we can now see the effects of this all over Italy.
I’ve been thinking about you two, glad to see this! The window saga continues. Here’s hoping this resolves satisfactorily. Question-as it sounds like your window guy orders and purchases from the actual window company, and then does the installation, if it gets right down to it, could you order from the window company at the builder’s rate and do the installation with your father? I know it’s a big job but maybe that could be a backup plan. Wishing you all sorts of luck with this situation and your project, bringing this property back to its elegant original state!
Very happy to be back!
You are close to my house in northern Italy that I am renovating 😊
Are we, whereabouts is that?
The new facade should look beautiful. I'm really looking forward to seeing it. I was wondering about the original colour. Paint fades over the years, so there would surely have been a stronger colour to begin with than what is there now.
Yes it's slightly more yellow than the piece I showed, we have seen some pieces of the facade that never saw the light of day more than a few years so you are right.
I'm so sorry you have had such an issue with the window installer. You are not alone, I have noticed on other renovation shows that delay in window supply and installation seems to be a worldwide problem.
Thank you!
Yes it's crazy that it's such a problem!
Sad to hear about the windows. Hope you’re somehow able to get all the money back. I’m sick of scammers
Thank you so are we!
What a freaking pain in the ass. So sorry you have to deal with all that. I hope you get some resolution. End of May was too generous.
Thank you!
I think so too especially as he is banned from ordering from the supplier, but then again, he can have someone else order them for him, we will see in the end of may.
I hope you get your Windows. That supplier should give you your money back. If he hasn't delivered your windows by now, what makes the judge think he will deliver them now. I will pray for you. Best of luck
Yeah I have no idea, his lawyer guaranteed that he would order them if he just had the time, I don't believe it but time will tell...
Good to see you again. Sorry for the shameful behaviour of the contractor and the naïveté of the judge. I hope you get your money back. We have a word for people like that in Italian. Well, we have a lot of them, but I’ll refrain from sharing. 😂
Haha I can think of a few myself! 😂
Ordering something that isn’t on stock or has to be manufactured: Cash on delivery. Never forget that. Especially in Italy. According to my italian father, an italian can nock your socks off without taking off your shoes.
Haha, that's a good saying! 😂
But yes that's what we generally do, but we couldn't do this because we ordered the windows during the bonuses and it was chaos so we had no other option.
Unirete le 2 finestre sulle scale per farne una grande con l'arco?
Yes that's exactly what we are doing, it will be so much brigher once it's done.
You need to check out a video on the SamandJessExplore channel. They were exploring a castle in Italy on the coast and it looks exactly like yours.Even the painting design and exterior architecture look alike. It's uncanny. It is their newest video
Yes what a place! Much older than ours for sure but it sure does have some similarities, even the exterior colour is very similar to what our used to be.
Did you see the video. It was so uncanny that I had to text you. Could it be a coincidence or the same architect?
@@christinemuren Yes I saw it! It sure does have some similarities.
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I’m very sad about the windows situation 😒
Thank you, it is what is is. We will be fine, im sure!
That's so unfortunate and unnecessary, I hope that you can get your built back on track without anymore fly by night contractors. It definitely is nothing anyone deserves to go through.👍
Thank you! It's just very frustrating.
The thing about your situation and any other building project lately is that this should not be happening. It's like the whole world of construction has gone to (you know where) in a hand basket. I have never seen in all my 57 years the hardships, headaches and outrageous cost to have a house built let alone remodel one. Hang in there. Some good will come of this.
Thank you!
Yes prices are basically double what we projected from the beginning, the world has gone crazy.
I've heard of the horrors of trying to get deliveries of goods in Italy. 😮
Yes, we might have been lucky though.
Let us hope that your window guy is a conscientious craftsman who is just a poor money manager and can get his finances in order! These are custom-made units requiring skilled work, and there probably are not that many who can produce the quality of workmanship that you require. When you have to pay in advance there is always a risk.
Yes we hope so!
All the windows are made to measure so we can't just go and buy them anywhere.
Going to court is terrible in Italy. Be prepared for it to take more time and more money than you expect. It truly sucks.
So far it's been surprisingly easy, could be the type of case as they have changed a few things and are handling smaller things faster now.
Terrible to hear….but Love the house it’s going to be Amazing!
Yes, we agree!
That is so sad about your windows.How could someone do that
Yeah I don't know, not an ounce of honesty I guess.
Working with builders can be harrowing.There are those that are mostly honest but generally incompetent who don’t come for days because they juggle jobs ,then there are those who misjudge their time or the money needed for everything.Then of course there are those that are straight out dishonest and cut corners ,substitute materials,or just never intended to do the work in the first place .Our poor (excellent) builder was hospitalized after a suicide attempt. Not something we felt in any way upset about except for his situation of course.Months later,that good man refunded our money❤.Any way ,those folk we see taking on forbidding restorations such as yours and saving history in doing so ,I feel particularly sorry for .Best of luck for a fair resolution of some sort.
Thank you for your kind words!
Lesson learned .never pay..
Exactly! If only we could have done that we would have but the situation to get windows when we ordered them was horrendous.
Wow,that is shocking that the window guy did,it just goes to show there are bad people everywhere,No way will you get your money back,so make another plan.The facade will be amazing when youve finished,i always thought the orage was horrible but an italian thing as they do some bizzare things,anyway,good luck
Thank you!
I am so sad that this type of thing happens frequently here. The money has been paid and the service has not been rendered. It is hard to tell the good ones from the bad. I hope you have better luck with your windows. Make him sell his property to get your money back. You should not lose out because you trusted him. shame.
Yes you are right, it's very frustrating. But I am sure we will be fine in the end, we will get our windows or our money back.
NEVER pay for products or services until satisfactorily rendered. If a contractor won't do business this way FIND ANOTHER. ❤️🙏
Absolutely, with that beingg said, we ordered these windowss 1.5 year ago during the "bonuses" in Italy, there weren't a single company even giving us quotes back then, it was complete chaos.
@@VillaAroldi Do you have the ability to place a "lien" on the window company & it's holdings? If so do it right away... "First in time, First in line" may apply if the company goes out of business. 🙏❤️
@@LoireValleyChateaux I think that's what is going to happen after end of May if he does not show up with the windows.
@@VillaAroldi It isn't expensive to place a lien on the company & holdings. The longer you wait the more time others have to get in line ahead of you if they declare bankruptcy. 🙏❤️
@@LoireValleyChateaux We are already first in line, no one else has had this problem so far.
Surely your lawyer will have informed you of the distinct possibility the window supplier will go bankrupt in the very near future, Prior to that he will go into Insolvency.
The fact the judge has set a default period until end of May while the company has spent your money on paying taxes and is unable to order the windows strikes me as odd.
I would seek advice asap. It may be wise to quickly seize assets before other creditors do.
We thought of that too, but he has not got a Limited Liability Company but a personal one, so that at least gives us a bit more comfort but otherwise you are right.
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That explains it somewhat. But in its effects may not change that much, even be worse. It's still a tad fraudulent.
Better make sure and have a Plan-B agreed with your lawyer.
@@_PJW_ Yes we do!
Hej då Henrik! Having dealt with construction in Greece and Portugal, I´m...not optimistic, to be honest. The man has dug himself into a hole and I can´t see a judge´s decision making it any different. Even if the outcome is that he has to pay you back, he can drag it out for years. It´s devastating, but rather than waste time lamenting, I would advise you to be realistic and make a plan B. Find the additional money somewhere and reorder with iron-clad insurance and refund guarantee. Abuse UA-cam for all its worth, get it to pay off! Do whatever it takes! Or you may be stuck in years of litigation and no windows.
Yes you might be right but they have changed the system here in Italy fairly recently and issues like this should be resolved within 1 year now so we still hope that it should be ok. In the meantime we cant order any new windows as he still has the chance of actually delivering them to us.
Shit story....the windows😮😮
Yeah it really is!
Personally, after having lived in Italy for eight years, I would never buy a property there. The bureaucracy is horrible, slow and very difficult to navigate, unless you have a good (and expensive) lawyer. It's not Sweden...
Yes you are right, it's very much a troublesome bureaucracy here but then again the country itself makes up for it, such beauty, food and overall very nice people!
its always window and concrete guys that are the scummy ones.
You could be right, we have not been lucky with our windows that's for sure.
I don't know how bad businesses stay in business. Hopefully you'll get a refund. 😊
Yeah I have no idea, he has no shame in his body I guess.
So sorry you did business with a bad man! He should go to jail!
Eventually he might, im not sure what he is up to!
With all of your setbacks in the past I just have to laugh. You have no luck my friend and cannot catch a break. How's your father? At least the government got their tax dollars....right?
Haha exactly!
My father is doing great, hopefully he is back down here soon. Time will tell!
Very sad to have gotten hooked up with a "contractor" (the windows) who likely is just a garden variety thief. Very tough stuff. Good luck.
Thank you, time will tell what happens!
people should stop paying for things until the work is done its happening to often
Absolutely agree, but for this very time we weren't able to unfortunately.
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