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Towards the end of last year I paid a very hefty 5 figure sum as a deposit for quite a lot of joinery that we are having done in our house. The joiner I contracted with said he needed the deposit to buy the redwood and walnut that he was going to use for our house. About 3 weeks later the joiner apparently had an accident that resulted in him having to have surgery on his arm, which then got infected resulting in amputation. His brother took over his business (even though he is not a joiner) and I have been liaising with him since. Because I’m too nice, since I found out about the accident, I’ve been patient and understanding on the basis that it is not a one man band, but actually a workshop of several joiners and at this late stage in the build I didn’t think I had many options to find another joinery given it had been so difficult to find one in the first place. I thought the decent thing to do was give the family a chance to get back on their feet. I also thought that at least this joinery had used my deposit to buy the wood, thereby locking in the material price before further inflation. One month on from the accident, I’m starting to lose patience. They have stood me up 4 times, agreeing to attend my house to “take final measurements” and then never showing. I will probably have to sue the guy to get my deposit back, but just wondering how I make my house liveable in, in the meantime. With DIY Kitchens carcasses (which is what I have) is it fairly straightforward to install temporary doors and drawer fronts, with something very cheap, and then swap those out for the bespoke ones we are having made in the future? Or do they have to be glued to the carcass meaning carcass would probably get damaged when subsequently unglued?