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I can certainly realize your frustrations and no doubt all the anxiety has left you at odd with your GC, but in this instance I think I have to agree with the GC.
The error, and ultimately your legal cause of action is with the architect.
Any deviation from the original plan is a change order, whether it is a change initiated by the owner, architect or conditions on the job. If that said change results in additional materials or labor, then the GC must be compensated for his efforts.
In all liklihood you are at wits end at the GC solely as a result of the anxieties created by the architects mistake.
Be honest a moment, things arent going as planned and the GC is the one you have daily contact with, ergo the one you vent to, The architect was the bumbling general who ordered the troops out..The GC and his crew are just the poor dumb solders who have to make do with a bad plan, and in the end, the homeowner is the non-combatant who suffers the collateral damage.
There is an up side though...architects carry a very good malpractice insurance policy to cover such incidences. You might contact a lawyer and recover your losses, or even get a whole new set of cabinets that fit properly.
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