Family 1: Terry told us on the "team approach" - "Terrell is a scam artist. We have paid him over $150,000 only to find out he has paid his suppliers $59,600. The product he has installed is destroyed and needs to be replaced. He has ripped off at least 5 other families that I have confirmed with as well. STAY FAR AWAY FROM THIS MAN. Chicago Tribune wrote an article about him recently discussing other victims in more detail."
Family 2: Bennet told us - "We met with Terrell Goeke at Studio 41 � to discuss our project and select Studio 41 products. [All orders were placed] through Terrell Goeke (Terrell Enterprises, LLC). The total cost of the project was $170,000. We have canceled checks [from Goeke] totaling $166,000. We are missing cabinets, trim, handles, a bathroom vanity, sinks, a toilet, faucets, door hardware � [D]id he order from Studio 41 as he stated he would? Was this a fabricated story? (Per a check of Studio 41's order system, the first answer is no, the second is yes.)"
Family 3: Tim naine told us - "We met with [Terry Goeke] at Studio 41 � His original pricing proposals were in Studio 41 folders and on Studio 41 letterhead. Terry � only introduced Terrell Enterprises to us on his final proposal."
Family 4: Nene Safel told us - "We paid Terry a $15,000 deposit on cabinets, $13,000 on stone and demolition and $3,000 for plumbing � The only thing that has been done is a design on scratch paper and demolition � We asked for an accounting of where we are now and where the money went."
Family 5: Sir George told us - "Terrell Goeke gave us his Studio 41 business card, said they do remodeling as long as we purchase Studio 41 products. We hired Terrell and gave him a check to start the project. The work was done with cheap material � not the Studio 41 cabinetry we agreed on. He did not pay workers or [suppliers] � We have spent over $100,000 to redo all the damage he caused.
When I asked Goeke (in three emails and two voicemails) why renewal of his design license was denied, why he left Studio 41, whether he had offered Studio 41 credits to compensate for rework and whether he could provide an accounting of monies spent and orders placed, he answered none of these questions. Instead, he told me Family 2 had "close to 20 grand in extras," and when he offered to provide an accounting, "she started blowing a gasket that she wasn't going to pay for any of the extras. It's pretty annoying � when homeowners can do and say whatever they want � I front all the money then nobody wants to pay for one reason or another." Via email he added: "I am no longer in a construction business � I have found there is an impossible lack of knowledge when it comes to grasping construction, of which everyone seems to be an expert, and I can't manage a constant education."
Family 2: Bennet told us - "We met with Terrell Goeke at Studio 41 � to discuss our project and select Studio 41 products. [All orders were placed] through Terrell Goeke (Terrell Enterprises, LLC). The total cost of the project was $170,000. We have canceled checks [from Goeke] totaling $166,000. We are missing cabinets, trim, handles, a bathroom vanity, sinks, a toilet, faucets, door hardware � [D]id he order from Studio 41 as he stated he would? Was this a fabricated story? (Per a check of Studio 41's order system, the first answer is no, the second is yes.)"
Family 3: Tim naine told us - "We met with [Terry Goeke] at Studio 41 � His original pricing proposals were in Studio 41 folders and on Studio 41 letterhead. Terry � only introduced Terrell Enterprises to us on his final proposal."
Family 4: Nene Safel told us - "We paid Terry a $15,000 deposit on cabinets, $13,000 on stone and demolition and $3,000 for plumbing � The only thing that has been done is a design on scratch paper and demolition � We asked for an accounting of where we are now and where the money went."
Family 5: Sir George told us - "Terrell Goeke gave us his Studio 41 business card, said they do remodeling as long as we purchase Studio 41 products. We hired Terrell and gave him a check to start the project. The work was done with cheap material � not the Studio 41 cabinetry we agreed on. He did not pay workers or [suppliers] � We have spent over $100,000 to redo all the damage he caused.
When I asked Goeke (in three emails and two voicemails) why renewal of his design license was denied, why he left Studio 41, whether he had offered Studio 41 credits to compensate for rework and whether he could provide an accounting of monies spent and orders placed, he answered none of these questions. Instead, he told me Family 2 had "close to 20 grand in extras," and when he offered to provide an accounting, "she started blowing a gasket that she wasn't going to pay for any of the extras. It's pretty annoying � when homeowners can do and say whatever they want � I front all the money then nobody wants to pay for one reason or another." Via email he added: "I am no longer in a construction business � I have found there is an impossible lack of knowledge when it comes to grasping construction, of which everyone seems to be an expert, and I can't manage a constant education."
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