That job in the old Savannah house where every single drawer was out of square by a quarter inch

It was a full kitchen install, and the client's existing cabinets were a mess. I spent three days just fixing the boxes before I could even think about new doors. The worst part was the owner watching over my shoulder, saying 'the last guy said it was fine.' I had to rebuild every drawer from scratch. What's the most out-of-whack base you've ever had to work with, and how did you salvage it?

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thomas3461mo ago

My old boss would just shim everything, but that house taught me to start from scratch.

the_morgan1mo ago

My first boss was the king of the shim too, Thomas346. Honestly, watching him stack five pieces of cardboard under a wobbly cabinet leg was like a weird art form. That method falls apart fast when you're dealing with a real fix, not just hiding the problem. Tbh, starting from scratch feels like more work up front, but you're not going back in six months to do it again. It's the difference between a quick patch and actually solving the thing for good.

olivia_allen1mo ago

Yeah, I was the same way until a job like that changed my mind.