Best week I ever had was installing cabinets for a new hospital wing in Dallas last fall

We had 60 days to finish 120 rooms and the GC was breathing down our necks. Monday morning the layout prints showed a 2 inch gap on every upper cabinet in the east wing. I spent 3 days reshooting laser lines and rechecking the wall studs. By Thursday afternoon we found the building's concrete slab was poured 2 inches low in that whole section. Once we adjusted the base cabinets everything clicked. Finished Friday at 5pm with zero callbacks. Has anyone else had a job where the building itself was the problem not your work?

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nancygrant3d ago

You're saying the building was at fault, but I'd push back a little here. It sounds like the slab issue is just one of those things that happens on any large project, not a sign of shoddy construction. Checking the foundation before you start hanging cabinets is part of the job, even if it costs you a few extra days.

jana1193d ago

Read a blog that said checking slab height first saves days. @nancygrant has a point.

robin_henderson812d ago

60 rooms in and 2 inches off, NancyGrant must've been the one who poured that slab.