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Gaps Opening Up After Cabinet Installation
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From contributor J: Run over with your drill, some 4.5" screws, and pull the wall to the cabinet through the cabinet side panel. No charge - buy me and the wife dinner when you see me. From contributor T: This happens once in a while. It's always in the winter when moisture is low (in Montana anyway) and does heal itself somewhat in the spring. I attach all my splashes to the countertop, not the wall. Use paintable caulk between splash and wall so you can caulk over it if needed. From contributor J: Most common reason for this is cheap, wet, green lumber, and usually builders to match. From contributor B: Or when you screwed them to the wall, it pulled them back where the front came off the ground, and then when time and weight were added, they bent down and came away from wall on top. But I doubt that's what happened here. From contributor M: I wish I had $1.00 for every time a contractor screwed up on the foundation, so the house settled, and then tried to blame me for a bad install on the cabs. About the only way to fix the problem is to jack up the floor. And unless the questioner built the house or had anything to do with the floor, and it was the floor that sagged, then the questioner is off the hook. I did a job once where the floors were out of level, the walls were out of level and out of square. Would you like to add information to this article? Interested in writing or submitting an article? Have a question about this article? Have you reviewed the related Knowledge Base areas below? 
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