Finish TradesQuestion 243 of 700
A run of tall cabinets meets a wall that is not perfectly straight. To make the cabinet side fit tightly against the wavy wall, the finish carpenter should:
a.Force the cabinet against the wall and caulk the gaps
b.Cut the wall studs to match the cabinet
c.Leave a visible gap and cover it with a wide molding
d.Scribe the cabinet side (or a filler) to the wall contour and trim to that line
Explanation
Scribing transfers the wall's irregular contour onto the cabinet side or a filler strip, which is then trimmed to that line for a tight, gap-free fit. Forcing and caulking looks poor, cutting studs is not the fix, and a wide molding is a crude cover-up rather than a proper fit.
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