How am I, the consumer, supposed to know if a cab is not square? Some items were replaced three times due to paint issues and door cracks. I specifically went with what I thought was a brand name.

Frustrating!

Can't anything ever be easy?

Easy = Something later will hit the fan that will cost triple because you'll need to have "easy" redone and other damage fixed because "easy" was hiding it.

Take my word for it:
3x now on my roof & now my back porch is leaking
4x on the new gutters
4x on different plumbing issues
2x moving the water softener & well tank to prevent freezing
ALL my electric rerun
2x having my whole back porch rebuilt
will be 3rd time having barn rebuilt
2x on my MBR install because my plumber just plain SUCKED (& wudn't listen)
Even 2nd time on extermination for termites.
Shall I stop?

Actually, I bet there are many things in our remodels that go just swimmingly, but we never notice those. Only the problems stand out. When I talk about my GC, I list the screwups, but he actually did a lot of stuff well, too. Human nature, I guess.

Ginny, you are right! Thank you for the perspective.

The cabs are in. He has to come back after we install the toe kick heater and purchase the range hood and accessories to do the crown and toe kick molding.

Oh, I can't wait.

I'm actually wondering if it's not tendonitis, but some nerve damage. I have gone thru a weird spell of knocking my elbows on something. That bone that sticks out must be 3 feet wide, because I turn a corner and WHAM. This whole thing started shortly after the first few big bumps. I have considered this conclusion because my sister ran into something and it hurt her down thru her wrist and up into her shoulder!

Ginny is right. We see so much wrong. I'll bet the work people would like to hear something good once in awhile! Mine? They just disappear with my money or materials, so I don't have a chance to congratulate them on something good.

I'm looking forward to seeing your kitchen. And don't worry about shims. That's what we all use to get things square. What's the difference if they're on the wall or the cabinet as long as the cabs close properly, right?

Have your installer check that doors and drawers fit on the "made them work" racked cabs early on to test the fit and appearance.

Christine, have you considered a chiropractor? My family always used a chiro but I was very skeptical until I pinched nerves in my neck and back trying to shovel my car out of a snow bank. I was in AGONY. I went and found great relief after the first visit. It took about 3 visits and the nerve pain was greatly relieved. I am just very careful now how I carry heavy things and how I shovel out my car. I hope you feel better soon.

I wish. I recently couldn't even get the right paint color which I realized AFTER I had painted a bunch of stuff with the wrong color.

I too would be worried about the drawers and doors though, with out of square cabs.

Plus, I don't want someone messing with my elbows.
Now, acupuncture? My neighbor trains all the acupuncturists in the area, so I've just started considering talking with him.

I realize chiropractic therapy has its place, but it makes me nauseous when something on my body cracks by itself, let alone paying someone to do that to me! LOL!

You're probably tired of "Have you tried X?" posts asking things that are totally obvious, but here's another, just in case. :-)

Have you tried seeing a neurologist? I'm seeing one for upper back and neck pain. He did a whole bunch of weird neurological tests on me the first time I saw him. Since I have a tiny bit of tingling in my wrists, he did a test of the ulnar nerves in my elbows, and maybe the other nerve in there too. I can't remember the details, just that it's something they can check and can try to fix if the pain is bad enough.

(In my case we decided not to mess with the occasional tingling in my wrists and feet. It's sort of lost in the noise compared to the neck and upper back issues and isn't causing any real-life problems.)

I have a similar opinion of chiropractors. I've tried them once or twice but it didn't do any good except maybe in the very short term. And then I started hearing horror stories like "Yeah, every year we get maybe one or two people in our ER with minor strokes due to vertebral artery tears caused by improper neck manipulation." Um, no thanks! I might let one work on my lower back if I ever have problems there, but that's it.

I hope you heal up soon!

Laura

lwerner, I heard that stroke thing AFTER I had my treatment about the cracking of the neck leading to strokes. I never had my neck cracked again but it did make me feel better and I was in agony. My chiro did mention seeing a neurologist if I didn't get any relief but thankfully (maybe it was positive thinking) I didn't need to do that.

All I can say is I wish good health to all. Money is nice and I have been told can be a lot of fun but without good health, it means nothing.

Oh, BTW, I took my leveler thng to all my cabs and they are square front, back and sides so I guess Shim City is doing okay. Now, if I could just get my Riverby sink and vent hood, I might be okay. But the second my installer left, my orange girl cat was in there checking things out and I thought I was going to rip the cabs out of the wall with my bare hands. She immediately found the open space between the wall and the back of the lazy susan and jumped down. I told myself to remain calm but ran to get the bag of cat treats and shook it. She was able to right herself and jump out but now one of the shelves is over the open space. It took less than 1 minute for mischief to take place! =^..^=

Have a great day!

I hadn't considered a neurologist. It might be the way to go, because thinking about it, this pain does follow the ulnar nerve.

Tingling in your fingers, depending upon the finger, can tell you which vertebrae in your neck is impinging what nerve. That can be fixed with (yoga) stress relief, alignment, and patience. Normally, anyway. But it takes time to work your body like this, rather than a nice loud SNAP! I wish YOU luck! :)

I think I'll call my neighbor...

I love my Chiro and my life would be much harder and more painful without him. He's a highly skilled individual and neurologists refer people to him, which is saying something. Never a good idea to have blanket prejudices against a group or individuals...

Catlover: glad your cabs are working out!

I'm more likely to head for an osteopath. I tend to go to alternative medicines before I head for traditional treatments. The steroid thing I did was simply because the Dr. (whom I think is quite on top of things) wouldn't renew my cholesterol meds without a physical. Since I'm healthy as a horse and never go, I had to acquiesce. I wasn't hip to the steroid thing and am glad to be past it.

But no, deedles, I am not at all blanketing all chiros together, more than I would shoe salesmen. I just cannot tolerate the cracking and what I know it does to the vertebrae.

Well, the guy sounds like a miracle worker. He deserves some slack -- and frankly, I think he'll be fine fixing it. Given how hard he must have sweated those cabinets? This sounds like nuttin' !