The client in Denver insisted on a 1/32 reveal for all the drawer fronts

We agreed on it during the design phase last month, but now that the cabinets are assembled, that tiny gap feels impossible to get perfectly even across all twelve drawers. My usual method with a spacer block just isn't cutting it for this kind of precision. Has anyone dialed in a reliable technique for a reveal this tight on a full kitchen set?

3 comments

3 Comments

the_tara2mo ago

Honestly, have you tried a dial indicator on a magnetic base? (Sounds extra, I know). But for that kind of tolerance, you need to measure the gap, not just space it.

keithward2mo ago

A dial indicator? For kitchen cabinets? That's a new level of shop class precision I never thought I'd hear. My whole body just tensed up thinking about trying to hold that tolerance on site with normal house settling and everything. The client really picked a number that sounds more like a machinist's blueprint.

sandraf8417d ago

Wait, you used to think that was overkill too? lol I remember rolling my eyes when a high end client pulled out a digital level on me years ago. But honestly, that job changed my whole outlook. The cabinets were dead level and the doors finally stopped binding after a month. House settling is real but if you shim it right and use good hardware, that tolerance holds way better than you'd think. I started bringing a dial indicator with a magnetic base to tricky installs after that, just to check myself. It sounds nuts but once you see the difference it makes on a tight gap, you stop caring what anyone thinks.