Rant: I keep seeing people skip the glue block behind a face frame and it's going to cause a racking problem in a year.

I've fixed three jobs from other shops this month where the cabinet doors started binding because the face frame wasn't braced properly against the carcase, and every time the builder said they thought pocket screws alone were enough.

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oscarcraig2mo ago

Wait, they just threw it in a truck? No wonder it fell apart.

xenarobinson2mo ago

Ugh, that hits close to home. I built a little shop cabinet for my truck a few years back, skipped the glue block because I was in a hurry. Thought the pocket screws looked solid. Fast forward six months of bumpy roads, and the whole thing wobbled like a loose tooth. Had to pull it all apart and brace it properly. Lesson learned the hard way.

dixon.amy26d ago

Every single industry has that one shortcut people take just to save 10 minutes, and it always ends up costing them 10 hours later. It's the same reason I see so many DIY flips using stick-on backsplash when real tile costs the same but actually lasts.