Crooked cabinet doors had me ready to walk out, but a scrap wood alignment jig fixed everything in five minutes.

I was about to call it a day, but that jig lined all the doors up perfectly and saved the job.

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Honestly, that sounds like a band aid fix that just hides the real problem. If the doors were that crooked, the cabinets were probably installed wrong in the first place. A scrap of wood isn't going to fix a bad frame or warped hinges, it just forces them into place for now. You're gonna open and close those doors every day and that jig fix won't last. Sometimes you gotta take the time to do it right from the start instead of looking for a five minute save.

robertlopez10d ago

In my case, a thin shim behind the hinge actually held up for years with daily use, but your mileage may vary.

drewp752d ago

Saw a video last week where a carpenter said shims can work if the cabinet box is basically solid and it's just a tiny alignment issue. Sounds like that might be what happened for @robertlopez. But I get the other point too, if the whole frame is off then you're just fighting a losing battle. Makes me wonder how you even tell the difference without taking the whole door off to check.