Unpopular opinion: I gave up on pocket screws for face frames

I was building kitchen cabinets for a remodel in Tacoma and used pocket screws on all the face frames like I always do. On the third day, I noticed a tiny gap opening up on a long frame... maybe 1/16 of an inch. The wood just moved with the humidity change in the house. I learned that for me, the clamping action of a good glue joint is just more reliable over time. Has anyone else had frames shift on them like that?

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bettyg9322d ago

Wait you're in Tacoma too? That humidity shift off the sound is no joke. I swear my own front door swells shut every fall. Seeing a gap open up after just three days would make me lose my mind, especially on a kitchen job.

riley5822d ago

Tell me about it, bettyg93. I spent a whole weekend planing down a door that was sticking, only for the rain to hit and it swung loose like a saloon gate. The wood in these old houses just gives up. You get a dry week and suddenly your floorboards are talking back, creaking like they've got something to say. Makes you wonder if the house is settling or just sighing.