Swingman wrote:

I did use a box "inserts" for all the drawers on the job below, mainly
due to the fact that the cabinetry (rails and stile nailed together,
totally out of square, and so flimsy that I couldn't guarantee the
client they would hold up under the intended use of holding hundreds
of pounds of paper files):

https://picasaweb.google.com/1113554...?noredirect=1#

Example of the shoddy work I'm talking about these days. The above was
in a 6 year old, $2.1m home, the trim on these cabinets fell off when
the painters were re-staining, and they simply could not have been
used, "as built" for what the client wanted to do.

OK, customers (almost all) wouldn't be able to tell good from bad, most go
only by general appearance, but the GC would. As would whatever sub made
the cabinets. So why such crummy work in a rather high end home? Were they
(GC and sub) just greedy thieves? Incompetent?

It does point up a problem that most - including me - have in finding
knowledgable, competent contractors at a fair price. IME, admittedly not
great, probably at least 50% are either looking to buy a yacht courtesy of
me, or don't know up from down. It can be tough finding a good one. Yes,
one can check referrals; trouble is, those past customers really aren't
qualified to judge good from bad...unless there was a major screwup, they
probably will say that all is fine. Which is why when one DOES find a good
one - such as you or Leon or others here - one should treasure them.