What brand of cabinetry is this? How did you source it? Who installed this? A cabinet company, or your contractor?

A professional cabinet installer for sure did not do that work. Maybe “a contractor” did, but no one associated with an intimate knowledge of cabinetry ruins things like that.

New crown must be ordered and installed by someone with actual

skill. The product level did not help with the issues. It was unforgiving.

They are white shaker cabinets. They were installed with a new construction home I purchased. A “handyman” the developer knew did the cabinets and was the same guy to come back and repair the cabinets. I know the quality of the cabinets is not ideal.. but the work done to them baffles me.

I think it looks like they may have been installed in another house and then changed out and you got them. BTW, crown molding is the most difficult kind of trim to install so you want a skilled person doing it which isn't this person unfortunately.

Crown molding: wood "seam" needs to be caulked, corner needs sanding, and then paint. With the holes that have been drilled, it looks like your cabinets were installed somewhere else first...and it looks like very poor installation technique! And the shelving shouldn't bee bowing. I would definitely have your contractor out to determine a solution - don't pay for the work yet!!

There’s nothing about any of that that shouldn’t be redone. Including all new cabinetry from a reputable source. Not Habitat 2nd hand imports that were rejected once.

If that is the quality that is acceptable to your builder, then take a really long hard look at the rest of the home. You’ll find similar hack work there too. And you might not want to buy this house.

@Taylor Higgins I wasn't suggesting anyone else used them, just that the builder probably did a spec house that someone wanted the cabinets changed out or the builder bought them from someone who had that situation. If you have random holes all over the place, they were definitely installed someplace else. Maybe even a show room for cabinets.

This looks like someone with no pride in their work - just hurry up and get out. That has to be the worst crown molding tough up I have ever seen. Not sure why there are holes above and below the hinges - most installers remove the doors and do the screws that join the cabinet together behind the hinges so you don't see them. The hole at the top of the cabinet could be for the heel of the crown molding or fascia, but usually you fill that in with something so it isn't so bold.

Get the builder in there asap and keep taking pictures - everywhere!

so sorry

Is this finished? I mean, he's not coming back to sand, smooth and paint this??

Helen Keller could have done a better job.

AS for the holes in the cabs, uh, no. You did pay for brand new, unused cabs? if so, then I'd want the ones w/o any holes in them.

The handy man guy? he needs to go and you need a pro kitchen cab and trim installer.

Okay who signed off on this mess. Who checked the cabinets on delivery ?I have no idea about the shelves warping but my gut tells me those were cheap cabinets to start.That crown is huge so I need to see the actual kitchen. who designed this ? Too much info left out.

The holes on top they're there to support the build-up for the crown, the holes on the sides they're there to attach cabinets to one another for a tight fit... The only issue is that installer did not pre-drilled holes for the screws this why it's so sloppy.

Here is a sample pre-drilled and not

The rest they just have a sloppy way of doing finished work, especially when it comes to the crown molding, which is usualy made out of solid wood with a cabinet finish, and molding goes for a good amount of $$$ so the install should be done with a more delicate and skillful approach.

Poor craftsmanship. The crown molding was obviously NOT mitered correctly. When crown molding is mitered correctly you should not have to do any sanding. You should NOT pay for that botched job. There also should not be any additional holes in any new cabinetry. It is quite a skill to install cabinets correctly and miter correctly. Always research your contractor and find out the skill level of any carpenter doing any work done n your home. I always research and read reviews as well as interview any craftsman doing work in my home and the I spent doing that pays off.