House notes
Everything here comes off our own assembly floor: how we measure a wall before drawing a case for it, what baseboard does to a flat back, where the anchor goes and why a door that will not line up is usually a floor problem. Read them in any order.
Measure the wall first, then open the catalog
The three numbers to write down before you look at a single photograph, and why the smallest of them decides.
Baseboard, pipes and the gap behind a flat back
Why a flat-backed case never quite sits flush against an ordinary wall, and what to do about the inch it gives up.
Anchoring a tall case so it stays where you put it
Find the stud, use the bracket that came in the box, and understand why drywall alone is not an anchor.
An afternoon on the floor: how flat-pack assembly actually goes
Set up properly, sort the hardware first, and the case that looks like a two-day job goes together before dinner.
Getting doors and drawers to line up
Uneven gaps are almost never a manufacturing fault. Here is what they are telling you and which screw to turn.
Have the numbers already?
If the wall is measured and you just want to see what clears it, the wall fit bench filters the whole catalog by span in one press. Otherwise start with the measuring note above and come back with three figures written down.