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  "name": "What can go wrong when replacing kitchen cabinets, especially in an older San Diego home?",
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      "name": "What can go wrong when replacing kitchen cabinets, especially in an older San Diego home?",
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        "text": "The biggest risks are ordering incorrect sizes, discovering moisture or wall damage after removal, overlooking appliance clearances, and assuming utility changes are included. A written scope and field verification reduce these problems.\n\n**Context:** Cabinets may conceal plumbing leaks, uneven floors, or non-square walls. Moving a sink, adding circuits, changing gas service, or altering a wall can change both the work sequence and permit needs.\n\n**Key factors:**\n- Measure appliances before final cabinet approval\n- Inspect for leaks and moisture damage\n- Confirm filler panels, corner clearances, and door swings\n- Identify utility changes before demolition\n\n**Practical guidance:** Do not approve final cabinet orders until measurements and appliance specifications are checked. Keep a contingency for concealed conditions and ask how discovered issues will be documented.\n\nElite Remodeling & Design can review existing conditions during design and coordinate related construction work.",
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        "description": "Common problems include incorrect measurements, hidden leaks, uneven floors, out-of-square walls, appliance-clearance errors, and unplanned utility work. Verify appliances and wall conditions before ordering, and use a written process for documenting concealed conditions and changes."
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  "description": "Common problems include incorrect measurements, hidden leaks, uneven floors, out-of-square walls, appliance-clearance errors, and unplanned utility work. Verify"
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