Six bay services for a cabinet run that closes true
DMB Contractors LLC runs cabinet fitting from the Cedar City workshop at 887 E Fiddlers Canyon Rd, Cedar City - 84721-7704, United States (US). Fit bays, hinge schedules and punch lists are worked on the same floor, in a fixed order, so a run never leaves the workshop with an open question still attached to it. Each of the six services below is a booked window with its own record sheet.
Fit Bay Bookings
A fit bay booking is the anchor of the whole process. It reserves one bay, one bench and one level rail for a named run across a defined window, which means the cabinet run stays in the same place from delivery to final walk. Because a bay is dedicated, the team can leave a jig clamped overnight, keep the hinge pattern marked on the bench and return to the exact same measurement the next morning. Bookings are taken against the schedule sheet and confirmed with the cabinetry lead, then logged with the delivery window and any dependencies such as countertop templating or wall blocking that must occur first. Most residential runs hold a bay for two to four working days, while larger built-in packages are split into sequenced bookings so one bay is never overloaded. A booking request should include the run location, the number of doors and drawers, and the date the cabinetry is expected on the floor.
Hinge Schedule Runs
Hinge schedule runs are the technical core of the bay. Before any door is hung, it is run against the approved schedule on the jig: cup centres are checked, overlay is measured, and swing direction is confirmed against the drawing. Doors that miss the pattern by even a small margin are corrected on the bench while they are still easy to handle, not on the wall where a correction means moving hardware through finished face material. The run also reconciles the hinge type against the door weight and the expected opening, since a light overlay door and a heavy full-height pantry door do not share the same pattern. Every completed run is marked with the bay letter and the date so a later replacement door can be matched to the original schedule rather than guessed.
Punch List Desks
The punch list desk is where open items stop being conversation and become record. Each item is written down, numbered and assigned to a named person, with a photograph where the issue is visual. Nothing is closed from memory. Worked items are re-read aloud at the bay at the end of the day, and a run only leaves the desk when every line carries a signature, a correction note or a corrected part number. Handling small items at the desk while the cabinet is still clamped keeps the fix in the workshop, which is far cheaper than returning to a finished room with tools. The desk also produces the short summary that travels with the run to the final walk sitting, so the client sees the same list that the bay worked from.
Level Check Windows
A level check window is a fixed slot set aside to test the run against the level rail and the floor datum before the countertop is set. Both the front edge and the back edge are checked, along with any intermediate cabinet joints and the alignment of adjacent runs. Readings are recorded on the bay sheet with the date and the person who took them, because a number that is written down can be defended later. Southern Utah sees wide humidity swings between seasons and timber moves with them, so the level check is repeated at install rather than trusted from the workshop alone. Where shimming is needed, the shim plan is noted so the toe kick and trim reveal are built to cover it cleanly instead of leaving a visible gap.
Trim Color Reviews
Trim and filler pieces are reviewed under the bay lamp at the same time as the door faces, so a colour is never approved on a sample chip alone. The review compares the trim shade against the actual run, checks for drift between batches, and records the approved shade by code. That record matters after handover, because a later touch-up or a replacement filler needs to match the original run without a second discussion. Reviews are short, usually under an hour, but they are never skipped. Colour drift on trim is one of the most common reasons a client notices a cabinet run after the fact, and a small review window in the bay removes that risk before the trim is fixed.
Final Walk Sittings
The final walk sitting is the closing service. The client walks the completed run in the bay door by door, drawer by drawer, with the punch sheet in hand, checking operation, alignment, reveal consistency and finish. The sitting is deliberately unhurried, because this is the point where a small preference can still be resolved without a return visit. The walk closes with a signed handover note and a short list of any agreed follow-up items with dates. Once the note is signed the bay is released for the next booking, and the run record is filed with the schedule, the level readings and the trim approval, so the whole history of the cabinet run sits in one place.
How a run moves through the bay
- Booking. The run is reserved against a bay, bench and level rail, and the delivery window is logged.
- Hinge schedule. Doors are run against the approved pattern on the jig before any wall work begins.
- Level check. The run is measured against the rail and the floor datum, with readings recorded on the bay sheet.
- Punch desk. Open items are numbered, owned and closed with a signature or a corrected part.
- Trim review. Trim and fillers are matched against the run under the bay lamp and recorded by shade code.
- Final walk. The client walks the run, signs the handover note and the bay is released.
Reserve a bay for your cabinet run
Send the run location, door and drawer count, and the expected delivery date to start a booking.
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