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  "name": "Do kitchen cabinets get installed before or after countertops?",
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      "name": "Do kitchen cabinets get installed before or after countertops?",
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        "text": "Kitchen cabinets must be installed before your countertops are measured and fabricated. Countertop fabricators require the base cabinets to be permanently leveled, plumbed, and securely anchored to wall studs before creating accurate templates. Installing countertops on improperly secured or unlevel cabinets can lead to cracked stone surfaces, misaligned seams, and improper sink cutouts. Once base boxes and any support framing for islands are locked into place, the countertop team measures the exact footprint for fabrication.",
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        "description": "Cabinets are always installed before countertops so the base units can be perfectly leveled and secured, allowing fabricators to measure accurate templates."
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  "description": "Cabinets are always installed before countertops so the base units can be perfectly leveled and secured, allowing fabricators to measure accurate templates."
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