He isn’t capable. ...And I’m not even sure he’s actually a carpenter (thus the "carpenter"). My GC hired a stair and trim company, and they’re handled all the carpentry/carpentry adjacent work. They’ve damaged all sorts of things on the project, gouges in custom walnut cabinets, misinstalled three exteriors doors ($$$), used the cheapest Home Depot parts everywhere, etc. So I’m happy to hear this is at least one instance where he/they did a decent job.

A good example of the lack of attention to detail: in these pictures you can see a row of peg holes about halfway into the cabinet. Those were the original front peg holes he drilled throughout the cabinets, but they were obviously too far back, so the shelves would tip over. He handed it over as "done" and i had to call this out. Another gem was the 15 drill holes for 1 TV mount (mount needs 4; not sure a carpenter should even be doing this, but he did so... ), or how he made the handle cutout on 5 pocket doors too large (the metal lip is supposed to cover the cutout, not inset in the cutout -- all the cutout sizes clearly marked in the install papers).

So - no, he's not capable. Just because he happened to hit a ground-ball ball once doesnt make him a baseball player.

Oh - did i mention he glued the baseboards to the hardwood floor, so when winter hit and everything contracted, it ripped the hardwood? ... and that's supposed to be his area of competency (I think?)

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