We always use a template..... I would be curious to see how he plans on fixing the problem!

Mine does. And makes one if necessary.

I bought all the templates I could find and ended up modifying one to fit my situation. It made the process go extremely quickly. Planning the mod to the template took longer than it took to drill 21 cabinet pulls.

The 2 GCs I have used in the past both used jigs/templates. Why would you want to take the risk and lose money by having to replace cabinet doors and drawers when things come out wonky?

Mine have also always met with me and gone over knob/pull placement before touching any doors/drawers.

Does your GC think he isn't a "real man" if he has to use a jig/template? *rolling eyes*

Why is your installer arguing about the need for a template when he couldn't install the knobs and pulls evenly without one? That he made mistakes without one and still insists on not using one to correct his mistakes is pure stupidity. I installed my own pulls, but created a template first when the pre-made one I'd purchased wasn't quite up to par.

@jellytoast: I agree completely. My dad is a carpenter and he said that he and everyone he ever worked with on a kitchen job used them.

Real pros use jigs.

I've had 5 or 6 different installers for various projects over the past few years. They all used jigs. Yep, they were pros.

It just makes sense. Jigs save SO much time and increase quality. Time is money. Pros use jigs.

As a person who HATES ANY SORT OF PREP, and while I sympathize with someone wanting to jump in and start drilling, even I am smart enough to know that a LITTLE time up from with a jig will save a lot of time later AND give a consistent quality product.

Now.... if he doesn't want to take the time to adjust the doors so that all the gaps are consistent and everything matches up correctly - then using a jig won't be for him - because that will just draw attention to the adjustment problem!

And really - getting the adjustments 'just so' really make a kitchen look their absolute best. In fact, a well adjusted / perfect / even less expensive cab can look way better than an expensive one with crappy or no adjustment.

Pros use jigs. Clearly, this guy is far from being a pro.

I've had several cabinet installers not use jigs. They could use a tape measure adequately though. Never had too much of an issue with a cabinet installer goofing up pulls. "Carpenters", well yes, a lot of those think that because they can cut crown molding, they can do it all. Some can. Some can't.