The biggest problem I see, is that either you told him, or you thought you told him. Big difference. Hanging all of this on him, without knowing specifically what was said, probably isnt going to go over very well. If you decide to change it, its gonna be costly, for whoever gets to pay for it. I do agree about the countertop on the dining room side being a problem. With that said, if it were mine, I'd: Assuming they are framed cabinets, then, you could leave the uppers as they are, have the cabinet guy trim 1/4 inch off of each base scribe in the range opening. This would pull the base to the right 1/2 inch, allowing you to at least have a half inch overhang on your counter, and the counter would line up with the upper above, regardless. Typically, I try to line the countertop up with the upper anyway, and not worry about the base lining up in these types of applications. I think it looks better when ending tile, backsplashes, wallpaper etc. That seems to be the easiest fix to all of the problems, without having to rebuild 3 cabinets this late in the game.

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After seeing this thread the other day, I decided to give Ree's macaroni salad a try. DH won't eat a macaroni/pasta salad that isn't mayonnaise based, so I'm a bit limited there. I made several substitutions and additions, because I didn't want to go shopping and used what I had in the pantry. And DH insisted on having peas and boiled eggs in it. Those are his "musts" for macaroni salad. We both loved the result. Obviously, I didn't have that specific pickle; instead, I used sweet pickle relish and some juice from escabeche I canned last summer. How's that for spicy? DH was also concerned that it didn't have mustard in it. He kept trying to get me to put ingredients in it that I used in my regular go to salad. I wanted different. The dressing Ree made accomplished that. He did suggest that I make it again and add shrimp to it. Sounds good to me. I rarely miss a Pioneer Woman episode, but must have missed that one. Thanks for guiding me to it.

I’m going to agree with Joseph on this one. You basically have two choices but both will require you to replace the screws. (Depending in the size of the screw that’s in there go with a stainless #8x2.5” trim head). I’d start by backing out a couple screws and hitting it with a sander to test how deep the staining goes. If it’s surface then you can replace the screws without flipping the boards and just give it a good sanding. Option 2) If staining is deep you can try flipping the board hoping there’s no staining on the underside and face screw the boards back down. Option 3) and one I would’ve recommended from the get go... Use a biscuit joiner like Joseph showed in the video and cut a slot in the side of the board while utilizing a product like the Eb-ty Precision Clips for Ipe which I believe are the best product in the hidden fastener market. Unfortunately though, if you go the hidden fastener route, now you’ll be looking at empty screw holes on the face of your boards. Whichever route you go, while certainly a bit of a hassle, the issue is pretty readily rectifiable. Part of the beauty of wood over composite decking. Worst case scenario sanding should solve the problem and you’re deck will look like brand new...