In a message dated 1/9/2001 10:57:18 AM Eastern Standard Time,
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<<  About a month after the cabinets
 were installed, the maple floor boards shrank, yielding a yawning 1/8" per
 board!   The gaps did get filled ... with formula, mashed carrots, rice
krispies and
 cat throw-up. >>

Just goes to show you that despite the disasters along the way, everything
works out in the end.  Besides which, think of the money you saved in 20
years' wear and tear on a dustpan.

Send your contractor a check.

Ralph