Kitchen remodeling
Bathroom remodeling
Home additions & ADU
Roofing
Windows & doors
Driveway & pavers
FenceFree written scope consultation - allowances, timeline, and change-order rules on paper before a single trade is scheduled
CGI Construction in San Francisco, CA | Framework Contractors
We provide our CGI services including cabinet installation, refacing, and repair across San Francisco. The thing that makes our CGI work here different: we sequence cabinet and casework jobs around the city’s soft-story retrofit and DBI permitting reality, because a kitchen that gets installed before the foundation is addressed will tell you about it within a year or two. Call (844) 681-3590 for a straight answer on your project. Framework Contractors has spent years working inside this city’s pre-war wood-frame housing stock, and we know how CGI boxes behave when the wall behind them is not actually straight.
Why San Francisco Residents Choose Us for CGI Service
CGI cabinetry is frameless, full-overlay, and built for tight reveals, which means it punishes sloppy installation. On an Edwardian wall that is out of plumb by an inch or more, a CGI door will drag, bind, or refuse to close within months if the installer did not shim and scribe correctly. We have corrected enough of those kitchens in the Richmond, the Sunset, Noe Valley, and Bernal Heights to know exactly where the failure points are before we start. Noel Carbajal grew up working on old wood-frame houses with his uncle, and he has spent nearly three decades learning what happens when cabinets meet settling foundations. Build it right the first time, the second time costs twice as much and nobody’s happy.
We are an independent CGI service provider, not authorized, sponsored, or endorsed by CGI. That independence matters here. It means we tell you when a box is worth saving and when a swollen gable is a goner. It means we source CGI-matched OEM hinges and slides where the cabinet is still serviceable, and we use quality aftermarket hardware where the OEM part is discontinued. We are a full-scope general contractor too, so when a cabinet job turns into a wall, floor, or framing correction, we handle that under the same contract, same crew, same point of contact.
Styles & brands we work with
Common CGI Construction Problems We Solve in San Francisco
- Swollen and delaminating door and drawer fronts on fog-belt exteriors. North- and west-facing kitchens in the Sunset and Richmond districts sit against cold, damp exterior walls for months at a time. CGI doors and drawer fronts absorb that moisture and start to swell or delaminate. We replace the affected fronts and, more importantly, address the moisture path so the next set doesn’t do the same.
- Hinge tear-out from frameless gables on out-of-plumb walls. Euro-style hinges carry a lot of load, and when they’re screwed into particleboard on a wall that has drifted off level over a century, the screws eventually let go. We see this constantly in older Edwardians. The fix is not bigger screws; it’s re-planing the wall or sistering the cabinet back, then remounting the hardware properly.
- Wicking and rot at toe kicks and lower gables over raised foundations. A huge share of San Francisco kitchens sit above garage spaces or open crawl areas with poor vapor control. The cabinet base becomes a sponge for whatever moisture is moving up from below. Toe kicks soften, lower gables swell, and the cabinet loses structural integrity. We replace what has failed and recommend the vapor barrier work that stops it from repeating.
- Rusted hinges and corroded drawer slides near the sink. Salt-laden marine air is a real thing in this city, even miles from the beach. We routinely replace rusted hardware on CGI sink cabinets in homes from the Outer Sunset to the Mission. Stainless slides and rust-resistant hinges solve it permanently.
- Peeling laminate and thermofoil edges in under-vented kitchens. When a prior remodel tied the range hood into a recirculating unit instead of venting to the exterior, heat and humidity build up along the south-facing wall. CGI thermofoil and laminate door fronts start lifting at the edges. Sometimes we re-edge; sometimes we re-front. We will tell you which one makes sense.
CGI Service in San Francisco: What Local Conditions Mean for Your Equipment
San Francisco construction is dominated by the reality that nearly every project is a remodel, seismic retrofit, or infill addition on a narrow, tightly packed lot in dense pre-1930s stick-and-soft-story housing. The permitting gauntlet, SF DBI plus Planning plus Historic Preservation for anything in a historic district, and the mandatory Soft-Story Retrofit Ordinance mean scheduling and code navigation are the defining skills here, not just building. What this means for a CGI kitchen or bath: your cabinet installation frequently has to be sequenced around a separately permitted seismic or foundation upgrade that is not in our scope but still governs our schedule. On attached Noe Valley or Mission parcels, we have watched cabinet jobs sit for months while a shear-wall permit works through DBI plan check. Nobody is happy about it, but ignoring it means installing cabinets on a foundation that is about to move. We plan for that reality from the first site visit, and we tell you the truth about timing on day one. See our broader San Francisco service area for more on how we work across the city.
On a narrow sloped block in Noe Valley, we were called to re-front a 1990s CGI frameless kitchen in an Edwardian where the rear wall had settled and every upper door was dragging. We found the gables still solid but the hinges torn loose and the lower sink cabinet wicking moisture from the raised foundation below. We sistered the wall plane, replaced the swollen sink gable, and re-hung the original fronts on new soft-close hardware. The homeowner kept their kitchen instead of paying for a full replacement.
CGI Models & Products We Service in San Francisco
We work on CGI Euro-style frameless full-overlay cabinetry, the brand’s Shaker and raised-panel overlay lines, and the all-plywood box construction with soft-close hardware that CGI has produced over the decades. We also handle CGI quartz and laminate countertop programs, including edge repairs and seam work. Our approach to parts is simple: if the box is still square and dry, we source CGI-matched OEM hinges, slides, and door fronts where they are still available. If the OEM part has been discontinued, we use quality aftermarket hardware like Blum-style soft-close hinges and stainless slides. And our honest stance on repair versus replace: a CGI box that is still square is worth re-fronting and re-hardware-ing. A particleboard gable that has swollen or gone soft near a damp wall is a replace, because no hinge or slide will fix a failed panel. We also provide broader CGI sales and service for clients who want help specifying the right line for a remodel.
See the difference
Before
After
Before
After
Before
AfterCGI Service Pricing in San Francisco
What drives the cost of a CGI cabinet or kitchen job in San Francisco is, first, the condition of the walls and floor the cabinets will hang on. A plumb, square room with a dry foundation is straightforward. An Edwardian with a settled rear wall, a damp crawl space, and subfloor deflection will cost more because the structure has to come correct before the cabinetry can truly work. Here are the ranges we currently work within for this market:
| Service | Price Range |
|---|---|
| Cabinet Installation | $4720 – $15340 |
| Full Kitchen Remodel | $16520 – $53100 |
| Small Kitchen Remodel | $10620 – $23600 |
| Countertop Installation | $2360 – $7670 |
| Bathroom Remodel | $10620 – $33040 |
| Bathroom Vanity Installation | $945 – $3540 |
Every free estimate includes a written line-item quote and a straight answer about what condition your walls and foundation are in before a single cabinet is ordered. Call (844) 681-3590 and we will send someone out to look.
Serving San Francisco, CA — Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the San Francisco service area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage — if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs – CGI Construction in San Francisco
Yes, and we do it regularly. The key is that we correct the wall or plane behind the cabinets first, by shimming, scribing, or sistering, rather than forcing the frameless boxes to conform to a surface that has drifted. If the wall movement is a sign of a deeper foundation issue, we tell you that before any cabinet order is placed. Call (844) 681-3590 and we will take a look at your specific kitchen.
If the gable has swollen or gone soft, it’s a replace. No hinge or slide will fix a failed panel, and the moisture that caused the swelling is still moving. If the box is still square and dry and only the hardware has rusted, we can repair it with stainless slides and re-hang the doors. Pricing depends on what we find, so call (844) 681-3590 for a free evaluation.
In most cases, a straight cabinet or vanity replacement does not require a DBI permit when we are not moving walls, plumbing, or electrical. If your project includes those changes, or if it triggers soft-story or structural review due to the building’s status, we will tell you exactly what needs to be pulled and handle the permits as part of our scope. The answer changes per building, so call (844) 681-3590 with your address and we will check.
It will degrade hardware and door surfaces faster than in a dry inland climate, especially on north- and west-facing exterior walls and near unvented kitchens. The finish and laminate edges will show wear sooner, and hardware will rust. That does not make CGI cabinets a bad choice here, it just means the installation matters more. Proper vapor control, a vented hood, and rust-resistant hardware mitigate most of it. We can assess your kitchen’s exposure during a free estimate.
It can, but there is a real risk in sequencing it that way. If the foundation or shear-wall work is still pending, the building will move when that work happens, and newly re-hung doors and drawer fronts can go out of alignment. We generally recommend waiting until the structural permit is cleared and the heavy work is done, or at minimum sequencing the cabinet work in phases. Call (844) 681-3590 and we will give you a timing recommendation based on your specific building.
Service Areas Near San Francisco
We serve San Francisco’s core ZIP codes including 94127, 94128, 94129, and 94130. For clients in adjacent neighborhoods and communities, we also cover CGI cabinet and casework work in Chinatown and over the Golden Gate in Tiburon, plus the broader Bay Area corridor. If you are just outside those areas, call and ask.
Book Your CGI Service in San Francisco Today
Whether it’s a single vanity or a full kitchen, we will tell you what your walls and foundation are really doing before a cabinet gets ordered. Call (844) 681-3590 for a free estimate from Framework Contractors.
Written by Noel Carbajal, Owner at Framework Contractors, serving San Francisco with independent CGI cabinet and construction expertise.