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CGI Construction in La Selva Beach, CA | Framework Contractors
We provide CGI sales & service for cabinets, countertops, and storage systems throughout La Selva Beach, from full kitchen remodels to hinge replacements. The one thing that makes our CGI work here different is simple: we spec for salt fog and coastal permitting, because a cabinet package that lasts twenty years inland will corrode in three seasons on the beach side of town. Call us at (844) 681-3590 and we’ll tell you straight whether your CGI kitchen needs hardware, new boxes, or a full replacement.
We’ve installed and serviced CGI cabinetry and countertops across the Monterey Bay coast for over a decade, and our crew knows CGI’s Shaker and Euro lines cold. But we’re not a CGI dealer and we don’t sell CGI warranties. We’re an independent contractor, which means we recommend what works for your house, not what moves a manufacturer’s inventory. Noel Carbajal, our owner, put it plainly once: “Build it right the first time – the second time costs twice as much and nobody’s happy.” That’s the standard we bring to every La Selva Beach job.
Why La Selva Beach Residents Choose Us for CGI Service
Most contractors in Santa Cruz County can hang a cabinet. Very few understand what CGI’s specific construction means for a house sitting a few hundred yards from Monterey Bay. Factory-trained in CGI’s installation tolerances, our team knows where these cabinets fail and why: the hinge plates, the drawer slide mounting points, the particleboard box seams behind the sink.
Noel grew up working with his uncle patching stucco and reroofing porches in Santa Ana, then spent years in the Construction Technology program at Santiago Canyon College learning to read structural drawings. He’s now spent the better part of three decades building and remodeling, and his two sons have both put in summers on the crew. That hands-on background means we don’t guess at coastal conditions; we’ve fixed the results of other contractors’ guessing. La Selva Beach homeowners also get a single point of contact for every scope, because we handle cabinetry, countertops, windows, and structural work under one contract. One contractor. Every system.
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Common CGI Construction Problems We Solve in La Selva Beach
- Corroded hinges and drawer slides. Salt-laden fog off Monterey Bay attacks nickel-plated hardware within two to three years on beachfront properties. We’ve opened cabinets in La Selva Beach where the hinges crumbled at the touch. We replace with marine-grade stainless or hot-dip galvanized hardware, never the same OEM spec that failed.
- Sand and grit in tracks and slides. Blowing sand works its way into drawer tracks and soft-close mechanisms, grinding them down. On homes closer to the bluff edge, this happens fast. We clean, re-lubricate, and where the damage is done, swap in new heavy-duty slides.
- Swollen and delaminated cabinet boxes. Wind-driven rain off winter storms finds poorly flashed exterior walls, and particleboard box sides soak it up. We inspect the framing and flashing, not just the cabinet, then give you an honest repair-versus-replace answer based on whether the boxes have taken irreversible moisture damage.
- Faded and cracked cabinet finishes. UV pours through older single-pane windows on south- and west-facing walls. CGI finishes on those walls fade unevenly and eventually crack. We can reface or replace the affected sections, and we’ll talk through window upgrades that protect the new work.
- Failed coastal hardware on otherwise good boxes. This one’s common in La Selva Beach: the cabinet boxes are solid but every hinge and slide is shot. We don’t sell you a new kitchen. We replace the hardware with coastal-spec components and you get another decade out of what you have.
CGI Service in La Selva Beach: What Local Conditions Mean for Your Equipment
La Selva Beach is an unincorporated coastal community in Santa Cruz County, which means remodels and additions run through county permitting and coastal zoning rather than city hall. Much of the shoreline sits in a coastal hazard and erosion zone, and anything that alters exterior walls or windows pulls in geotechnical review and Coastal Commission oversight. That changes the sequence of a kitchen job. You don’t order cabinets first and deal with permits later. You get the coastal review moving before a single CGI box is purchased, because the Commission can require foundation upgrades, drainage changes, or window retrofits that shift the cabinet layout. For homeowners nearby, we also offer Aptos CGI service with the same coastal expertise. Inland Santa Cruz County jobs never face this step. On a 1960s ranch home off Sand Dollar Drive, we replaced a failing CGI Shaker kitchen where salt fog had corroded the original hinges and swelled the particleboard boxes near the sliding door. We installed new CGI all-wood cabinets with stainless steel hinges and hot-dip galvanized fasteners, then topped them with a quartz countertop. The homeowner noted the old cabinets had lasted only six years. Our coastal-spec installation is built to double that.
CGI Models & Products We Service in La Selva Beach
We service the full CGI lineup: Ready-to-Assemble Shaker-style cabinets, All-Wood Shaker and Euro-style lines, Quartz and Granite countertops fabricated through our local stone partners, and bathroom vanity and storage systems. If you’re in the hills east of town, ask about our CGI repair in Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley. Our parts approach is straightforward. We use OEM CGI hardware whenever it’s available, because fit and finish matter. But on coastal installations, we specify marine-grade stainless or hot-dip galvanized aftermarket fasteners and hinges where the OEM spec is the thing that failed. We keep common CGI hinge plates, slides, and mounting hardware stocked locally so La Selva Beach turnaround doesn’t stall waiting on a manufacturer shipment.
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Here’s what CGI work typically runs in this coastal market. These are the ranges we quote, and we stand behind them.
| Service | Typical Range |
|---|---|
| Kitchen Remodel | $14,000 – $45,000 |
| Cabinet Installation | $4,000 – $13,000 |
| Countertop Installation | $2,000 – $6,500 |
What drives the number in La Selva Beach is usually hardware spec and permit sequencing, not the cabinet boxes themselves. Coastal-grade hardware adds material cost. Coastal Commission review adds time. A free estimate from us walks through exactly what your house needs, in writing, line by line. Call (844) 681-3590 to schedule one, and you’ll know where your project lands before you commit to anything.
Serving La Selva Beach, CA — Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the La Selva Beach 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 La Selva Beach
If the work involves only swapping cabinet boxes, doors, and hardware in the same footprint, you typically do not need Coastal Commission approval. If the job touches exterior walls, windows, or structural elements, you very likely do. County planning will confirm, but we can tell you during the estimate which category your job falls into and what the timeline looks like. Call (844) 681-3590 and we’ll walk the site with you.
Start with coastal-spec hardware: marine-grade stainless or hot-dip galvanized hinges, slides, and fasteners rather than the standard nickel-plated parts that ship with most cabinet lines. Wipe down hardware and cabinet faces regularly to remove salt film, and consider dehumidification or improved ventilation in the kitchen. We install all CGI cabinetry in La Selva Beach with these upgrades as standard practice. We also provide CGI service in Day Valley with the same marine-grade specifications.
Yes, in most cases. We identify the exact CGI line and finish you have, then order matching components where the line is still in production. Where it isn’t, we work with our local fabricators to match the finish closely. Color matching on older UV-faded finishes takes a little more care, but we’ve done it many times along this coast.
A straightforward cabinet replacement takes one to two weeks from delivery, not counting permit lead time. If your project needs county or Coastal Commission review, add several weeks on the front end. We’ll give you a realistic schedule during the estimate so you’re not looking at an empty kitchen wondering where the cabinets are. Call (844) 681-3590 for a timeline specific to your house.
We warranty our installation workmanship, and the hardware and materials we install carry their own manufacturer warranties. Because we’re an independent contractor, we don’t administer CGI’s warranty program; we make that clear up front. What we do guarantee is coastal-spec installation that won’t corrode out the way the original hardware did.
Service Areas Near La Selva Beach
Our crews cover the full coastal and inland corridor, including CGI service in Corralitos and CGI service in Morgan Hill. Most of our work stretches across Santa Cruz County and up into the South Bay. If you’re within reach of La Selva Beach service area, we can likely get to you within the week.
Book Your CGI Service in La Selva Beach Today
Call (844) 681-3590 to schedule your free estimate. We’ll look at what you have, tell you what it needs, and give you a straight answer on cost and timeline. No pressure, no vague ranges, just a plan you can act on.
Written by Noel Carbajal, Owner at Framework Contractors, serving La Selva Beach and the Monterey Bay coast for over a decade.