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CGI Construction in Miami, CA | Mason Remodeling
We provide independent CGI cabinet installation, refacing, and full kitchen remodeling across Miami, and the single factor that changes how we work here is the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone building code. CGI ready-to-assemble and semi-custom cabinet lines behave differently in Miami’s coastal humidity than they do inland, so our crews fasten, shim, and seal every box to resist pressure loads most remodelers never consider. If you need CGI service in Hialeah or anywhere in Miami from a team that knows wind-load rules and salt-air failure modes, call (803) 680-2547 for a free estimate, and we’ll put a written price in your hands before any tool comes off the truck.
Why Miami Residents Choose Us for CGI Service
Most cabinet installers can hang a box on a wall. Few can tell you why a CGI thermofoil door skin starts peeling at the corner after two humid summers, or why the factory drawer glides on a coastal install seize up while the same hardware runs fine ten miles inland. We’ve built enough CGI kitchens across Miami-Dade to know the difference, and we plan for it before the first cabinet leaves the box.
Isaac Pruett, our owner, grew up in the Sylmar end of the San Fernando Valley, where half the neighborhood spent weekends fixing what the last guy did wrong. He learned framing and finish work at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College, and after nearly two decades remodeling homes across Los Angeles, he checks every trim line and door reveal himself before calling a job done. His dad was a finish carpenter, and sloppy trim still bothers him personally. That standard travels to every CGI installation we run in Miami.
We’re an independent CGI service provider, which means we’re not manufacturer-authorized and we don’t pretend to be. What we are is local to Miami, stocked with the OEM hinges, glides, and touch-up kits that match your existing cabinet run, and ready to switch to higher-grade aftermarket hardware when the factory part is the weak link in coastal air.
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Common CGI Construction Problems We Solve in Miami
- Thermofoil and laminate door skins peeling at the edges. Miami’s year-round humidity and salt air work their way behind the factory glue line on CGI thermofoil doors, and the skin lifts at the corners first. We see it most on south- and east-facing kitchens where heat cycles stress the adhesive daily.
- Particleboard core boxes swelling at toe kicks and sink bases. A slow dishwasher leak or an AC condensate drip will sit unnoticed behind a CGI base cabinet in Miami’s damp air, and the particleboard core swells and crumbles. By the time you see it, the box usually needs replacement, not repair.
- Drawer glides corroding and sticking in coastal zip codes. CGI RTA cabinet glides are not all rated for salt air. On installs near the water, factory slides corrode and seize, and drawers drop out of track. We swap them for corrosion-resistant aftermarket slides as standard practice on coastal projects.
- Factory painted finishes yellowing and chalking on sun-exposed walls. Miami UV exposure is constant, and CGI painted doors on south- and east-facing runs will chalk and yellow faster than the same finish would in a shaded inland kitchen. We tell homeowners up front which exposures will age fastest and plan cabinet placement accordingly.
- Racks and boxes pulling away from walls during storm season. Cabinets that were never anchored to resist hurricane-zone pressure loads will shift and pull away over time. We see this in older Miami kitchens where the original install was done to inland standards, and we correct it on every job we touch.
CGI Service in Miami: What Local Conditions Mean for Your Equipment
Miami-Dade’s post-1994 Florida Building Code wind-load requirements and the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone product approvals change how CGI cabinet runs and countertop anchors must be fastened near impact-glass openings. In practice, that means the pressure loads your windows are rated to resist are the same pressure loads your cabinet boxes have to hold against. We shim, anchor, and seal CGI boxes in Miami to those standards, which is a different job than it is in inland markets where a cabinet only has to hold plates and gravity, and why hiring a General Contractor - Miami specialist matters. If you drive Calle Ocho through Little Havana or head up toward the Upper Eastside, you’ll find kitchens where the cabinets were hung to code book minimums and nothing more. We build to the wind, not just to the wall.
In Little Havana, a homeowner called us for Miami Bathroom Remodeling help after her CGI RTA cabinet doors started peeling at the edges and two base cabinets swelled around a slow dishwasher leak. We replaced the damaged CGI boxes, switched the glides to corrosion-resistant aftermarket slides, and reset the run with stainless shims and a silicone bead against the terrazzo floor before installing a new quartz top. That kitchen has stayed tight through two rainy seasons since.
CGI Models & Products We Service in Miami
We work across the CGI product range: Ready-to-Assemble (RTA) Kitchen Cabinets, CGI All-Wood Cabinets, Semi-Custom Cabinet Lines, and the Shaker Door Styles with thermofoil finishes. For parts, we use CGI OEM hinges, glides, and touch-up kits when they’re available, then move to higher-grade aftermarket hardware for coastal installations where the factory part is the known failure point. Our local stock keeps common CGI components on hand so a Miami repair doesn’t wait on a freight truck from a distribution center three states away. This is what we do under the umbrella of our broader CGI sales & service work, and we’ve kept the same parts philosophy across every install.
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Pricing lands where it does because of three things: how much damage the existing boxes have, which finish and hardware you choose, and whether we’re installing new or correcting an old run to hurricane-zone anchoring standards. Below are the ranges we quote across Miami, and every estimate is a written line-item price, not a verbal guess.
| Service | Price Range |
|---|---|
| Cabinet Installation & Refacing (CGI) | $4,720 – $15,340 |
| Countertop Installation (Quartz & Granite) | $2,360 – $7,670 |
| Backsplash Installation | $945 – $2,950 |
| Kitchen Island Installation | $3,540 – $11,800 |
| Full Kitchen Remodeling | $16,520 – $53,100 |
| Small Kitchen Remodel | $10,620 – $23,600 |
Your free estimate includes a walkthrough of your current cabinets, a measurement pass, and a written number before you commit to anything. No change orders, no surprise invoices. Call (803) 680-2547 to schedule yours and get exact pricing for your kitchen.
Serving Miami, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Miami 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 Miami
The thermofoil laminate on CGI doors lifts when Miami’s constant humidity and salt air get behind the factory glue line, especially on south- and east-facing walls where UV heat cycles the adhesive. It’s not a defect in the door, it’s the coastal environment working on the bond. Call (803) 680-2547 and we’ll tell you whether your doors can be saved or should be replaced.
Yes, and we do it regularly. We anchor cabinet boxes to resist the same pressure loads as the impact-glass openings they sit near, using stainless shims and a sealed fastening pattern that meets Miami-Dade’s post-1994 Florida Building Code requirements. That’s standard on our installations, not an upgrade.
If the particleboard box has swollen or the door skins are failing across multiple cabinets, replacement is the honest answer. You can’t reface a cabinet that’s falling apart, and in Miami’s humidity a swollen box will rot faster than an inland one. We’ll give you a straight recommendation on the first visit. Call (803) 680-2547 for a free estimate.
Humidity and salt air mean the island base needs a moisture barrier at the floor line, corrosion-resistant drawer glides, and anchoring that accounts for Miami’s wind-load rules. We also set terrazzo-floor installs with a silicone bead at the base to keep water from wicking up into the box.
We use CGI OEM hinges, glides, and touch-up kits when they’re available, and we switch to higher-grade aftermarket hardware on coastal installations where the factory part corrodes or seizes too early. You’ll know which parts are going in before we start, and every part is listed in your written estimate. Call (803) 680-2547 and we’ll walk you through it.
Service Areas Near Miami
We serve Miami proper and the surrounding communities across Miami-Dade and beyond, from Little Havana and the Upper Eastside out toward Coral Gables, Hialeah, and North Miami. If you’re in any of those areas, we’ll bring the same hurricane-zone anchoring standard and written pricing to your kitchen. For a broader look at coverage, see our Miami service area page. We also run CGI crews in CGI service in Long Beach and CGI service in Oakland for clients with properties in those markets.
Book Your CGI Service in Miami Today
Call (803) 680-2547 to schedule your free CGI cabinet or kitchen estimate in Miami. A live person answers, we’ll get you on the schedule, and you’ll have a written price before any work starts. Know who’s coming, know what it costs, know it’s backed up, everything else is just noise.
Written by Isaac Pruett, Owner at Mason Remodeling, serving Miami with independent CGI construction and cabinet service.
