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CGI Construction in Pajaro, CA | Daly City Construction
We provide independent CGI cabinet installation, Pajaro General Contractor repair, and full kitchen remodeling across Pajaro, CA (95076), and the one thing that separates our CGI work here from anywhere else is this: we build for flood recovery. Pajaro sits on the Pajaro River floodplain in unincorporated Monterey County, which means CGI cabinets and countertops in these homes have to survive moisture, county permitting timelines, and older wood-frame structures that have been through repeated water events. Call (866) 505-5254 for a free estimate on CGI service in Pajaro, from a single cabinet replacement to a full gut-and-rebuild kitchen.
Why Pajaro Residents Choose Us for CGI Service
We have spent years installing and troubleshooting CGI cabinetry, and we know how its box construction, hardware, and finishes behave when a modest Pajaro wood-frame house has been through river flooding and years of persistent damp. That is not a line we picked out of a brochure. Noel Cabrera, our owner, grew up around tract homes in Daly City’s Westlake district, where he learned early that moisture barriers and structural attention come before cosmetic fixes. He carries that same instinct into every Pajaro job we take. We are an independent contractor, not authorized, sponsored, or warranted by CGI, so our recommendations come from field experience, not a dealer agreement. When we tell a Pajaro homeowner that a reface will not work on swollen cabinet boxes, it is because we have pulled enough of those boxes out of floodplain kitchens to know exactly what is underneath.
We serve all of Pajaro’s 95076 ZIP, including the low-lying blocks near the river that flood repeatedly. Our familiarity with CGI’s RTA all-plywood boxes, Euro-style frameless lines, and solid-wood face-frame cabinetry means we can identify failure modes quickly and source the right parts without the showroom runaround. For more on our broader CGI work, see CGI sales & service.
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Common CGI Construction Problems We Solve in Pajaro
Here are the CGI-specific failures we see most often in Pajaro, and why they happen here more than in neighboring towns:
- Swollen MDF and particleboard lower cabinet cores. Pajaro’s flood history means many homes have subfloors that stay wet long after the visible floodwater recedes. CGI lower cabinets with particleboard or MDF core panels wick that water up from the subfloor and swell at the toe kick and bottom rail, often before the damage is visible from inside the box. We strip the toe kick, check the subfloor, and tell you straight whether the boxes can be saved.
- Binding full-overlay doors and drawer fronts. Older Pajaro homes, many dating to the mid-20th century, get floors and walls out of square after repeated water intrusion and settling. Full-overlay doors on frameless CGI boxes rub and bind when the surrounding structure has shifted. We re-square the cabinets and correct the reveal instead of forcing the hardware.
- Corroded soft-close hinges and undermount slides. The persistent damp of a floodplain home corrodes CGI’s soft-close hinges and undermount slides fast, especially on cabinets set against exterior walls. We replace them with CGI OEM hinges and slides where available, and with quality aftermarket hardware rated for wet environments where that is the better long-term call.
- Failed backsplash and under-cabinet caulk seams. On the low blocks along the river, backsplash and under-cabinet seams fail at the caulk line, letting moisture behind the panel and into the wall cavity. We re-caulk with flood-resistant sealant and inspect what is behind the panel before closing it back up.
- Delaminated panels on flooded cabinet runs. When the 2023 levee breach put river water through Pajaro kitchens, CGI cabinet panels that sat in water delaminated even after drying. A reface hides that damage for about a season. Replacement with all-plywood boxes and a sealed toe kick is the only fix that lasts through the next high-water event.
CGI Service in Pajaro: What Local Conditions Mean for Your Equipment
Pajaro sits in unincorporated Monterey County, not inside a city, so kitchen and cabinet permits go through county review rather than a city building department. That single fact changes how every CGI install plays out here. On flood-recovery jobs, county permitting plus farmworker housing assistance often sets the pace of a rebuild more than any private financing does. Our CGI install schedule in Pajaro is usually built around county inspection windows, not a homeowner’s wish list, though we also handle CGI repair in Corralitos with similar county-based timelines. We sequence rough-in work, then the county inspector, then cabinet setting and countertop templating. If you have lived through a Pajaro rebuild, you already know that skipping the inspection is not an option. If you have not, trust us: the county will not close out the permit on a kitchen where the wall cavity was closed before the inspector saw it. That is why we dry and treat framing, replace saturated subfloor and drywall, and only then set new CGI cabinets. We plan the same way on every Pajaro job, flooded or not.
On a low-lying block near the Pajaro River, we rebuilt a mid-century single-story kitchen where the 2023 floodwater had swollen the MDF bottoms of the original lower cabinets and lifted the toe kick off the subfloor. We gutted the wet run, replaced saturated subfloor and drywall, dried and treated the framing, then set new CGI frameless all-plywood cabinets with OEM soft-close hardware and quartz counters. We sequenced the county inspection before closing up the walls, and the finished kitchen now sits on a moisture barrier and sealed toe kick that can survive the next high-water event. That is the Pajaro standard, not the standard we would apply in a drier town like the ones where we provide Amesti CGI service.
CGI Models & Products We Service in Pajaro
We work across CGI’s product range: RTA all-plywood cabinet boxes, Euro-style frameless cabinetry with soft-close hinges and full-extension slides, solid-wood face-frame cabinet lines, and CGI’s quartz and granite countertop programs. Our parts approach is simple. We use CGI’s OEM hinges, slides, and touch-up finishes where they are available so the box and hardware stay matched. Where a wet environment demands better, we specify quality aftermarket hardware and explain why. On the cabinet side, we keep common CGI hardware and touch-up stock staged for fast Pajaro turnaround, because flood-recovery kitchens here do not have weeks to wait on a backordered hinge.
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Here is what CGI work in Pajaro costs, based on the market-calibrated ranges we use across our service area:
| Service | Price Range |
|---|---|
| Full Kitchen Remodeling | $14,000 – $45,000 |
| Small & Partial Kitchen Remodels | $9,000 – $20,000 |
| Cabinet Installation | $4,000 – $13,000 |
| Quartz & Granite Countertops | $2,000 – $6,500 |
| Backsplash | $800 – $2,500 |
| Kitchen Island Installation | $3,000 – $10,000 |
What drives the final number in Pajaro is usually the subfloor and wall condition. A flooded kitchen that needs subfloor replacement, framing treatment, and county inspections costs more than a straight cabinet swap in a dry house. That is not a markup, it is the job. A free estimate from us includes a look at what is behind the cabinets, not just a tape measure across the front. Call (866) 505-5254 and tell us what you are working with.
Serving Pajaro, CA — Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Pajaro 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 Pajaro
If the cores have swollen or the panels delaminated, they need to come out. A reface on compromised boxes just hides the problem for a season, and Pajaro’s moisture will find it again. We will pull the toe kick, inspect the boxes, and tell you honestly which route makes sense for your kitchen. Call (866) 505-5254 for an exact assessment.
Yes. Pajaro is unincorporated Monterey County, so kitchen and cabinet permits go through county review, not a city building department. We schedule our CGI installs around county inspection windows and sequence the work so the inspector sees everything they need to see before we close the walls. Call (866) 505-5254 and we will walk you through what the county will require on your specific project.
All-plywood cabinet boxes hold up far better in Pajaro than MDF or particleboard-core boxes, because plywood does not wick and swell the same way when a subfloor stays damp. We also recommend sealed toe kicks, flood-resistant caulk at the backsplash, and undermount slides with corrosion-resistant finishes. Tell me what the house needs, not what you think it needs, then we will figure out the right fix.
Yes. We do partial and small kitchen remodels in Pajaro regularly, especially after flood damage where one cabinet run failed but the rest of the kitchen is structurally sound. We match CGI door styles and finishes where possible, and we will be straight with you when a partial fix would leave you with mismatched boxes that only look right for a few years.
Farmworker housing assistance often sets the funding approval and inspection timeline, which means the project may move in phases rather than as one continuous remodel. We have worked enough of these Pajaro jobs to build our schedule around the program’s requirements, and we coordinate directly with the county on permits and inspections. Call (866) 505-5254 to talk through your specific program and timeline.
Service Areas Near Pajaro
We serve the full Pajaro service area, and for homeowners slightly farther north, we also cover Pajaro service area neighbors. For CGI work across the county line, see CGI service in Gilroy and CGI service in Las Lomas. If you are outside Pajaro proper but within Monterey or southern Santa Cruz County, call us and we will tell you if we can get to your job.
Book Your CGI Service in Pajaro Today
Call (866) 505-5254 for a free estimate on CGI cabinet installation, countertop work, or a full kitchen remodel in Pajaro. We work around county inspection windows, flood-recovery timelines, and real material choices, not a catalog. Noel Cabrera and our crew will show up, look at what the house actually needs, and give you a straight answer.
Written by Noel Cabrera, Owner at Daly City Construction, serving Pajaro and the wider Monterey County area.