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CGI Construction in Irvine, CA | Daly City Construction
We provide independent CGI cabinet installation, repair, and full kitchen remodeling across Irvine, CA, from Woodbridge to Great Park, plus CGI service in Aliso Viejo. What makes our CGI work here different is that we’ve spent years installing and retrofitting CGI cabinetry inside Irvine’s post-tension slab tract homes, where any floor penetration needs cable scanning before the first anchor goes down. If you’re planning a kitchen remodel, cabinet replacement, or countertop installation, call us at (866) 505-5254 for a free estimate.
Why Irvine Residents Choose Us for CGI Service
Noel Cabrera, our owner, grew up in the Westlake district of Daly City, where half the houses on his block were built in the same postwar tract-home wave. That’s where he spent summers watching his uncle re-frame a garage and decided that was the kind of work he wanted to do with his hands. He later trained in construction technology at City College of San Francisco, then put in years on residential and light commercial jobs across San Mateo and San Francisco counties. What that means for your Irvine home: we approach CGI cabinetry the way a framer approaches a wall, checking what’s behind it before we touch the face.
We’re an independent CGI service provider, not manufacturer-affiliated or authorized. That independence matters. When a CGI cabinet box has failed, we tell you the truth about whether it’s worth saving or whether the particleboard has swollen past the point of a clean repair. We stock common CGI OEM hinges, slides, and lift systems for fast turnaround in Irvine, and we match aftermarket Blum hardware when the original line is discontinued.
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Common CGI Construction Problems We Solve in Irvine
- Swollen toe kicks and deck delamination from hidden slab leaks. In Irvine’s post-tension slab homes there’s no crawlspace or under-floor view. A slow supply-line leak or dishwasher seal failure seeps into the cabinet base undetected until the CGI particleboard box has already started to distort. We pull the affected run, find the source, dry and treat the framing, and replace the box with all-plywood CGI RTA construction that handles moisture better.
- Door and drawer face separation on frameless units. Irvine’s west- and north-facing kitchen walls sit behind stucco-over-sheathing that holds moisture through the marine layer, then dries hard during Santa Ana wind events. That cycling stresses CGI hinges and finishes, especially on frameless shaker doors. We re-align, replace hardware, and where the substrate is sound, reface rather than replace.
- Soft-close hinge and slide failure at high-cycle locations. Pull-out trash bins, corner lazy Susans, and pantry roll-outs get opened constantly. The original CGI cup boring was often drilled into a thin door edge, and the screws eventually strip. We repair the bore, re-set with proper depth, and install matched OEM or Blum equivalent hardware.
- Finish checking and edge-band lifting on painted MDF faces. Near windows and range hoods, UV and heat dry the substrate unevenly, and Irvine’s roughly 13 inches of annual rainfall means interior air stays dry most of the year. CGI painted MDF doors can check and lift at the banding. We strip back to a stable surface and refinish or replace the affected faces.
- Out-of-square replacement boxes after a bad install. When a previous installer set cabinets over an uneven slab without leveling, doors bind and drawers sag. We pull the run, level off the concrete, and re-install CGI boxes square so the counters go down flat.
CGI Service in Irvine: What Local Conditions Mean for Your Equipment
Nearly every Irvine tract and village home sits on a post-tension cable slab. That single fact changes how any kitchen remodel, island addition, or cabinet replacement has to proceed. If you’re adding a kitchen island with a new electrical drop, relocating a sink, or converting a bathroom, we scan the slab to locate tensioned cables before any anchor goes down. Cutting into a cable means an engineered repair, and that’s a five-figure mistake that never needed to happen. On top of that, the Irvine Company’s village architectural committees review exterior material and color changes on top of city plan check. So a cabinet finish change that’s invisible from the street still goes through the same process if it touches an exterior wall or window. We handle both the structural scan and the paperwork, so the job doesn’t stall at plan check. In Northwood and Woodbridge, where HOA CC&Rs are strict, that coordination saves weeks.
Here’s a field story from Turtle Rock. We took on a kitchen remodel where the CGI frameless boxes along the exterior wall had swollen toe kicks and lifted edge banding. We opened the wall, found the sink supply had been seeping for years, and pulled the south run. We dried and treated the framing, scanned the post-tension slab before setting new anchors for a relocated island, and installed new all-plywood CGI boxes with OEM soft-close hardware under quartz. Final inspection and the village architectural sign-off both cleared, and the counters went down flat because we leveled off the slab, not over the old subfloor.
CGI Models & Products We Service in Irvine
We work on the full CGI lineup: Ready-to-Assemble all-plywood cabinet boxes, Euro-style frameless systems with soft-close hardware, hardwood and MDF shaker and slab doors, and factory-finished painted and stained lines. Our parts approach is simple: if the box is square and sound, we match CGI OEM hinges, slides, and lift systems. If the original hardware line is discontinued, we use quality aftermarket Blum or equivalent. We won’t reface a swollen or out-of-square particleboard box, because the new faces would inherit the same failure. For Irvine homeowners, that means an honest repair recommendation, not a reskin that fails in two years. Learn more about our broader CGI sales & service work.
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What you’ll pay depends on scope, cabinet condition, and whether the slab work triggers an engineered plan. Here are the current ranges we work within for Irvine kitchens:
| Service | Price Range |
|---|---|
| Kitchen Remodel | $14,000 – $45,000 |
| Small Kitchen Remodel | $9,000 – $20,000 |
| Cabinet Installation | $4,000 – $13,000 |
| Countertop Installation | $2,000 – $6,500 |
| Kitchen Island Installation | $3,000 – $10,000 |
A free estimate includes a site visit, slab assessment if we’re penetrating the floor, and a written line-item quote. No change orders after we start unless you change the scope. Call (866) 505-5254 for an exact number on your Irvine project.
Serving Irvine, CA — Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Irvine area and also offer Tustin CGI service, because we 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 Irvine
Yes, in most cases. We scan the slab to locate tensioned cables before any anchor or penetration goes down. If your layout avoids the cable zones, we install without a structural repair. If the layout requires penetration through a tensioned area, we bring in a structural engineer. That’s the responsible way to do it, and it’s required before any slab cut in Irvine’s tract homes. Call (866) 505-5254 to schedule a slab scan and free estimate.
Interior cabinet finishes and countertops generally fall outside HOA review unless the change touches an exterior wall, window trim, or a visible exterior surface. If your project does, we prepare the architectural committee submittal with material samples, color swatches, and installation details. Most village committees in Irvine approve standard finishes quickly. The delay usually comes from incomplete paperwork. We handle that for you.
West- and north-facing exterior walls in Irvine hold moisture through the morning marine layer, then dry rapidly during Santa Ana wind events. Over time, that cycling stresses the door substrate, especially on painted MDF faces. It’s not a defect in the CGI product; it’s the wall condition. We address the moisture source, repair or replace the affected faces, and re-set the hinges so the doors hang square.
We replace them. A swollen particleboard box is out-of-square at the deck and toe kick, and refacing over that means the new faces inherit the same distortion. We pull the affected run, fix the moisture source, and install new all-plywood CGI boxes. It’s a more honest repair and it lasts. Call (866) 505-5254 and we’ll assess whether your boxes are worth saving or need replacement.
Kitchen remodels in Irvine run $14,000 to $45,000 depending on scope and finishes. The post-tension slab changes the price only if your layout requires floor penetrations that cross cable zones, which adds a scan and possibly an engineered plan. A standard cabinet and countertop replacement with no slab penetration typically falls at the lower end. Call (866) 505-5254 for a written quote tailored to your Irvine home.
Service Areas Near Irvine
We serve Irvine and the surrounding communities, including Lake Forest, Tustin, Costa Mesa, and Newport Beach. For homeowners further out, see our Irvine service area page or check our work in CGI service in San Bernardino and CGI service in Rubidoux.
Book Your CGI Service in Irvine Today
Tell me what the house needs, not what you think it needs, then we’ll figure out the right fix. That’s how Noel Cabrera approaches every Irvine job. Call (866) 505-5254 for a free estimate, or to schedule a slab scan before your remodel.
Written by Noel Cabrera, Owner at Daly City Construction, serving Irvine and Orange County homeowners since our founding.