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KraftMaid Construction in Upland, CA | Daly City Construction
We provide independent KraftMaid cabinet installation, refacing, repair, and countertop work across Upland, from the 91786 ranch tracts to the foothill customs in 91784, and we also offer Rancho Cucamonga KraftMaid service nearby. What makes our KraftMaid work different here is that we treat the foundation under the kitchen as part of the cabinet problem. Call (866) 505-5254 for a free estimate, and we’ll tell you whether your cabinets need a re-level, a reface, or a rebuild before anyone starts swinging a hammer.
Our team has worked on KraftMaid cabinetry in hundreds of Upland homes. We know the Momentum plywood boxes, the Deluxe and Lexington maple and oak door lines, and the Vantage builder-grade framed cabinets that went into so many original tract kitchens. As an independent contractor, our job is to fix what’s fixable and tell you straight when a full replacement is the better spend. See our KraftMaid sales & service page for the broader scope of what we handle.
Why Upland Residents Choose Us for KraftMaid Service
Most cabinet installers in Upland can hang a box and call it done. Fewer can tell you why your KraftMaid doors went out of square three years after installation, or why the drawer bottoms are sagging in a kitchen that’s never leaked. We can. Noel Cabrera, owner of Daly City Construction, grew up in the Westlake district of Daly City watching his uncle re-frame a garage, and he trained in construction technology at City College of San Francisco before spending years on residential jobs across San Mateo and San Francisco counties. That background matters when you’re dealing with slab movement and dry air pulling painted doors apart. We approach KraftMaid work in Upland as a structural question first and a cabinet question second.
We also carry the parts that keep repair timelines short. OEM KraftMaid hinges, drawer boxes, and touch-up finishes when the manufacturer still makes them. Quality aftermarket soft-close slides and adjustable hinges when OEM is discontinued. That means we’re not waiting two weeks on a backordered hinge kit while your kitchen sits half-open.
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Common KraftMaid Construction Problems We Solve in Upland
- Painted maple doors checking and cracking after Santa Ana stretches. Upland’s interior humidity drops sharply in fall when the winds blow for days. KraftMaid’s painted finishes, especially on maple, are stable under normal conditions but will check along panel edges when the air stays dry long enough. We touch up, re-finish, or replace affected doors, and we’ll tell you if a whole-house humidifier would keep it from coming back.
- Particleboard drawer bottoms and shelves sagging in original ranch kitchens. The 1950s-1970s Upland ranch homes were built before exhaust venting was standard in every kitchen. Years of heat and moisture cycling weakens the particleboard in older KraftMaid Vantage and framed boxes. We swap in plywood or OEM-equivalent drawer boxes and reinforce shelves without tearing out the whole run.
- Hinge screws pulling out of particleboard gables. Framed KraftMaid boxes use particleboard end panels. When Upland’s seasonal expansion and contraction cycles repeat year after year, those screw holes wallow out. We repair with threaded inserts or move to through-bolted hinges where the box is sound, so you’re not re-tightening hinge screws every six months.
- Doors rubbing and drawers binding after the slab moves. This is the big one in the 91786 flats. When the adobe clay under the slab dries and shrinks during extended Santa Ana events, the foundation shifts, and cabinet runs go out of plumb. We re-level the boxes, shim the bases, and re-hang doors so everything opens clean again.
- Finish cracking along miter joints on exterior-wall cabinets. White and painted KraftMaid finishes sit tight against drywall that moves when the wall behind it moves. On cracked slab foundations, that movement shows up as hairline cracks at the miter joints and panel edges. We address the cabinet and flag the foundation issue for a structural specialist if we see it.
KraftMaid Service in Upland: What Local Conditions Mean for Your Equipment
The original slab-on-grade foundations under the 1950s-1970s ranch tracts in the 91786 flats crack and heave when the adobe clay dries during Santa Ana wind events. We routinely find KraftMaid cabinets out of plumb and doors misaligned as those slabs move. A few miles south, KraftMaid repair in Montclair deals with milder soil, and we rarely see the same cabinet racking there. That difference is Upland’s kitchen problem in a sentence.
On a ranch home off Mountain Avenue in the 91786 flats, our crew got called after a fall Santa Ana stretch left the original slab cracked and the owner’s KraftMaid maple raised-panel uppers visibly out of square. Doors were rubbing, one drawer box was sagging. We re-leveled the cabinet run, shimmed the base boxes, replaced the sagging drawer bottom with an OEM-equivalent box, and re-hung the doors with adjustable hinges. The kitchen worked again without a full tear-out. Then we flagged the foundation crack for the owner’s foundation specialist before we re-set the countertop. That’s the order of operations that saves Upland homeowners from spending $20,000 on new cabinets when the real problem is a moving slab.
KraftMaid Models & Products We Service in Upland
We install and repair KraftMaid Momentum, the full-access plywood box line with metal drawer sides that holds up best in Upland’s dry climate. We also service the Deluxe and Lexington door styles in maple and oak, the Cherry and White Painted raised-panel finishes, and the Vantage builder-grade framed line that went into thousands of original tract homes across the 91785 and 91786 ZIP codes. When a box is sound, we source OEM doors, drawer boxes, hinges, and touch-up finish. When OEM is discontinued, we use quality aftermarket hinges, soft-close slides, and hardware that matches or beats the original spec. Our service area page has more on where we work: Upland service area.
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What you’ll pay depends on whether we’re fixing what’s there, refacing what’s there, or installing new. Here are the line-item ranges for the KraftMaid work we do in Upland:
| Service | Typical Range in Upland |
|---|---|
| Cabinet Installation | $4,000 – $13,000 |
| Countertop Installation | $2,000 – $6,500 |
| Kitchen Island Installation | $3,000 – $10,000 |
| Backsplash Installation | $800 – $2,500 |
| Small Kitchen Remodel | $9,000 – $20,000 |
A free estimate includes us looking at the cabinet boxes, the door alignment, the slab condition (we can tell when a floor’s out of level), and what’s actually worth fixing versus replacing. We write it down as a line-item quote. Call (866) 505-5254 to schedule yours.
Serving Upland, CA — Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Upland area and know this community well, with KraftMaid service in Claremont also available. Use the map below to see our service coverage — if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs – KraftMaid Construction in Upland
Can you reface my KraftMaid cabinets instead of replacing them if my Upland slab has settled? Yes, if the cabinet boxes are sound and the slab movement has stopped or been addressed. We’ll check the boxes for racking, verify the door and drawer alignment, and tell you honestly whether a re-level and reface will outlast a full rebuild. Call (866) 505-5254 and we’ll look before we quote.
Why are my KraftMaid painted doors checking and cracking more in Upland than they did before? Upland’s interior humidity drops hard during Santa Ana wind events, and painted maple doors will check when the air stays dry for extended periods. It’s the climate, not a material defect, and we can touch up or replace the affected doors and talk about humidity control if it keeps happening. Call (866) 505-5254 for an assessment.
My KraftMaid drawer bottoms are sagging in my 1970s ranch kitchen – what’s the fix? The original particleboard drawer bottoms in framed KraftMaid boxes weaken after decades of heat and moisture cycling, especially in Upland ranch kitchens built without exhaust venting. We replace the sagging bottoms with plywood or OEM-equivalent boxes and re-fit the drawer slides. Estimates are free; call (866) 505-5254.
Do you install KraftMaid cabinets and new quartz countertops in the same project? Yes. Cabinet installation, countertop installation, and kitchen island installation are all in our scope. We demo the old run, set and level the new KraftMaid boxes, template for quartz, and install the counters under one project plan. Call (866) 505-5254 to schedule a free estimate.
My KraftMaid hinge screws keep pulling out of the cabinet side – can that be repaired or do I need new cabinets? That’s repairable in most cases. We use threaded inserts or through-bolted hinges on the particleboard gables, which holds far better than the original wood screws. New cabinets only make sense if the box itself is compromised. Call (866) 505-5254 and we’ll tell you which one you’ve got.
Service Areas Near Upland
We serve Upland and the surrounding communities, including Daly City, Broadmoor, Colma, Visitacion Valley, Noe Valley, and Brisbane. For KraftMaid work in nearby cities, see KraftMaid service in Fullerton and KraftMaid service in Stanton.
Book Your KraftMaid Service in Upland Today
If your KraftMaid doors are rubbing, drawers are sagging, or the painted finish is checking after the last Santa Ana stretch, call (866) 505-5254. We’ll schedule a free estimate, look at the boxes and the slab, and tell you what the kitchen actually needs. Not what a manufacturer’s brochure says it should need.
Written by Noel Cabrera, Owner at Daly City Construction, serving Upland, San Antonio Heights KraftMaid service, and the surrounding communities.