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CGI Construction in Pajaro, CA | San Bernardino Contractors
We’re an independent construction crew that works with CGI cabinetry and countertop systems across Pajaro, and the quick answer is this: we quote genuine CGI doors, drawers, and tops when the boxes are still sound, and we tell you straight when floodwater or fog-belt damp has wrecked the carcass and it’s time to replace. As a Pajaro General Contractor, we handle the full rebuild. What makes our CGI work different here is that we know how these products behave in a river-floodplain house that sits damp for weeks, not in a showroom. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or a warranty agent for CGI. We’re the crew that rebuilds Pajaro homes after the levee does what it keeps doing. Call (855) 473-5620 for a free estimate.
Why Pajaro Residents Choose Us for CGI Service
Ruben Castillo runs our crew, and he grew up watching his uncle reroof houses and frame garages on a tight budget in San Bernardino’s Westside. That lesson stuck: if it’s not built right the first time, you’re just paying for it twice. He carried that into construction technology training at San Bernardino Valley College, and now into every Pajaro rebuild we take on. We’ve gutted enough river-damaged kitchens on the low blocks near the Pajaro River to know exactly where CGI thermofoil lets go and where the boxes swell first. We quote genuine CGI components when the substrate is dry and square. We steer you to quality aftermarket plywood boxes and soft-close hardware when a flood-damaged carcass can’t be saved honestly. No patching over rot, no hiding what’s behind the door.
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Common CGI Construction Problems We Solve in Pajaro
- Thermofoil and laminate door skins blistering and peeling. When river floodwater gets into a Pajaro home and cabinets sit damp for days before dryout starts, CGI thermofoil doors separate from their MDF cores. We see it most on the river side of town, where the March 2023 breach pushed water into dozens of one-story wood-frame homes. The doors look fine until you run a hand across them, then the skin lifts in sheets.
- Particleboard boxes swelling at the toe kick and sink base. The fog-belt winters here keep subfloors damp for months, and economy CGI particleboard boxes pull moisture up through the kick. By the time a homeowner notices a soft box, the damage is usually past the point where a door swap fixes anything. We check the sink base first on every Pajaro service call because that’s where it starts.
- Quartz and granite countertops cracking at unsupported overhangs. Flood-rehabbed floors in Pajaro don’t always get re-leveled before new tops go on. We’ve pulled CGI quartz off islands where the overhang had no support and the slab cracked along the dishwasher seam. Countertop installation on an older Pajaro home starts with checking the floor, not the cabinet.
- Painted doors and drawer fronts failing at the joints. Seasonal humidity cycling in the Pajaro Valley makes painted CGI fronts expand and contract. On older worker housing that’s already moved over decades, the stiles show hairline cracks and the finish wears off the edges. It’s a slow fail, but once the paint line opens, moisture gets behind it.
- Vanity and medicine cabinet degradation in damp baths. CGI bath lines hold up fine in a vented, dry bathroom, but the older Pajaro homes with single-pane windows and no exhaust fan keep moisture trapped. We replace swollen vanity boxes and re-mount medicine cabinets that have pulled away from the wall as the framing behind them moved.
CGI Service in Pajaro: What Local Conditions Mean for Your Equipment
Here’s the thing most people outside Pajaro don’t get: this is unincorporated Monterey County, not a city. A kitchen or bath rebuild here is permitted and inspected through county building and floodplain review, not a municipal counter. That changes how every CGI cabinet and countertop job gets sequenced. You can’t just demo on Monday and set cabinets on Friday. The county wants the floodplain elevation verified, the framing inspected, and the scope signed off before finishes go in. A Las Lomas CGI service or Salinas job would not trigger the same review the same way. For a CGI owner, that means your cabinet order shouldn’t even be placed until the county has approved the rough work, because a re-inspection delay can leave boxes sitting in a damp garage for weeks. We sequence around those milestones because we’ve done it enough times to know the rhythm of the county’s process.
CGI Models & Products We Service in Pajaro
We work across the CGI product lines that show up in Pajaro Valley homes: the Ready-to-Assemble all-plywood shaker and slab cabinet lines, the semi-custom painted and thermofoil door styles, the quartz and granite countertop programs, and the vanity and medicine cabinet lines for bath remodels. Our parts approach is simple. When the boxes and hardware are sound, we quote genuine CGI doors, drawers, and tops. When a flood-damaged carcass can’t be saved, we bring in quality aftermarket plywood boxes with soft-close hinges and full-extension slides that hold up better in this climate than the original particleboard. We keep common hardware and door profiles stocked locally so a Pajaro service call doesn’t stall waiting on a shipment from a warehouse three states away. For broader CGI sales & service questions, we can walk you through what’s worth repairing and what isn’t.
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Pricing depends on what actually failed and what the county inspection turns up, but here are the ranges we quote across Pajaro jobs:
| Service | Price Range |
|---|---|
| Kitchen Remodel | $14,000 – $45,000 |
| Cabinet Installation | $4,000 – $13,000 |
| Countertop Installation | $2,000 – $6,500 |
| Backsplash Installation | $800 – $2,500 |
| Bathroom Remodel | $9,000 – $28,000 |
| Small Bathroom Remodel | $5,000 – $12,000 |
| Walk-In Shower Installation | $4,500 – $12,000 |
| Bathroom Vanity Installation | $800 – $3,000 |
| Roof Repair | $400 – $1,800 |
| Roof Replacement | $8,000 – $20,000 |
What drives cost on a CGI repair in Corralitos or Pajaro job is usually the water damage hidden behind the cabinet, not the cabinet itself. A re-leveled floor, a dried and treated wall cavity, a county floodplain sign-off, those add scope. A free estimate from us means we open the sink base, check the substrate, and tell you what you’re actually looking at. Call (855) 473-5620 for an exact quote.
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
In most cases, yes. Because Pajaro is unincorporated Monterey County, cabinet replacement that follows flood or water damage triggers county building and floodplain review, especially if any framing or subfloor work is part of the scope. The county wants to see the elevation, the dryout, and the structural condition before finishes go back in. We handle that permitting as part of the job, so you’re not at the counter trying to decode floodplain rules on your own. Call (855) 473-5620 and we’ll tell you what your specific situation activates.
No, not honestly. Once thermofoil separates from the MDF core, there’s no reliable way to re-adhere it. The failure is in the skin, not the finish. If the boxes underneath survived dry and square, we can replace the doors and drawer fronts with a better-suited painted or solid wood product. If the boxes swelled too, the whole run needs to come out. We’ll open it up and show you before we quote anything.
We start with the subfloor. If the floor is unlevel or holding moisture, no cabinet on top of it will last. We dry, treat, and re-level before the boxes go in. Then we specify plywood boxes instead of particleboard, seal the toe kicks, and make sure the bath or kitchen has proper ventilation. The difference between a five-year cabinet and a twenty-year cabinet in Pajaro is usually the prep work nobody sees.
It can, if the overhang isn’t supported and the floor frame has settled. Older one-story Pajaro homes with raised foundations move more than newer slabs do. A quartz top over a dishwasher seam or an island overhang without corbels or brackets is a crack waiting to happen. We check the floor level before the template goes on, and we add support where the span needs it. The countertop itself isn’t the problem; the prep underneath it is.
We handle the whole thing. Drywall, subfloor, framing, cabinets, countertops, bath, the full scope. That’s actually the advantage: one contractor owns the entire project, so there’s no finger-pointing between a drywall sub and a cabinet shop when a Pajaro flood rebuild gets complicated. The county inspection sequence needs that coordination, and we’ve run enough of these to keep it moving.
Service Areas Near Pajaro
We run CGI service across the Pajaro Valley and into the surrounding communities. That includes CGI service in Watsonville, CGI service in Interlaken, and the broader Pajaro service area. If you’re on the Monterey County side or just across the river, call and we’ll tell you what we can schedule.
Book Your CGI Service in Pajaro Today
If your CGI cabinets are failing, your countertop is cracked, or you’re looking at a full flood rebuild in Pajaro, call (855) 473-5620. We’ll set up a free estimate, open the boxes, check the floor, and tell you exactly what you’re dealing with. No showroom talk, just what we’d do if it were our house.
Written by Ruben Castillo, Owner at San Bernardino Contractors, serving Pajaro and the Pajaro Valley.