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CGI Kitchen Remodeling: The Fort Lauderdale Owner’s Guide
A full CGI kitchen remodel in Fort Lauderdale typically runs $14,000 to $45,000 installed, depending on cabinet line, countertop surface, and how much of the existing layout you’re changing. We stock CGI-compatible cabinet hardware, hinges, drawer slides, and trim pieces on our trucks, and we can order full CGI door and drawer fronts with a 10 to 14 day turnaround. Most Fort Lauderdale owners call us when a hinge has torn out of a cabinet face, a drawer slide has seized from humidity, or a door front has warped enough that it won’t close flush anymore. The good news: you rarely need to gut the kitchen to fix what’s actually broken.
Which CGI Models This Applies To
CGI cabinetry shows up in a lot of Fort Lauderdale condos and single-family homes built between roughly 2005 and 2018, especially in developments around Victoria Park, Rio Vista, and Coral Ridge. The cabinets are usually identified by a small foil sticker inside the sink base cabinet or on the back of a drawer box, and it’ll list a series code like “CGI-750” or “CGI-Premier.” That sticker matters more than most homeowners realize – the hinge bore pattern on CGI’s 750 series is 35mm European cup, but some of their older builder-grade lines used a 26mm offset. You can’t eyeball it. Measure the cup diameter and the screw spread before you order anything.
For most parts, OEM CGI hardware is still available, but we’ll be straight with you: the OEM drawer slides on some CGI lines were never great to begin with, and a Blum or Salice undermount slide is often a better replacement for the same price or less. We also work with KraftMaid, Cambria, and Silestone product lines when a CGI part is discontinued and you need a match that looks like it belongs.
Styles & brands we work with
Signs Your CGI Kitchen Remodeling Is Failing
- Drawer closes with a hitch or won’t stay shut. The soft-close mechanism inside the slide has worn out, or the roller bearing has flattened on one side. In Fort Lauderdale humidity, the nylon wheels on builder-grade slides swell and bind. Usually the slide is done, not the drawer box.
- Hinge screws strip out of the cabinet face. CGI’s thermofoil doors are fine, but the particleboard face frames don’t hold screws forever, especially when a door gets yanked. The fix is a threaded insert or a face-frame repair bracket, not just a longer screw, which splits the board.
- Thermofoil peeling at the edges. This is the big one in Florida. Heat and humidity from a kitchen that runs hot – oven next to the cabinet, dishwasher steam – will delaminate the foil. Once it starts, there’s no reliable glue that re-bonds it. That door or drawer front gets replaced.
- Cabinet box sagging under a stone countertop. If the corner gusset or the side panel has bowed, the box wasn’t shimmed or the top rail got wet at some point. We see this in older Fort Lauderdale kitchens where a sink leaked for years before anyone caught it.
- Doors out of alignment no matter how much you adjust the hinge. The hinge itself isn’t the problem – the door has warped. CGI’s MDF-center doors hold up well, but a door that’s been exposed to repeated steam cycles will cup. Replacing the door is the clean fix.
Replacement Cost & What’s Included
For a CGI-specific repair – new hinges, slides, a replacement door front, or a section of cabinet repair – most Fort Lauderdale jobs land between $300 and $1,800. A full kitchen remodel with CGI or equivalent cabinetry starts around $14,000 and can reach $45,000 when you’re changing the footprint, moving plumbing, or doing stone counters with a full-height backsplash.
Here’s how that breaks down for common kitchen work in Fort Lauderdale:
| Work | Typical Installed Range |
|---|---|
| Hardware and slide replacement (per cabinet) | $300 – $800 |
| Cabinet installation (full kitchen) | $4,000 – $13,000 |
| Countertop installation | $2,000 – $6,500 |
| Backsplash installation | $800 – $2,500 |
| Kitchen island installation | $3,000 – $10,000 |
| Full kitchen remodel | $14,000 – $45,000 |
Every line-item price is written before we start, and the number on the invoice is the number you approved. The labor is covered by our 365-Day Done Right Promise. If a hinge or slide we installed fails within a year, we come back and fix it – no argument, no second invoice.
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Adjusting a hinge or tightening a handle screw? That’s a Saturday-morning job, and you don’t need us for it. Replacing a drawer slide or a soft-close mechanism? If you’re comfortable with a drill and a square, you can do it, but know that getting a slide mounted 1/16″ off means the drawer face will never sit flush again. The part where DIY goes sideways is usually measurement – CGI’s older lines have a few odd bore spacings, and if you order the wrong part, you’re out the cost and you still have to call us anyway.
Where we’d tell you to stop and pick up the phone: any repair that involves cutting into the cabinet box, re-hanging a heavy door, or touching the countertop. Stone counters are too heavy to guess with, and a cracked Cambria or Silestone top is a four-figure mistake. Call (754) 354-7423 and we’ll give you a real number over the phone.
FAQs
In Fort Lauderdale’s humidity, CGI cabinet boxes and doors typically last 15 to 20 years before something structural fails. The hardware – hinges and slides – usually goes first, often between year 7 and year 12. Thermofoil doors fail earlier if they sit next to the oven or dishwasher. Replacing hardware is cheap; replacing warped doors is mid-range; rebuilding boxes means it’s time to talk about a fuller remodel. Call (754) 354-7423 and we’ll give you a realistic life expectancy for your specific layout.
Yes, in most cases. Stripped hinge screws, soft-close mechanisms, and drawer slides are all repairable without replacing the cabinet or even the door. The exception is delaminated thermofoil and warped door fronts – those need replacement. We’ll tell you which camp you’re in before we sell you anything. Call (754) 354-7423 for an honest assessment.
Most hardware repairs and single-door replacements are done in one visit, usually two to four hours. If we’re ordering a full set of CGI door fronts, figure 10 to 14 days for delivery plus a one-day install. A full kitchen remodel runs four to eight weeks depending on plumbing, electrical, and countertop templating. We’ll give you a firm window before the job starts.
We keep common CGI-compatible hinges, slides, and fasteners on the truck, so a lot of repairs happen the same day. Full door and drawer fronts are ordered per job since they’re finish-matched. If you need a part CGI has discontinued, we’ll match it from KraftMaid, Cambria, or Silestone lines and tell you what the difference is before you buy. Call (754) 354-7423 to check availability.
Call Sawyer Remodel Fort Lauderdale for CGI Kitchen Work
The work either holds up or it doesn’t – we make sure it does. If you’ve got a CGI kitchen in Fort Lauderdale that’s showing its age, call us at (754) 354-7423. You’ll get a written price before any work starts, a live arrival time, and photos of the job while it’s happening. No surprises, no chasing, no invoice that doesn’t match the quote. That’s The Relay Standard, and it’s how Luca Romano and the crew run every job in Fort Lauderdale.
Written by Luca Romano, Owner & Lead Contractor, Sawyer Remodel Fort Lauderdale at Sawyer Remodel Fort Lauderdale, serving Fort Lauderdale and nearby areas.
