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CGI Construction in Aromas, CA | San Mateo Construction
We provide independent CGI cabinet installation and repair across Aromas, from full kitchen remodels to single-box replacements, and we also serve CGI in San Juan Bautista. The thing that makes our CGI work here different is simple: we plan every project around the Santa Cruz – San Benito county line, because it changes whose permits you pull, which inspector signs off, and sometimes how the job gets sequenced. Call (855) 901-7266 for a free estimate.
We’ve worked with CGI’s full-overlay frameless cabinets, Shaker door series, all-plywood box construction, and thermofoil finishes long enough to know what holds up in Aromas and what doesn’t. If you’re weighing new cabinets against refacing, or wondering whether a swollen sink base is worth saving, we’ll give you a straight answer.
Why Aromas Residents Choose Us for CGI Service
Most contractors in this area treat cabinetry as a finishing detail. We treat it as structure, because in homes on wells and septic systems, a cabinet failure usually traces back to moisture, movement, or both. Noel Carrington, our owner, grew up helping his father pour concrete footings in San Mateo County and learned early that the details under the finish matter more than the finish itself. That’s the lens we bring to every CGI install and repair in Aromas.
We keep CGI-specific hardware on hand: OEM hinges, drawer slides, and touch-up finishes for warranty-sensitive jobs. When an original CGI component is discontinued, we’ll spec a quality aftermarket soft-close replacement and tell you why. We don’t re-face water-swollen particleboard boxes, because the damage travels. We replace the box, usually with CGI all-plywood construction if the layout allows. For homeowners off Carpenteria Road or up in the hills, that matters more than most people expect.
Want a deeper look at how we handle the brand? See our CGI sales & service page.
Styles & brands we work with
Common CGI Construction Problems We Solve in Aromas
CGI cabinets are well-built, but Aromas throws specific conditions at them. Here’s what we see most often:
- Swollen sink base and dishwasher alcove boxes. Winter storm runoff around a foundation, combined with a well-pressure-tank leak or a slow drain line, pushes indoor humidity up. Particleboard-core boxes absorb that moisture and delaminate. We see this most on older ranch homes where the kitchen sits over a crawlspace without a vapor barrier.
- Peeling thermofoil door faces. Unheated kitchens in Aromas see summer fog and winter damp cycling through the same room. The bottom rail of a thermofoil door is the first place the laminate lets go. Once it starts, it doesn’t stop on its own.
- Frameless hinge screws pulling out. CGI’s European-style frameless cabinets rely on side-panel screw holding. In older farmhouses with out-of-square walls, doors cycle under tension and the screws eventually strip or wobble.
- Finish cracking at stile-and-rail joints. When floors in older Aromas homes run out of level, installers shim cabinets to compensate. Without proper leveling across the whole run, the stress concentrates at door joints and the finish cracks there first.
- County-line permit sequencing problems. This is not a cabinet failure, but it causes project failures. We’ve walked onto jobs where the homeowner pulled a building permit from one county and the septic or grading work fell in the other. That stalls the schedule and sometimes triggers re-inspection fees. We verify jurisdiction by parcel before the first cut.
CGI Service in Aromas: What Local Conditions Mean for Your Equipment
Here’s the thing about Aromas that no generic CGI page will tell you: because this unincorporated community straddles the Santa Cruz – San Benito county line, a single kitchen or bath project can require permits from two different building departments, two fire code reviews, and two inspection schedules. Sometimes the house sits in San Benito County while the driveway apron falls in Santa Cruz County. We’ve had projects where the foundation inspection was scheduled with one county and the final with the other, for the same structure. So before we quote any CGI cabinet, countertop, or full kitchen remodel for Aromas or CGI in Las Lomas, we verify jurisdiction by parcel and driveway, not by mailing address. It changes which inspector walks through your door and when.
For everything we do across this area, see our Aromas service area page.
CGI Models & Products We Service in Aromas
We install and repair CGI’s Euro-style full-overlay frameless cabinets, the Shaker door series, all-plywood box construction line, and thermofoil-finish cabinet series. For parts, we use CGI OEM hinges, drawer slides, and touch-up finishes on warranty-sensitive installs. When a CGI component is discontinued, we spec a quality aftermarket soft-close option rather than leaving you searching. For Aromas jobs, we keep common CGI hardware stocked locally so a repair doesn’t wait on a two-week parts shipment.
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Here’s what CGI cabinet and kitchen work typically runs in Aromas. Costs shift with access, county permit fees, and whether we’re building new boxes or refacing what you have.
| Service | Typical Range |
|---|---|
| Kitchen Remodel | $14,000 – $45,000 |
| Cabinet Installation | $4,000 – $13,000 |
| Countertop Installation | $2,000 – $6,500 |
| Backsplash Installation | $800 – $2,500 |
| Kitchen Island Installation | $3,000 – $10,000 |
Your estimate includes a site visit, cabinet box assessment, and a written line-item quote. We don’t bid low and change-order you later. Call (855) 901-7266 for a free estimate and we’ll walk the kitchen with you.
Serving Aromas, CA — Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Aromas 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 Aromas
Usually yes. If your remodel changes the kitchen footprint, adds a sink line, or affects the septic reserve area, you may need a well or septic permit in addition to the building permit. San Benito County and Santa Cruz County both have their own environmental health review processes, and they don’t coordinate with each other. We map the permit requirements by parcel before work starts so you’re not surprised mid-project. Call (855) 901-7266 and we’ll walk you through what your specific property needs.
You don’t go by mailing address. You go by the parcel’s legal jurisdiction, which the county assessor’s map shows. We’ve seen homes with an Aromas mailing address that pull permits from San Benito County, while the detached garage on the same parcel falls under Santa Cruz County. We verify jurisdiction by parcel and driveway before quoting any CGI work. It saves time and avoids re-permitting. Call (855) 901-7266 for a free estimate and we’ll check your parcel.
CGI’s all-plywood box construction holds up much better than particleboard-core boxes in damp conditions, which is why we recommend it for Aromas kitchens with unheated spaces or crawlspace moisture. The Shaker door series with painted or stained finishes performs well if the kitchen gets ventilation. Thermofoil doors are more vulnerable to peeling when humidity cycles. We’ll match the cabinet spec to your house, not just your style preference.
Expect shimming, leveling, and careful measurement. Older farmhouse kitchens here rarely have square corners or level floors, so we set a laser line across the entire run, shim the boxes to true, and use CGI’s frameless hinge adjustment range to fine-tune door reveals. Done right, you won’t see the 3/4-inch floor drop. Done wrong, doors bind and hinge screws pull out within a year. We do this the right way. Call (855) 901-7266 to schedule a measurement visit.
Yes, if the project scope crosses the line. A kitchen remodel on a parcel with a Santa Cruz County driveway and a San Benito County house can trigger foundation or grading inspections with one department and framing or electrical with the other. We schedule inspections with both jurisdictions and sequence the work so you’re not waiting through two separate review cycles. For a project quote that accounts for the county-line reality, including CGI in Pajaro, call (855) 901-7266.
Service Areas Near Aromas
We serve the broader central coast and Bay Area corridor. If you’re nearby, we also cover San Mateo, Burlingame, Highlands-Baywood Park, Foster City, Hillsborough, and Belmont. For CGI work across the county line into Monterey County, see CGI service in Elkhorn or CGI service in Castroville.
Book Your CGI Service in Aromas Today
Whether it’s a single swollen sink base or a full kitchen with quartz tops, we’ll give you a straight answer and a written quote. Call (855) 901-7266 to schedule your free estimate.
Written by Noel Carrington, Owner at San Mateo Construction, serving Aromas and the surrounding county-line communities.