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We’re Penhallow Remodeling, and we install, service, and reface CGI cabinetry, countertops, and vanities across San Francisco. We’re an independent contractor, not a CGI dealer or authorized shop, which means we call out problems the catalogue doesn’t mention: soft-story retrofit sequencing, fog-driven moisture failures, and out-of-plumb Victorian walls. If you need CGI work done right in San Francisco, call (936) 259-2607 and we’ll give you a written price before anything gets pulled apart.
Why San Francisco Residents Choose Us for CGI Service
Trevor Nash, our owner, learned the trade hands-on: weekends in the San Fernando Valley watching his uncle gut and rebuild post-war ranch houses, then formal building construction technology training at LA Trade-Tech, then nearly twenty years of residential work from hillside foundations to Craftsman kitchen overhauls. He started Penhallow because vague estimates and vaguer timelines burned too many homeowners. “Give me the whole picture first, then we pick up the tools.” That’s how we run every CGI job in San Francisco.
We work directly from CGI’s published specifications and installation tolerances. We’ve completed hundreds of CGI cabinet, countertop, and vanity installations across this city’s wood-frame building stock, from Edwardian flats in the Mission to Sunset Specials west of 19th Avenue. We know which CGI products hold up in marine fog and which need extra detailing before the doors go on.
Every job gets a written price up front, a real arrival window, and our 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If the work fails inside that window, we come back and fix it at no charge. Background-checked, uniformed technicians on every visit, and a live person answers the phone 24/7.
Common CGI Construction Problems We Solve in San Francisco
- Fog-driven swelling in CGI RTA particleboard boxes. The Sunset and Richmond districts sit under marine fog for much of the year. Cheap particleboard cabinet boxes, especially the CGI Classic White and Maple Shaker RTA line, absorb that moisture, warp the door faces, and swell the toe kick and sink base. We replace failed boxes with sealed, marine-grade substrate and rehang the original doors where they’re still sound.
- Cracked countertop slabs over out-of-level base cabinets. San Francisco soft-story and hillside homes rarely have flat floors. Set a granite or quartz slab on out-of-level CGI base cabinets and you get stress cracks at unsupported overhangs. We level the cabinet run with a grid of shims and underlayment before the slab ever lands.
- Visible fillers and gaps in Victorian kitchens. Original Victorian and Edwardian kitchens have out-of-plumb walls and framed openings that settled a hundred years ago. Standard CGI 24-inch-deep bases won’t scribe tight without a full filler and shim system. We cut and fit those fillers so the reveal is consistent, not an afterthought.
- Door joint separation from annual balloon-frame movement. Shaker and raised-panel CGI doors installed in homes with original balloon-frame plaster move as the framing dries and shrinks against the wall each year. Joint separation is common. We re-align, re-shim, and where needed reface with proper expansion clearance.
- Soft-story retrofit sequencing conflicts. DBI won’t approve interior finishes until the seismic retrofit sequence clears. We coordinate CGI cabinet and vanity installation with the foundation bolting and cripple-wall bracing schedule so your finishes don’t go in twice.
CGI Service in San Francisco: What Local Conditions Mean for Your Equipment
Here’s the thing nobody’s CGI catalogue tells you: San Francisco’s Chapter 4D Mandatory Soft-Story Retrofit Program governs thousands of wood-frame apartment buildings with open ground-floor garages or commercial spaces. The Department of Building Inspection requires seismic structural upgrades on a city-enforced schedule. What that means for CGI cabinets, countertops, and vanities is this: DBI will not sign off on interior finishes in a building that hasn’t cleared the retrofit sequence. You cannot simply schedule a kitchen install and expect the inspector to smile. The foundation bolting and cripple-wall bracing have to happen first, and CGI work has to be sequenced around that structural phase. We’ve navigated this across the Mission, the Richmond, and Noe Valley. It adds time and coordination, but it’s now normal for us. In an Outer Sunset home built on former sand dunes with shallow footings in a mapped liquefaction zone, we’ve even seen geotechnical review and full foundation upgrades trigger before a single cabinet box came off the truck. That’s the San Francisco reality, and it’s one we plan for from the first site visit.
CGI Models & Products We Service in San Francisco
We work on the full CGI cabinet line: CGI sales & service covers Lakeridge series shaker doors, Covington series raised-panel doors, and the Classic White and Maple Shaker RTA line. On the vanity side, we handle 24-inch through 72-inch double-sink CGI vanity cabinets, which come up constantly in San Francisco’s small Victorian and Edwardian bathrooms. We source genuine CGI OEM door and drawer fronts, hinges, and cabinet profiles directly, but we’re honest about lead times. When CGI availability slips, we use high-grade matching aftermarket drawer glides, soft-close hardware, and toe kicks so the job doesn’t stall. Because CGI cabinets are a box-and-door system, we repair or reface rather than replace when the boxes are sound and the doors are the only failed component. That’s money staying in your pocket.
CGI Service Pricing in San Francisco
What drives CGI service cost in San Francisco is site condition before product selection. A flat, level floor in a post-WWII home keeps install labor tight. A 1908 flat off Guerrero Street with balloon-frame walls and a braced soft-story floor means scribing, fillers, leveling grids, and moisture sealing. The written price reflects that.
| Service | Typical Range |
|---|---|
| Cabinet Installation | $4,720 – $15,340 |
| Countertop Installation | $2,360 – $7,670 |
| Bathroom Vanity Installation | $945 – $3,540 |
Your free estimate includes a site visit, measurements, a written line-item price, and a written guarantee before any work starts. Call (936) 259-2607 to schedule yours.
Serving San Francisco, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the San Francisco area and know this community well as a General Contractor in San Francisco. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs – CGI Construction in San Francisco
No. The San Francisco Department of Building Inspection will not approve interior finish work, including CGI cabinet and countertop installation, in a building that hasn’t cleared its Chapter 4D seismic retrofit sequence. Foundation bolting and cripple-wall bracing come first. We coordinate your CGI schedule around the retrofit timeline so finishes happen once, after the structural sign-off. Call (936) 259-2607 for a written quote tied to your building’s retrofit status.
The persistent marine fog in the Sunset and Richmond drives chronic moisture into particleboard cabinet boxes, especially CGI’s RTA line. Boxes absorb humidity, door faces warp, and toe kicks and sink bases swell. We seal sink bases with a marine-grade moisture barrier and replace failed boxes with sealed substrate before rehanging doors. If you’re seeing swelling, call (936) 259-2607 and we’ll assess whether a repair or reface is the better path.
Almost always, yes. Victorian, Edwardian, and hillside homes in San Francisco rarely have flat floors. Setting a stone countertop on unlevel cabinets creates stress cracks at overhangs. We use a leveling grid of shims and underlayment to true the cabinet run before the slab goes down. Call (936) 259-2607 for an exact scope on your floor’s condition.
Yes. If your CGI cabinet boxes are structurally sound, we replace or reface the doors and drawer fronts, re-align hinges, and upgrade hardware and soft-close glides. Refacing costs less than a full replacement and keeps the existing footprint. We’ll tell you honestly if the boxes are too far gone to reface. Call (936) 259-2607 for a free evaluation and written quote.
CGI makes 24-inch, 30-inch, and 36-inch vanities that fit the narrow, tight bathrooms common in San Francisco’s older flats, which is why our Bathroom Remodeling in San Francisco often starts with measuring these spaces. The 48-inch and 60-inch versions work where space allows. We measure the framed opening and account for out-of-plumb walls before recommending a size. Call (936) 259-2607 and we’ll tell you what fits and what it costs.
Service Areas Near San Francisco
We install and service CGI cabinetry across San Francisco service area, including the Mission, Castro, Richmond, Sunset, Noe Valley, and Bernal Heights. We also handle CGI work for clients in nearby markets: CGI service in Fresno and CGI service in Sacramento.
Book Your CGI Service in San Francisco Today
We’ll put your CGI installation or refacing in writing before any work starts, with a real price and our 365-Day Done Right Promise. Call (936) 259-2607 for a free estimate and we’ll get you on the schedule.
Written by Trevor Nash, Owner at Penhallow Remodeling, serving San Francisco with written pricing and guaranteed CGI construction work.