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KraftMaid Construction in Davie, FL | Mason Remodeling Co Fort Lauderdale
KraftMaid cabinet service in Davie comes down to this: we install, reface, and repair the full line – Vantage, Durham, Kemper Choice, Passport Series – as an independent provider, not a factory-authorized dealer. That independence matters because we can tell you the truth about which KraftMaid doors hold up in Davie’s humidity and which ones were never built for it. We’re a Davie service area contractor with crew members who’ve worked on KraftMaid cabinets in Forest Ridge horse properties and 1970s CBS ranches alike. Call (754) 354-3720 and we’ll give you a written price before any work starts.
Why Davie Residents Choose Us for KraftMaid Service
We’ve been pulling KraftMaid cabinets apart and putting them back together across South Florida since 2004. Isaac Pruett, our owner, grew up learning framing and construction fundamentals at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College before spending the better part of two decades on remodel jobs throughout Broward County. He’s the one who tells you what’s behind the drywall before you spend money fixing the surface. That’s how we approach KraftMaid work in Davie as your General Contractor - Davie team: we look at the box, the hinges, the door edges, and the way the humidity has been working on them – then we tell you what needs done and what it costs.
Every technician who shows up at your Davie door is background-checked, identity-verified, and arrives in a clean marked uniform with a photo ID badge. You’ll get their name and photo sent to you before the visit under our Threshold Standard. No surprises at the door, no wondering who’s walking up your driveway.
We also use genuine KraftMaid hinges, glides, and touch-up kits when they’re available. When a door has been discontinued, we source quality aftermarket matches that actually arrive – rather than letting you wait months on a backordered OEM part. And every project gets a written guarantee with clear terms, plus our 365-Day Done Right Promise: if something’s not right within a year, we fix it at no cost.
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Common KraftMaid Construction Problems We Solve in Davie
- Thermofoil door peeling at the edges. This shows up constantly on older Vantage lines in Davie. The thermofoil layer lifts at corners because subtropical humidity works its way into the seam between the foil and the MDF core. We see it in kitchens that are fully air-conditioned too – Davie’s moisture load doesn’t stay outside.
- Hinge screw pullout on particleboard stiles. After enough hurricane seasons, framing shifts by fractions of an inch. KraftMaid’s particleboard stiles on some models don’t forgive that movement, and hinge screws strip out. We repair with proper dowel-and-glue reinforcement or install metal thread inserts so the screws actually hold.
- Undersink base swelling from slow plumbing leaks. Davie’s CBS homes from the 1970s and 1980s often still run original plumbing. A pinhole leak behind the cabinet goes unnoticed for months. The particleboard base absorbs it, swells, and delaminates. We catch this early when we’re in for other work and can usually save the box if it hasn’t rotted through.
- Drawer glide wear from sandy grit. Horse properties in Davie track in fine sand and arena dust. It works into the glide tracks and grinds them down over a few years. Drawers that once closed smooth start sticking and dragging. Replacing glides is straightforward – but we also check whether the drawer box itself has worn where the glide mounts.
- Door misalignment after wall settling. Davie’s high water table and expansive soils mean slabs settle. Cabinet runs that were perfectly level in year one can be off by an eighth inch by year eight. Hinges bind, doors rub, and soft-close mechanisms fail early. We realign and adjust with the right shims, not by forcing the hinge.
KraftMaid Service in Davie: What Local Conditions Mean for Your Equipment
In Davie’s equestrian neighborhoods like Forest Ridge, Davie Bathroom Remodeling projects with KraftMaid cabinet runs often have to be modified on-site to fit around load-bearing posts and ranch-style window placements that tract-home floor plans never anticipated. A standard KraftMaid layout doesn’t just slide into a kitchen engineered around horse-trailer-width hallways and post-and-beam sightlines. We pre-drill for hurricane straps behind tall pantry cabinets too – a step most installers skip until a building inspector flags it during final. That’s not a generic installation detail. It’s a Davie-specific one, and it’s the difference between a kitchen that passes inspection the first time and one that gets torn open again two weeks later. Concrete trucks and cranes squeezing down narrow roads originally laid for horse trailers make job-site logistics a daily puzzle, but that’s our puzzle to solve, not yours.
KraftMaid Models & Products We Service in Davie
We work on the full KraftMaid lineup: Vantage, Durham, Kemper Choice, and Passport Series. Each line has its own construction quirks. Durham boxes tend to be workhorses but their older thermofoil doors fail in Davie humidity. Vantage offers solid shaker styling but shares the particleboard stile issue on some vintages. Kemper Choice is a step up in materials, though finish matching on additions takes a practiced eye. Passport Series is the budget-conscious option with its own limitations. When OEM parts are available, we use them. When they’re not – and with discontinued doors, they often aren’t – we source aftermarket matches that look right and hold up. Our Fort Lauderdale shop keeps common KraftMaid hinges, glides, and touch-up kits in stock, which means faster turnaround for Davie jobs without waiting on a distribution center.
For broader KraftMaid work or questions about what we carry, visit our KraftMaid sales & service page.
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Here’s what KraftMaid-related work costs in Davie, in real dollar figures so you can self-qualify before picking up the phone:
| Service | Price Range |
|---|---|
| Cabinet Installation | $4,000 – $13,000 |
| Cabinet Refacing | $4,000 – $13,000 |
| Kitchen Island Installation | $3,000 – $10,000 |
| Full Kitchen Remodel | $14,000 – $45,000 |
| Small Kitchen Remodel | $9,000 – $20,000 |
What drives the cost? Cabinet condition (refacing swollen boxes costs more than refacing sound ones), kitchen size, whether we’re matching an existing KraftMaid finish, and how much on-site modification a Davie layout requires. A free estimate means we come out, look at your cabinet boxes, doors, and hinges, and hand you a written line-item quote before any work starts. You’ll know exactly what you’re paying. Call (754) 354-3720 to schedule yours.
Serving Davie, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Davie 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 – KraftMaid Construction in Davie
Usually, yes. The catch is color. KraftMaid finishes shift slightly between production runs, and Davie’s sun and humidity age a finish in ways a factory sample won’t show. We’ll take a door from your current kitchen, match it against current KraftMaid finish chips and aftermarket options, and tell you honestly if a close match is achievable or if the whole run should be refaced. Call (754) 354-3720 for a free assessment – we’ll tell you what we found and what it costs.
Because Davie’s humidity isn’t just outside. Thermofoil doors are made by bonding a PVC layer to MDF with heat and adhesive. Over years of subtropical moisture cycles, that bond weakens first at the edges – the exact spot where the most movement happens. Your AC is running, but the kitchen still cycles through humidity swings from cooking, dishwashing, and South Florida’s general moisture load. Older Vantage doors are especially prone to it. Refacing with painted or stained wood doors is the permanent fix.
Yes, and skipping them is a common mistake. Tall pantry cabinets in Davie sit in the same wind-load path that building code governs for walls and roof members. We pre-drill for hurricane straps behind tall cabinets before the drywall goes up, so the inspector sees proper strapping anchored to structure – not a cabinet blocking access where the strap should be. Any installer working in Davie should be doing this. Not all of them do. We’ve fixed the ones that didn’t.
For Davie equestrian properties, yes, it’s common. Arena sand and stable dust are finer than household dirt, and they work their way into drawer glide tracks. The glides grind against grit every time you open and close a drawer, wearing down the ball bearings or the nylon rollers. Replacing glides is the fix, but we also check the drawer box for wear where the glide mounts. If the box itself is compromised, we’ll tell you straight before quoting work you don’t need. Call (754) 354-3720 and we’ll take a look.
In most Davie homes, yes. Refacing means we replace doors, drawer fronts, and veneer the exposed box faces – the countertops stay where they are. The exception is when the box itself is swollen or delaminated, usually from a long-term undersink leak. At that point, refacing a bad box is throwing money at a structural problem. We’ll tell you which situation you have and quote accordingly.
Service Areas Near Davie
We serve Davie and the surrounding Broward County communities, including Fort Lauderdale, Cooper City, Sunrise, and Wilton Manors. For KraftMaid work closer to the coast, see KraftMaid service in Fort Lauderdale. North of us, you can find KraftMaid service in Pompano Beach.
Book Your KraftMaid Service in Davie Today
If your KraftMaid cabinets are peeling, sticking, or pulling apart in Davie’s humidity, call us. We tell you what we found, what it takes to fix it, and what it will cost – before we touch a thing. Call (754) 354-3720 for a free estimate.
Written by Isaac Pruett, Owner at Mason Remodeling Co Fort Lauderdale, serving Davie since 2004.
