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KraftMaid Construction in Mountain View, CA | Ashford Contractors
We provide our KraftMaid services across Mountain View: cabinet installation, refacing, full kitchen remodels, and countertop work tied to KraftMaid cabinetry. What makes our KraftMaid work different here is that we treat the cabinet run as part of the house, not a standalone product. In Mountain View’s mid-century homes, that means checking the flat roof, the post-and-beam framing, and the moisture path before a single box gets hung. Call (877) 752-3868 for a free estimate.
Why Mountain View Residents Choose Us for KraftMaid Service
Glen Mossier grew up in Foster City’s Marlin Cove neighborhood, watching lagoon-side homes get rebuilt after water damage. That’s where he learned something most cabinet installers miss: a cabinet failure is almost never just a cabinet failure. It’s water, framing movement, or both. We bring that lens to every Mountain View service area KraftMaid job. We know the Vantage framed lines and the Momentum frameless boxes from the inside out. We know where their hinges sag, where the particleboard swells, where the finish crazes under direct sun. And because we’re an independent contractor, not a KraftMaid dealer, we’ll tell you straight when a run can be salvaged and when it’s cheaper in the long run to replace. We carry OEM KraftMaid doors, drawer fronts, and hinges for repair jobs, and we use quality aftermarket soft-close slides where the original part is orphaned or overpriced. One contractor, every system. From roofline to foundation, we handle the full scope so a Mountain View kitchen doesn’t get fixed in pieces.
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Common KraftMaid Construction Problems We Solve in Mountain View
- Swollen and delaminated base cabinet boxes. Mountain View’s postwar homes sit on slab foundations, and when atmospheric-river rain pushes through aging flat-roof flashing, water travels down inside a shared wall and wicks under base cabinets. Particleboard boxes swell at the toe kick and delaminate. We trace the water path before deciding whether the box can be dried, blocked, and re-set or needs replacement.
- Warped and crazed painted door fronts. Original single-pane glazing in mid-century open kitchens lets south and west sun hammer cabinet faces for hours a day. Painted KraftMaid doors from early-2000s remodels show finish crazing and edge warp. We match the original finish or replace the door fronts with OEM stock when the run is otherwise square.
- Sagging soft-close hinges and failed drawer glides. The dampers in older European-style hinges wear out, and doors sag into the adjacent cabinet front, chipping the reveal. This is especially common on frameless Momentum runs in Mountain View, where the original glides were light-duty. We re-set or replace with heavier aftermarket soft-close hardware rated for daily use.
- Racked boxes and doors that won’t hit reveal. Eichler and rancher homes in the 94040 and 94041 neighborhoods are framed with open post-and-beam construction. That framing settles and shifts over decades. Cabinets hung directly on it rack out of square, and doors stop lining up. The fix is re-blocking and re-shimming the run to the settled framing, not adjusting the hinges endlessly.
- Flat-roof leaks showing up inside wall cabinets. Low-slope roofs pond water at seams during winter storms, and the first sign of failure is often staining or mustiness inside an upper KraftMaid cabinet back panel. We find the flashing or membrane failure above, fix it, then address the cabinet. In Mountain View, the roof comes first. Always.
KraftMaid Service in Mountain View: What Local Conditions Mean for Your Equipment
Mountain View’s mid-century Eichler and rancher kitchens sit under flat, low-slope roofs with wall cabinets hung on open post-and-beam framing rather than continuous drywall. That’s the detail that changes how KraftMaid cabinetry behaves here. In a drywalled tract home, a cabinet run hangs on a flat, stable surface. In a 94040 Eichler south of El Camino, the framing has moved for sixty years, and the roof above the kitchen is the same surface that ponds water when the first atmospheric-river storm hits. A KraftMaid run in that house has to be re-shimmed and re-blocked to the settled framing, or the new boxes rack within a season. And if there’s a flashing seam weeping above the wall cabinet line, no amount of cabinet repair matters until the roof is detailed. We see this pattern over and over in Mountain View: water enters at a low-slope roof seam, travels down the post-and-beam wall cavity, and shows up as a musty smell at the base of a KraftMaid cabinet. By the time a homeowner notices, the moisture has been working on the box for months. Our job is to stop the water first, then rebuild square. Build it right the first time, and you won’t be rebuilding it in ten years.
KraftMaid Models & Products We Service in Mountain View
We service the full KraftMaid range you’ll find in Mountain View kitchens. The Vantage line with framed full-overlay doors and drawers shows up in many mid-2000s remodels. The Momentum frameless line is common in newer infill townhomes near downtown and the transit corridor. We also work on the Classic and Passport painted and stained door styles, plus natural maple and oak slab and raised-panel doors from early-2000s remodels. For repairs we source OEM KraftMaid doors, drawer fronts, hinges, and touch-up finish so an intact run stays matching. Where an OEM part is orphaned or priced unreasonably, we use quality aftermarket soft-close hardware that holds up better than the original. We keep common hinge and glide stock on hand for fast Mountain View turnaround, and we order finish-matched doors direct when a repair calls for it.
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Pricing depends on what we’re actually doing: re-hanging and re-squaring an existing run costs far less than a full kitchen remodel with KraftMaid boxes, quartz counters, and backsplash. Here’s what to expect in Mountain View:
| Service | Price Range |
|---|---|
| Cabinet Installation | $4,000 – $13,000 |
| Full Kitchen Remodeling | $14,000 – $45,000 |
| Quartz & Granite Countertops | $2,000 – $6,500 |
| Backsplash Installation | $800 – $2,500 |
| Roof Repair | $400 – $1,800 |
What drives the number is scope: whether we’re refacing and re-shimming an existing run, tearing out swollen boxes, or rebuilding the entire kitchen including roof and waterproofing work. Every free estimate includes a written line-item quote so you see exactly where the money goes. Call (877) 752-3868 and we’ll walk the job with you.
Serving Mountain View, CA — Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Mountain View 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 Mountain View
It’s usually both, and in Mountain View the roof is almost always the root cause. Low-slope roofs on postwar homes pond water at seams, and the first place that moisture shows inside is often at the base of a wall or base cabinet run. The musty smell is the cabinet absorbing that moisture from behind. We check the roof and flashing above the kitchen first, then assess what the cabinet boxes absorbed. You can’t fix a wet cabinet by replacing the toe kick. If the box is swollen or delaminated, replacement is the honest answer. Call (877) 752-3868 for an inspection and a quote that starts with the actual leak.
Yes, when the boxes are square and dry. Refacing on post-and-beam framing means pulling the existing doors and drawer fronts, re-shimming and re-blocking the boxes to the settled framing, then installing new KraftMaid doors, drawer fronts, and veneer to match. If the boxes have racked beyond adjustment or absorbed moisture, refacing hides the problem instead of fixing it. We’ll tell you which situation you have before quoting.
We source OEM KraftMaid doors and drawer fronts where the door style is still in production or available through our supply channels, and we carry touch-up finish for common painted and stained lines. For genuinely discontinued styles from early-2000s remodels, we match the profile and finish as closely as possible with a mill-finished door and re-finish the surrounding fronts so the run reads consistent. The oldest maple and oak slab doors usually have to be custom-matched, and we’ll show you samples before we cut anything.
They will if the roof above them is sound and the boxes are set to the existing framing. A new KraftMaid run installed over an active flat-roof leak will fail the same way the old one did, just slower at first. That’s why our Mountain View kitchen jobs include a roof and flashing check before the cabinets go in. If there’s a roofing issue, we fix it. Then we re-block and re-square the boxes to the post-and-beam framing, and the run stays true. Call (877) 752-3868 and we’ll explain what your specific house needs.
For a straight cabinet replacement or refacing, a permit usually isn’t required. If the job grows into moving plumbing, changing the electrical layout, altering walls, or adding an addition, Mountain View’s planning and building divisions get involved, and the process is tighter than most other Peninsula cities because of land value and the city’s code enforcement culture. We pull permits when the scope requires it, and we handle the inspections. For a cabinet-only job, the answer is clean: no permit, just the work. For a full kitchen remodel, we’ll tell you upfront what needs to be drawn and filed.
Service Areas Near Mountain View
We run KraftMaid service throughout the mid-Peninsula. From Mountain View we regularly work in Foster City, Redwood Shores, Belmont, San Mateo, San Carlos, and Highlands-Baywood Park. We also handle KraftMaid service in Noe Valley and KraftMaid service in Mission District for clients whose projects span the Bay. If you’re in Mountain View or a neighboring city, call and we’ll schedule the walkthrough.
Book Your KraftMaid Service in Mountain View Today
If you need KraftMaid repair in Los Altos or Mountain View, or your cabinets are racked, water-swollen, or just tired, call (877) 752-3868. We’ll inspect the run, check what’s happening above it, and give you a written line-item estimate. Free, and we’ll tell you the truth before we quote.
Written by Glen Mossier, Owner at Ashford Contractors, serving Mountain View and the mid-Peninsula.