KraftMaid Construction in Lehigh Acres, FL | Groundwork Construction Co. of Fort Myers
We provide independent KraftMaid cabinet installation, refacing, and full-kitchen construction across Lehigh Acres, and the one thing that separates our work here is the slab. More than half the legacy lots we build on were platted in the 1950s and sat vacant for decades, leaving concrete foundations that settled unevenly with no floor reference. That means every base cabinet run starts with a laser level and a scribe, not a tape measure. If you need a KraftMaid kitchen that actually fits your Lehigh Acres home, call us at (844) 638-7249 for a free estimate.
Why Lehigh Acres Residents Choose Us for KraftMaid Service
Our crew has been inside hundreds of Lehigh Acres kitchens, pulling out failed KraftMaid Vantage and Passport Series cabinets after Hurricane Ian tore through, and we know every clip, hinge, and scribe-molding trick without a factory badge. We are an independent contractor, not a manufacturer-authorized shop, so we answer to you, not a corporate warranty department. Derek Hollenbeck grew up right across the river in the Iona area of Fort Myers, learned the trade at Lorenzo Walker Technical College in Naples, and has spent over two decades running crews across Lee County. He built Groundwork Construction Co. of Fort Myers on a simple rule: show up on time, be straight about costs, and leave the job site cleaner than you found it. Every technician who walks onto your Lehigh Acres property is background-checked, uniformed, and backed by our 730-Day Done Right Promise. If it’s not done right, we make it right, period. You will also talk to a live person when you call, 24/7, because the last thing a homeowner needs after discovering a swollen sink base at 9 p.m. is a voicemail.
Common KraftMaid Construction Problems We Solve in Lehigh Acres
- Delaminating thermofoil doors on 2000s-era Vantage and Passport Series cabinets. We see this constantly in boom-era tract homes built between 2003 and 2008, especially the ones that went through foreclosure and sat vacant for years with no air conditioning. The Florida humidity peels that thermofoil right off the MDF core. We will pull a door sample, match the existing stain if the boxes are still solid, or lay out a full island replacement if the damage is past the point of repair.
- Corner cabinet lazy Susan bearings seized from seasonal humidity swings. Original 1960s CBS homes in Lehigh Acres rarely had whole-house HVAC when they were built, and plenty still run on window units or older split systems. The humidity cycles inside those unconditioned kitchens bind up lazy Susan hardware until it grinds to a stop. We swap in new bearing assemblies with OEM-compatible parts and adjust the door alignment so everything spins clean.
- Swollen and rotted undermount sink base bottoms from slow faucet drips. We have opened too many sink bases in foreclosed boom-era properties off Homestead Road where a tiny drip went unnoticed for three years and turned the cabinet floor into mulch. Depending on how far the rot climbed, we either cut and replace the affected panel or rebuild the entire sink base section, sealing everything with a moisture barrier rated for our wet-season humidity.
- Soft-close slide failures on overloaded rollout trays in kitchen islands. Lehigh Acres homes on legacy lots frequently have slab settlement that throws island cabinets slightly out of square. The rollout trays bind, the slides wear prematurely, and you get a slam instead of a soft close. We correct the cabinet alignment first, then install new KraftMaid-compatible slides rated for the actual tray weight.
- Full cabinet run replacements after Hurricane Ian’s inland winds tore through roof decking and let water pour into kitchens. Ian was a Category 4 when it crossed Lehigh Acres, and we are still replacing water-damaged KraftMaid perimeter runs in homes where insurance claims dragged on. We coordinate with your roofer to make sure the envelope is tight before a single cabinet box goes in.
KraftMaid Service in Lehigh Acres: What Local Conditions Mean for Your Equipment
On Lehigh Acres legacy lots, those parcels platted in the 1950s and 1960s that never got built on, we frequently have to adjust KraftMaid base cabinet scribe and filler panels before the drywall even goes up. The original CBS slab foundations on these 50-to-70-year-vacant parcels often settled unevenly with no pre-existing floor reference, no neighboring structure to benchmark against, and decades of summer stormwater ponding that shifted the ground underneath. In a new construction neighborhood over in Fort Myers, where you might find Kraftmaid service in Cape Coral too, you are pouring fresh footers to engineered specs with compacted fill. Here, you are building on whatever the pine flatwoods left behind. We drop a laser across the slab the moment we walk the site, map every dip and hump, and then shim, scribe, and plane the base run so the countertop installers do not have to fill a half-inch gap with shims of their own. That one step, done before the drywall hangers even show up, is the difference between a KraftMaid kitchen that looks factory-tight for twenty years and one where the drawers never quite close right.
On a 2006 Vantage kitchen off Homestead Road that sat vacant for three years after foreclosure, our tech discovered three warped thermofoil drawer fronts and a blown-out base cabinet corner from a slow leak that had sat unnoticed. We pulled the damaged bank, matched the existing maple Cognac stain with an exact-finish door sample, then reset the entire base run to account for ⅜-inch slab dip toward the patio slider, re-hanging the doors with adjustable soft-close hinges so they looked and shut like a factory install in a house that is now a thriving Airbnb. That kind of work is not in a standard installation manual. It is just what a forty-plus-year-old kitchen looks like in Lehigh Acres, and we have seen enough of them to get it right the first visit.
KraftMaid Models & Products We Service in Lehigh Acres
We install and reface the full KraftMaid lineup: Vantage, Passport Series, Venicia, and Momentum. For hardware replacements, we start with OEM KraftMaid drawer slides, hinges, and door bumpers to keep your existing finish consistent. When a Vantage profile has been discontinued and the door is beyond ordering, we machine paint-grade hardwood replacements right here in Lee County so you are not stuck replacing an entire kitchen over one damaged front. We stock common slide lengths, hinge overlays, and Touch Up kits for the Cognac, Dove White, and Greyloft finishes we see most often in Lehigh Acres homes, which cuts days off the wait when all you need is a hardware swap. For full-scale KraftMaid sales & service, we handle everything from a single island addition to a whole-room gut remodel.
KraftMaid Service Pricing in Lehigh Acres
Every Lehigh Acres kitchen job starts with upfront pricing, meaning you see the line items before we order a single cabinet box. The ranges below reflect what we typically see across the community, from 1960s CBS originals to 2000s tract homes. Your exact number depends on run length, slab condition, and whether we are refacing existing boxes or starting fresh.
| Service | Price Range |
|---|---|
| Full Kitchen Remodeling | $14,000 - $45,000 |
| Cabinet Installation | $4,000 - $13,000 |
| Kitchen Island Installation | $3,000 - $10,000 |
| Countertop Installation | $2,000 - $6,500 |
| Backsplash Installation | $800 - $2,500 |
We also carry 0% financing for 18 months and take $1,000 off projects over $10,000, which turns a full KraftMaid kitchen into something you can pay over time instead of in one lump. Call (844) 638-7249 to schedule a free estimate and design consult. You will get a written, line-item quote, not a guess.
Serving Lehigh Acres, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Lehigh Acres 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 Lehigh Acres
We start every legacy-lot job with a laser level across the entire footprint before any cabinets come off the truck. On slabs that settled over five or six vacant decades, we map the floor plane and shim the base run in sections, scribing filler panels to the actual floor contour so the countertop sits dead level. The alternative is torquing cabinet boxes to a wavy slab and fighting misaligned doors forever. Call (844) 638-7249 and we will laser your floor during the estimate.
Sometimes yes, sometimes no. If the boxes are square and the thermofoil peeled only on a few door fronts, we can machine matching paint-grade hardwood replacements, finish them to the existing profile, and swap the hardware. If the MDF substrate swelled or the box joints separated from years of no HVAC, refacing is throwing good money after bad, and we will tell you that straight. We are not here to sell you a job that will not last.
The walls. 1960s CBS homes have masonry interior walls that were furred out and plastered by hand, meaning no two walls are perfectly plumb, and finding a stud for upper-cabinet anchoring requires a masonry bit and a prayer. 2008 tract homes are wood-frame on slab with drywall over studs, which is faster to anchor but often hides sloppy framing that throws cabinet lines off by a quarter-inch over an eight-foot run. We account for both, which is why we never assume a wall is straight until we put a level on it.
We start by checking why the slides failed. If the tray itself is square and the slides just wore out from weight or binding from slab settlement, we swap in new OEM-compatible slides and adjust the alignment. If the tray bottom delaminated from moisture or the dovetail joints split, we rebuild the tray and fit it with fresh slides. You only pay for what actually needs fixing. Call (844) 638-7249 and we will tell you over the phone what you are likely looking at based on the age and model.
If we are mid-install between June and November, we do not leave cabinet boxes exposed to an open envelope. We coordinate directly with your roofer and window contractor to make sure the house is dried in before cabinet delivery. If a storm is tracking toward Lee County with a job underway, we secure all materials, cover exposed runs with reinforced poly, and document everything for your insurance. We have been through enough hurricane seasons here to know that a stray band of rain through an unflashed window can ruin a cabinet run in an afternoon.
Service Areas Near Lehigh Acres
Groundwork Construction Co. serves all of Lehigh Acres plus neighboring communities across Lee County. Our KraftMaid crews regularly work in Lehigh Acres service area, Fort Myers, Lochmoor Waterway Estates, North Fort Myers, and out toward Villas. We also extend south for KraftMaid service in Bonita Springs and KraftMaid service in Naples when the project calls for it.
Book Your KraftMaid Service in Lehigh Acres Today
You will speak with a real person when you call, not a recording, and we will schedule your free estimate at a time that works for you. Our team handles everything from a single island replacement to a full gut remodel with the same care Derek Hollenbeck has been known for across Lee County: be on time, be honest about the cost, and build something that actually lasts. We don’t just break ground, we build something worth standing on. Call (844) 638-7249.
Written by Derek Hollenbeck, Owner at Groundwork Construction Co. of Fort Myers, serving Lehigh Acres since 2014.