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CWS Kitchen Remodeling: The Fort Lauderdale Owner’s Guide
If you own a home in Fort Lauderdale with a CWS kitchen and something has failed, here is the direct answer: we stock and install CWS-compatible kitchen components, and a full CWS kitchen remodel in Fort Lauderdale typically runs $14,000 – $45,000 installed. Most owners discover the problem the way you probably just did. A cabinet door stops closing square, a drawer slide grinds, or a countertop seam opens up after a humid stretch, and suddenly you’re looking at the label inside a cabinet trying to figure out what you actually have. We can identify the part, match it to your CWS configuration, and give you a written number before any work starts.
Key Takeaways:
- CWS kitchen remodels in Fort Lauderdale run $14,000 – $45,000 installed depending on cabinet line, countertop material, and layout changes.
- We match OEM CWS components and quality aftermarket equivalents, and we tell you the difference before you spend a dollar.
- Every job includes a written price up front and our 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing.
- Call (754) 551-2922 and a live person answers, day or night.
Which CWS Models This Applies To
CWS cabinetry shows up in a lot of Fort Lauderdale homes, and the model line matters more than people expect. The most common lines we see are the CWS Cambridge, CWS Coventry, and CWS Estate series, each with different door profiles, drawer box construction, and hinge mounting patterns. Here is the gotcha most owners hit: CWS has used at least three different hinge-to-door boring patterns over the years, so a hinge that says “CWS-compatible” at a big-box store often fits the door but not the face frame. We measure the hinge cup diameter, the overlay, and the mounting hole spacing before ordering anything.
For OEM versus aftermarket: CWS still manufactures replacement doors, drawer fronts, and hinge packs for most Cambridge and Coventry lines. For Estate series cabs built before 2012, OEM availability is spotty, and a quality aftermarket hinge like Blum or Salice is frankly a better long-term choice in South Florida humidity. We stock both on the truck and we’ll show you the price difference before we install.
Penhallow Remodeling Fort Lauderdale is an independent service provider. We are not affiliated with the CWS brand, but we have installed and repaired their product lines across Broward County for years.
Styles & brands we work with
Signs Your CWS Kitchen Remodeling Is Failing
- Cabinet doors that won’t stay closed or hang crooked. This is almost always a hinge failure. The spring mechanism in a CWS hinge corrodes faster in Fort Lauderdale’s salt air, and once the spring goes, the door drifts open on its own. We see this most often in homes within three miles of the Intracoastal.
- Drawers that stick, scrape, or drop when opened. The undermount slides CWS used on mid-2000s builds have a nylon roller that cracks after about a decade. Once the roller splits, the drawer binds. This is a swap-out job, not a lubrication problem.
- Countertop seams separating or edges lifting. Laminate tops from that era used contact adhesive that breaks down in sustained humidity. A lifted edge catches water, swells the particleboard core, and the problem compounds fast.
- Water staining or swelling at the sink base cabinet floor. CWS sink bases of certain years used an MDF floor without a moisture seal on the cut edges. One slow drip and the floor swells and loses structural strength. This is the most common full-cabinet-box replacement we do in Fort Lauderdale.
- Soft-close mechanisms that slam instead of glide. If your CWS cabinets were upgraded with soft-close hardware, those dampers are usually a compact piston that loses fluid over time. When they fail, the door still works but it slams, which stresses the hinge screws and strips the mounts eventually.
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AfterReplacement Cost & What’s Included
A CWS kitchen remodel in Fort Lauderdale runs $14,000 – $45,000 installed. Where you land in that range comes down to three things: whether you are replacing cabinet boxes or just doors and hardware, what countertop material you choose, and whether the layout or plumbing moves. Here is how the line items break down:
- Full kitchen remodel (CWS cabinet replacement, countertops, backsplash, plumbing fixtures): $14,000 – $45,000
- Cabinet installation only (boxes, doors, hinges, slides): $4,000 – $13,000
- Countertop installation only: $2,000 – $6,500
- Backsplash installation: $800 – $2,500
- Kitchen island installation: $3,000 – $10,000
Every quote we write includes parts, labor, haul-away of the old materials, and cleanup. You get the number in writing before we order anything, and the number on day one is the number on the final invoice. We install materials from brands we can stand behind – KraftMaid and Wellborn cabinetry, Cambria, Silestone, and Caesarstone countertops, Kohler and Moen fixtures. The workmanship is covered by our 365-Day Done Right Promise: if it is not done right, we make it right, in writing, on every project.
DIY or Call Us?
Some things you can safely check yourself. A hinge with a loose mounting screw is a two-minute fix with a screwdriver. A drawer slide that just needs the ball bearings wiped and re-greased is manageable. But if a cabinet box has water-swollen MDF, if a countertop seam has opened, or if drawer slides have cracked rollers, this is not a weekend job, and it is not worth the risk of ordering mismatched parts. We have had Fort Lauderdale homeowners order CWS doors from an online catalog, wait three weeks, and find the hinge boring pattern is off by an eighth of an inch. That eighth of an inch costs more to fix than the door cost to buy.
Call us at (754) 551-2922 and we will identify the part, confirm the fit, and give you a written number. The estimate is free, and you will not have to chase us for it.
FAQs
In Fort Lauderdale’s climate, CWS cabinet boxes and doors typically last 15 – 25 years, but hinges and drawer slides usually need replacement at the 10 – 15 year mark. Salt air and sustained humidity accelerate hardware corrosion, especially within a few miles of the coast. Call (754) 551-2922 if you want us to look at your specific kitchen and give you an honest lifespan estimate.
Sometimes, yes. A hinge with a broken spring can be swapped for a new hinge in twenty minutes. A drawer slide with a cracked roller needs a full slide replacement, but that is still a straightforward job. A cabinet box with water-swollen MDF cannot be reliably repaired, and we will tell you that plainly rather than patch it and hope. Call (754) 551-2922 and we will tell you which category your part falls into.
A cabinet-and-countertop replacement in Fort Lauderdale typically runs 2 – 4 weeks from start to finish, depending on cabinet lead times and whether the layout changes. We give you a defined arrival window before work starts and stick to it, per The Kingswell Way. If you plan ahead for lead times, we can schedule around your life rather than the other way around.
We stock common CWS replacement hinges, drawer slides, and soft-close dampers on the truck for the model lines most common in Fort Lauderdale homes. For cabinet doors, drawer fronts, or full box replacements, we order from CWS directly or from our cabinet partners, and we tell you the lead time before you commit. Call (754) 551-2922 with your model line and we will check stock while you are on the phone.
Written by Trevor Nash, Owner, Penhallow Remodeling Fort Lauderdale at Penhallow Remodeling Fort Lauderdale, serving Fort Lauderdale and nearby areas.
