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Why Fort Lauderdale Homeowners Choose CWS Construction

Rowan Construction Group Fort Lauderdale provides independent CWS cabinet and millwork service across Broward County, from initial install through repair and refacing. We are not affiliated with or authorized by CWS; we work on CWS products as an independent service provider with crews who handle the brand daily in South Florida’s humidity and slab-on-grade conditions. Call (754) 254-7676 to schedule a free estimate with a written price before any work starts.

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CWS cabinet lines - Concord, Cortland, Pacific, and the Bath Select and Designer Bath vanity series - are factory-built to spec, but almost everything that goes wrong happens at the install stage. In Fort Lauderdale, including Cws in Fort Lauderdale, that means accounting for concrete slab moisture wicking, block-wall construction with furring strips instead of studs, and the seasonal humidity swings that turn a slightly out-of-plane box into a door that rubs for the next ten years. We’ve built our process around those realities since 2007.

Why Trust Rowan Construction Group Fort Lauderdale for Your CWS Construction?

Our crews know CWS hinge spacing, overlay tolerances, and the difference between a Cortland full-overlay frame and a Pacific all-plywood box because they handle them weekly. Grant Rowan, who grew up watching crews retrofit older homes in Beverly Hills before training at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College, put in years reading plans and running residential jobs before bringing that discipline to Fort Lauderdale. He’s done repeat work in Victoria Park, where mature oak canopies and 1950s-60s ranches demand tighter tolerances than most new construction. Measure twice, write it down, then say it once.

We source CWS factory hinges, glides, and filler strips when they are spec-correct, and stock heavy-duty steel side-mount and under-mount hardware locally for kitchens and baths that see daily South Florida humidity and salt-air exposure. Every visit includes a documented photo record as standard - not an upgrade - so you see what we found and what we did. Under Clause 1 of the Haven Standard, the price is written before anyone picks up a tool. Under the 365-Day Done Right Promise, if it is not done right, we make it right.

Common CWS Construction Problems We Fix in Fort Lauderdale

• Toe-kick and filler strip swelling on slab homes. CWS cabinet runs set directly on a concrete slab without a vapor barrier - standard in Fort Lauderdale’s 1950s-70s ranch stock - wick moisture up through the toe-kick and into the filler strips. The particleboard core swells, the laminate delaminates, and the cabinet line looks tired long before the boxes fail. We see this in Las Olas Isles and Rio Vista remodels where the original kitchen has never been touched.
• Full-overlay door rub from humidity-driven misalignment. CWS Cortland series doors are built to tight overlay tolerances. When the installer sets the boxes even slightly out of plane, or fails to adjust European hinges for Broward County’s 70-85% summer humidity swing, the doors start rubbing within a year or two. The fix is not new doors; it’s re-hanging the boxes plumb and re-adjusting the hinge cups.
• Soft-close glide failure under bathroom sinks. CWS Bath Select and Designer Bath vanities ship with standard soft-close drawer glides. In Fort Lauderdale bathrooms, chronic plumbing condensation plus the load of heavy toiletries kills the mechanism long before the plywood box shows wear. We replace with stainless steel side-mount glides rated for wet environments.
• Uppers twisting off furring-over-block walls. Fort Lauderdale’s CBS construction often means 1x furring strips over concrete block, with drywall hung on the furring. Installers who lag CWS upper cabinets into drywall instead of blocking or the block itself create a failure waiting to happen. We open the cavity, cut pine blocking into the furring, and hang to structure.
• Island panel separation from slab movement. CWS island cabinets in Fort Lauderdale homes on expansive clay or sand substrates can shift as the slab moves seasonally. The decorative panel gaps open, or the countertop cracks at the seam. We shim to level, secure with proper fasteners, and document the substrate condition before setting stone.

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CWS Parts & Our Repair-vs-Replace Approach

We keep CWS-compatible hinges, glides, toe-kick material, and filler stock on our Fort Lauderdale and CWS Construction in Oakland Park, FL trucks for same-day adjustments. When a CWS box or door panel has taken water, we tell owners honestly: replacement is smarter than refinishing. If the damage is limited to fronts - faded finish, edge wear, dated color - refacing saves real money and keeps the original box structure that was built for the kitchen’s dimensions.

Our parts stance is straightforward. Factory CWS hardware when it matches the spec and holds up to local conditions. Upgraded steel hardware when the original spec is underbuilt for South Florida. No markup mystery - the line item shows the part name, the source, and the price. Call (754) 254-7676 for a written quote with every part listed.

Our CWS Service Process - Step by Step

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   Diagnosis with photo documentation. We inspect the CWS run with a level, moisture meter, and stud finder. Photos go to you same-day showing box condition, wall structure, and any moisture readings. In Fort Lauderdale block homes, we specifically check whether furring strips are present and whether the original installer hit them.
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   Written scope and price. The quote lists every task, every part by name, and the flat price. No change proceeds without a signed change order - the discipline that has kept our projects within a few percent of the agreed number across 4,000-plus jobs.
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   Repair or install with upgraded hardware as needed. We hang CWS boxes to blocking or block, never drywall alone. Hinges are adjusted for the local humidity range. Glides are upgraded to stainless where moisture is present.
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   Test and document. Every door and drawer is cycled twenty times. Photos of the finished work go to you before we leave. The 365-Day Done Right Promise applies from that date.

CWS Products We Service & Install in Fort Lauderdale

We work across the CWS residential line: Concord series framed oak and white kitchen cabinets; Cortland series full-overlay framed cabinets; Pacific series all-plywood construction cabinets; and Bath Select and Designer Bath vanities. For Fort Lauderdale kitchens, we emphasize cabinet installation and refacing, quartz and granite countertop setting over CWS bases, and our Kitchen Remodeling services where the CWS line is specified. We stock locally for faster turnaround on hinge and glide replacements.

We Also Service These Brands

Rowan Construction Group Fort Lauderdale is not a single-brand shop. Our crews handle KraftMaid and Wellborn cabinet lines, Cambria and Caesarstone countertops, Silestone surfaces, and Kohler fixtures daily. That multi-brand depth means we can match a CWS cabinet finish to a quartz countertop from another manufacturer, or recommend a better-performing alternative when the CWS spec is not right for the job.

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Book Your CWS Service in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Call (754) 254-7676 to schedule your free CWS estimate. You’ll get a written price before any work starts, a documented photo record on every visit, and the Haven Standard’s signed-change-order discipline that has kept our projects within a few percent of the agreed cost since 2007. Grant Rowan and our Fort Lauderdale crew are ready to look at your CWS cabinets, whether they need adjustment, refacing, or a full remodel.

Written by Grant Rowan, Owner at Rowan Construction Group, serving Fort Lauderdale since 2007.