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CGI Construction in Miami, FL | Mason Remodeling Co Miami
CGI construction service in Miami means working on hurricane-rated windows, doors, and storefront systems in one of the most corrosion-aggressive coastal environments in the country. We’re Mason Remodeling Co Miami, a General Contractor - Miami and independent CGI service provider, not a manufacturer affiliate or authorized dealer. We repair, replace, and install CGI Sentinel, Estate, Targa, and Commercial Storefront products across Miami, and the one thing that separates our work here is this: we understand exactly what 40-year recertification, salt-air corrosion, and post-Andrew building codes demand from every frame we touch. Call (850) 780-8123 for a free estimate on any CGI project in Miami.
Why Miami Residents Choose Us for CGI Service
Our crew has been working Miami neighborhoods for well over a decade, and that matters when you’re dealing with impact-rated building products. A CGI window that performs perfectly in Orlando behaves differently on a Brickell Avenue high-rise where salt spray hits the aluminum every afternoon. We’ve pulled apart enough corroded Sentinels and misaligned Targa sliders to know what fails first, what’s worth saving, and what needs to go before the inspector shows up.
Isaac Pruett, our owner, earned his construction trade certificate from Los Angeles Trade-Technical College and spent years running every phase of residential builds before relocating his operation to South Florida. He reads a job site fast, gives homeowners a straight number with no padding, and finishes within the schedule he quoted. That’s the standard every Mason Remodeling Co Miami tech works to. We arrive in clean marked uniforms, show photo ID badges at the door, and you get the technician’s name and photo before we ever step foot on your property.
For CGI work specifically, we keep factory-spec components in stock for active product lines and precision-matched aftermarket parts for legacy frames that manufacturers no longer support. And every project comes with a written price before any work starts. That’s not a promotion, not a maybe, not a verbal estimate that grows on the final bill. It’s how we operate.
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Common CGI Construction Problems We Solve in Miami
- Salt-air pitting and corrosion on aluminum frames and hardware. Oceanfront condos along Collins Avenue and Brickell see this constantly. Wind-driven salt spray eats at CGI frame extrusions and hinge hardware until weep holes clog and water backs up into the track. We strip, treat, and replace corroded components, or swap the whole frame when pitting has gone too deep.
- Cloudy or delaminating laminated glass interlayers. Older Sentinel Series units in Miami take a beating from constant UV exposure and humidity cycling. The interlayer seal along the glass edge breaks down, and you get that milky haze creeping inward. This is a replacement job, not a repair, and we’ll tell you that straight.
- Wind-driven water intrusion at corner joints and mullions. After a couple hurricane seasons, the original silicone bedding on many CGI installations cracks and separates. The impact glass is still intact, but water finds its way in at the corners. We re-bed and reseal properly, then water-test the assembly.
- Roller and track wear on sliding doors in mid-century condos. Miami’s 1950s through 1970s condo stock is full of original CGI sliding units where the factory hardware is long discontinued. Panels drift under wind pressure, become hard to slide, and eventually bind. We match aftermarket rollers and tracks that meet Miami-Dade corrosion standards.
- Failed interlayer seals after repeated pressure cycles. Even impact-rated CGI glass has a service life. Miami’s annual storm cycles flex the laminate repeatedly, and eventually the edges start to separate. If recertification is coming up on your building, this is one of the first things an inspector flags.
CGI Service in Miami: What Local Conditions Mean for Your Equipment
Here’s the piece that most generic CGI pages won’t tell you: Miami’s 40-year building recertification mandate, unique in Florida, forces owners of older coastline condos to replace or reinforce original CGI windows and storefronts before selling or renewing occupancy permits. No other South Florida city has this at this scale. A condo in Miami Beach might have original CGI units from the 1980s that still look acceptable to the naked eye, but an inspection under recertification rules can flag them for advanced frame pitting, failed corner seals, or non-compliance with current wind-load standards. That’s not a suggestion, it’s a legal trigger, and it means thousands of Miami property owners are dealing with CGI repair or replacement decisions right now whether they planned to or not.
Our techs just finished a Miami Bathroom Remodeling and window replacement at a 1980s condo on Brickell Avenue, where the original CGI Sentinel Series units had salt-corroded frames and failed corner seals. We swapped the old sliding panels for new high-impact Targa Series sliders with upgraded stainless hardware, then water-tested the installation under a Category 3 wind simulation. No leaks, and the building passed its 40-year recertification inspection the following week.
CGI Models & Products We Service in Miami
We work on the full CGI product range that shows up in Miami structures. That includes the Sentinel Series impact windows, the Estate Collection of windows and doors, Targa Series impact doors, and Commercial Storefront systems. For active product lines, we use factory-spec components where available. For discontinued or legacy frames, we switch to precision-matched aftermarket gaskets, rollers, and hardware that meet Miami-Dade impact and corrosion standards. We keep common gaskets, rollers, and stainless hardware stocked locally so Miami turnaround doesn’t stall waiting on a shipment.
We recommend replacement over repair when the aluminum extrusions show advanced pitting or when old single-glazed frames lack the structural integrity to meet current 40-year recertification and wind-load requirements. Sometimes the honest call is that a frame has reached its end, and no amount of patching will satisfy an inspector. See our full CGI sales & service page for details on what we stock and how we approach different product lines.
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Miami pricing for CGI work varies based on the product, the building type, and whether you’re in a single-family home or a high-rise. Here’s what you’re looking at:
| Service | Price Range |
|---|---|
| Impact Window Installation | $9,440 – $29,500 |
| Window Replacement | $5,310 – $17,700 |
| Emergency & Storm Damage (window board-up and reseal) | $470 – $2,125 |
What drives the cost: building height (high-rise work requires different equipment and safety protocols), frame condition, accessibility, and whether you’re matching existing finishes. A single-family home in the 1950s concrete-block ranch belt prices differently than a 20th-floor condo unit. Every estimate we give includes a written line-item breakdown before any work starts. Call (850) 780-8123 to schedule a free estimate, and we’ll give you an exact number.
Serving Miami, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Miami 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 – CGI Construction in Miami
Yes, in many cases. Miami’s 40-year recertification process isn’t a visual check, it’s a structural and life-safety review. An inspector can flag original CGI frames for advanced aluminum pitting, failed corner seals, or non-compliance with current wind-load standards even when the glass looks clean and the windows operate. If your building is approaching its 40-year mark, call (850) 780-8123 and we’ll assess your specific units before the inspector does.
We can match the finish closely using commercial-grade anodizing and powder-coat processes, but a perfect match on 50-year-old metal is rare. The original finish has oxidized and faded in Miami’s sun and salt air, so even a factory finish from the same era would look slightly different. We’ll get it close enough that the repair doesn’t stand out, but we won’t promise a seamless match that isn’t achievable. Call (850) 780-8123 for an honest assessment.
A single-family home replacement typically takes one to two days per opening. A high-rise unit on Brickell or Edgewater adds time for building access, hoisting or freight elevator logistics, and safety requirements, so plan for three to five days per unit depending on floor height and building rules. We’ll give you a written timeline as part of your estimate. Call (850) 780-8123 to schedule.
Yes. Miami condos with older shutter requirements can still have impact-rated CGI sliding doors installed as the primary protection, with the shutters retained as backup. The key is ensuring the new door’s structural attachment meets current Miami-Dade wind-load standards and doesn’t interfere with existing shutter tracks. We handle that coordination regularly. Call (850) 780-8123 for a free estimate.
The most common reason is wind-driven water intrusion at corner joints and mullions where the original silicone bedding has cracked after repeated hurricane cycles. The impact glass is usually still intact, and in most cases we can re-bed and reseal the assembly, then water-test it, without replacing the entire unit. If the aluminum frame itself is pitted or the glass edge seal has failed, replacement becomes the honest call. Call (850) 780-8123 and we’ll tell you which situation you’re in.
Service Areas Near Miami
We provide CGI construction service across the Miami service area, including Miami Beach, Doral, Miami Lakes, Palmetto Bay, and Miami Springs. If you’re in CGI service in Miami Beach territory with an oceanfront condo, or out toward CGI service in Doral with a commercial storefront, we cover that too.
Book Your CGI Service in Miami Today
Tell me what you need done. I’ll tell you what it costs and when it’s finished, and I’ll mean both. That’s how Isaac Pruett runs every CGI job in Miami, and it’s how we’ve handled post-Surfside replacement work, 40-year recertification projects, and storm-damage calls for over a decade. Call (850) 780-8123 for your free estimate.
Written by Isaac Pruett, Owner at Mason Remodeling Co Miami, serving Miami since 2004.
