What Cameron Park's homes mean for your cabinet work
With a median build year of 1987, Cameron Park's homes sit in the middle of the region's age range, and 22% were built in 2000 or later. If your kitchen still has its first or second set of cabinets, the question is usually whether to reface, paint or replace. Refacing keeps the boxes and adds new doors, drawer fronts and veneer; Fixr's 2026 figures put it at about $3,000 to $13,500 nationally, against $4,000 to $14,000 for new installed cabinets. Soft or swollen panels under the sink mean the boxes aren't worth refacing.
About Cameron Park
Cameron Park homes sit under neighborhood CC&Rs: the community services district's CC&R department reviews residential home and landscaping construction plans for compliance.
| Population | 18,315 (Census ACS 2020–2024) |
|---|---|
| Median year homes were built | 1987 (about 39 years old) |
| Homes built before 1980 | 28% |
| Homes built in 2000 or later | 22% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 67% |
| County | El Dorado County (unincorporated) |
| Building permits | El Dorado County Planning and Building |
| Electric utility | Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) |
| ZIP codes | 95682 |
Local rules, utilities and conditions in Cameron Park
PG&E supplies both electricity and natural gas in Cameron Park. If you are deciding between gas and induction before ordering cabinets, PG&E's free Induction Cooktop Loaner Program lets customers borrow a plug-in induction cooktop and pan for two weeks. PG&E lists induction stoves at $600 to $9,200 depending on make and model, and estimates induction may raise energy bills by about $57 a year on average. Moving a gas range is permitted gas work; if you ever smell gas, leave and call 911, then PG&E at 1-800-743-5000.
Building permits in Cameron Park come from the El Dorado County Planning and Building. The California Residential Code treats installing cabinets and countertops as finish work that needs no permit, but the exemption stops at the pipes and wires. Relocating plumbing, adding circuits, running a new outdoor vent for a range hood or taking out a wall requires a permit and inspection; 2025-code kitchen handouts note that replacing a hood that vents outside is mechanical work needing its own permit. Confirm local rules at the permit counter before demolition starts.
Custom cabinet shops often ask for a large deposit, but California law limits it. Business and Professions Code section 7159.5 caps the down payment on a home improvement contract at $1,000 or 10% of the contract price, whichever is less, and the CSLB says there are no exceptions for special-order materials. After that, payments can't run ahead of the work performed or the materials delivered. The only exception is a contractor who furnishes a bond or joint control approved by the Registrar of Contractors.
Cameron Park is in the Sierra foothills, where homes on sloped lots can have stepped floors, uneven garage slabs or tall walls that call for custom work. Expect a cabinet maker to level base cabinets with shims and scribe end panels and fillers to walls that aren't straight. The foothills share the valley's dry summers and wet winters: the Wood Handbook's figures for Fresno, the nearest Central Valley city it lists, show outdoor wood moisture of about 15.8% in January and 7.4% in July, so solid-wood doors and panels need room to move.
Neighborhoods in Cameron Park
Calls are connected with providers who serve all of Cameron Park, including:
- Cameron Airpark Estates
- Cambridge Oaks
- Cameron Park Lake area
Custom cabinet services in Cameron Park
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Nearby cities
Planning cabinets for your Cameron Park home? Call (916) 712-7030. The call is free, and Sacramento Custom Cabinet Line will connect you with an independent local cabinet maker. Ask for a written bid that names the box material, door construction and finish, the payment schedule and any permits, then check the license with the CSLB before you sign.
Sources
- American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates (tables B01003, B25003, B25024, B25034, B25035) — U.S. Census Bureau
- Check a License or Home Improvement Salesperson Registration — Contractors State License Board (CSLB)
- How Much Does Cabinet Refacing Cost? [2026 Data] (updated Jan. 26, 2026) — Fixr
- How Much Does It Cost to Install Kitchen Cabinets? [2026 Data] (updated Jan. 22, 2026) — Fixr
- Electric Home: Electric appliances and heat pumps (induction stoves) — Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)
- PG&E Induction Cooktop Loaner Program — PG&E (operated by Frontier Energy)
- Gas safety: if you smell gas — Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)
- 2025 California Residential Code R105.2 Work Exempt from Permit (handout) — City of Lathrop Building Department
- 2025 California Codes Kitchen Remodel Requirements — City of San Bruno Building Division
- Business and Professions Code section 7159.5 (down payment and progress payment limits) — State of California, via california.public.law
- Learn About Home Improvement Contracts (down payment: no exceptions for special-order materials) — Contractors State License Board (CSLB)
- Wood Handbook (FPL-GTR-282), Chapter 13: Drying and Control of Moisture Content and Dimensional Changes — USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory
- Wood Handbook (FPL-GTR-282), Chapter 4: Moisture Relations and Physical Properties of Wood — USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory
- Cost to Install Custom Cabinets (updated Jan. 30, 2025) — Fixr
- How Much Do Custom Cabinets Cost? (2026 Prices) — HomeGuide
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb - Incorporated Places and Census Designated Places (boundaries used for overlays)
- Cameron Park Community Services District - About Us
- Cameron Park CSD - CC&Rs by Subdivision (CC&R Department reviews home and landscaping plans)
- El Dorado County - Planning and Building: Building Division
- El Dorado Irrigation District news release, 6/2/2021 (Pioneer Community Energy membership; EID water/wastewater service areas)
- OpenStreetMap (Overpass API query for numbered highways / named areas; (c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL)
- PG&E Electric Service Area Maps - tariff sheet 34575-E (Nov 2014): ZIP codes served in all or part
- USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service (documentation)
- Wikipedia - Cameron Park, California
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)