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About us
Lamont Bros. is a company committed to serving the Portland area with the highest quality of remodeling work. From design to completion you will find our dedicated team working with enthusiasm and creatively to create beautiful living spaces.
Business highlights
17 years of experience
Services we offer
Design build remodel services for kitchens, bathrooms, basements and additions. We will exceed your expectations whether you want to remodel a small bathroom or build a large addition.
Amenities
Eco Friendly Accreditations
Yes
Free Estimates
Yes
Warranties
Yes
Accepted Payment Methods
- American Express
- PayPal
- Financing Available
- Check
- Visa
- Discover
- MasterCard
Our recent projects
- 26
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Reviews
4.5277 Reviews
| Number of Stars | Image of Distribution | Number of Ratings |
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| 71% | ||
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Kassandra K.
Jun 2020
The crew did the job in two days! David and Zack were professional and skilled, and the job site was neat and clean when they finished. Matt was personable and easy to work with. In fact, we're looking around for other jobs these guys could do! Highly recommend.
Molly L.
Jul 2018
We’re super happy with how our shower turned out. Friendly and knowledgeable staff.
Marie G.
Jul 2018
Recently, I had the pleasure of meeting with Joseph and Jamie from Lamont Brothers, whom I had scheduled from Angie's List. I found them to be exceptional in their desire to help me achieve my goal of turning my ideas into reality. I certainly recommend them to anyone who wants to turn their dream into their home.
Don K.
Mar 2018
Bottom line was the process and experience was good; bid price was horrible. Lamont Bros, who I've worked with before a couple years ago, were again prompt and professional. I know they do impeccable work which is why I contacted them. Both Daniel and Joseph were personable, professional and informative. They spent appropriate time surveying the chimney and attic, taking measurements, and explaining options and process. It was enjoyable. They asked what I wanted to budget [as low as possible! :)] and I said $20-25k knowing it was very low but with a budget in my head of about $35K to $40k. They said 20-25k wasn't really reasonable and said just a bathroom generally runs about 20K (which I've also heard from numerous contractors and friends who have had the work done) and that what we were talking about would probably be around 40K, depending on finishes. So I was expecting something in that ballpark. Instead, the bid was $90k to $115k. More than twice what was discussed and what I had budgeted in my head. I am friends with architects and engineers. my family knows contractors. I work for the City of Portland and discuss remodels, new houses, and other construction projects all day long. Some of our good friends just had a top tier contractor do a large remodel that included removing the wall between dining room and kitchen in a classic foursquare house, installing new support beams, putting in new high end hardwood floors on first floor (1000sf), remodeling and reconfiguring first floor bathroom in order to install a new exterior door from kitchen to back of house and building a second story deck that door opened out onto that deck - all for approximately $50k. All this to say the bid was extremely high. I get that our housing market is crazy and the cost of construction is expensive and increasing. Contractors have their choice of jobs and as such can price accordingly. And sure, there is an opportunity cost to taking on a specific job over others. But a bid of $90k-$115K seems like price gouging and taking extreme advantage of the current construction climate. I can only take it as a way of saying they'd rather do other, larger jobs for wealthy clients who don't have concerns about costs.
Response from Lamont Bros.
"[Member Name Removed], Thank you very much for your honest and helpful feedback! It helps us as we work to improve our services and communication for each and every customer. First, I think we could have communicated better. We originally discussed the budget on site of $40k for the bathroom with the exclusion of any structural work--we then went downstairs and reviewed some previous work that was obviously un-permitted and would be a significant addition to the cost of the project. That's where the additional $40-$60k came in. I was significantly concerned about the previous un-permitted work and it would be expensive to fix that as well as do the additional structural work that you wanted to do. The little snippet that you included in an image mentions that--but I should have worded it much clearer. Thanks for your review, and we will continue to work to make our communication clearer. Second, the data for pricing for remodeling and building projects is often very misleading. The permit process and stated price on a project is not a reliable source. Each builder is taxed through their permit fees on that stated value, and it's in the interest of the builder to make that self-reported value as low as possible. There are contractors I know who make it a practice to report a vastly lower price than the actual cost. I've even been encouraged by city employees to give them lower pricing data than I report so the permit fees are less. AngiesList's pricing guide is also unhelpful and inaccurate. At the time of this review the pricing guide says that it's possible to build a house in Portland for $120,000. Thanks again! I appreciate the honest review, and would look forward to talking again if--after talking to other people--you change your mind about the pricing. - The Lamont Bros Team"
Ronald F.
Feb 2018
The experience exceeded our expectations from our first call to Designer Daniel Birch, who immediately visited our home and soon offered us an very complete written bid, to the completion of the remodel. We were given an exact schedule of work to be done each day and, prior to beginning, Daniel introduced us to the Remodeling Superintendent for our job, Joseph Tauscher, a mont employee with experience in tiling and such remodels. He explained that the firm selects employees to oversee jobs in which they have the most experience. He personally, with the help of assistants, performed all the tile work. Each day he informed us of work to be done the next day. He visited the job when sub contractors, a plumber and a glass installer, and informed them of work to be done and later inspected to make sure it was done to our satisfaction. He worked closely with us throughout and was always available to us by phone, if we had questions. He spent a lot of extra time bringing us various shower heads to try as the one we first selected was unsuitable. We are extremely pleased with the wonderful work that was done, which included removing a bath tub, tiled walls surrounding 2 sides of it, down too studs, and building walk in shower with walls tiled to the ceiling. plumbing was changed to accept a hand held, adjustable height, shower and a built in tiled seat and safety bars were installed. We highly recommend Lamont Brothers.
Mary F.
Oct 2017
Excellent !. Daniel Birch, Lamont Brothers designer, worked with us to start with to draw up plans of what we wanted to do, get permitting, select cabinets, sinks, toilet, lighting and all cabinet hardware and get it ordered Then, when the time came for our project to done, he handed us over to Aaron Davenport, our construction superintendent, who guided us through the actual work to be done. All work was done very well, on time, and the leak issue was corrected to our satisfaction. The whole job took just a little over 3 weeks to complete. We are VERY pleased with the work and the overall project. !!!
Alan R.
Sep 2017
Lamont Brothers did a major 2 story addition/remodel job for us last summer, and we could not be happier with the work that they did. We had a second floor room added, one other second floor room expanded and a closet added, a roughed in bathroom added, a main floor bedroom expanded and the main floor layout completely changed, including a full bathroom remodel. Opening up an older house is always difficult, and complicating the work was the fact that we lived in the house for most of the construction (only around 400 sq ft of the house was not being touched by the project)- which meant that most of the construction was happening with my wife and 6 young children around the construction site. Not only did the workers keep my family safe, the guys actually took time to explain the work to my incredibly curious kids and on a few occasions let them take part in some of the activities (all safe, age appropriate, and with our consent, of course). By the end of the project, the workers felt like family members. Major remodels are always full of issues and we encountered our fair share of them, but the company always worked hard to provide a resolution that we felt was fair, or more often than not actually in our favor. We look forward to having them back to complete additional projects (kitchen and bathroom remodels) in the future. We've got nothing but good words about these guys.
Wilda S.
Jun 2017
We are thrilled! The work is above our expectations! We are extremely happy with both the quality of work as well as the processes Lamont had in place to accomplish our goals. All employees and workers were friendly and polite, communicated effectively, were here on time, and conveyed the status of the job at all times. The project supervisor and his crew had the materials & supplies delivered on time, followed the design to the detail, and scheduled plumbing and electrical without delay, making the whole project run very smoothly. Any questions or concerns we had were addressed immediately, and this responsiveness added to an already positive experience. One additional comment: two items were complicated--having the ceiling patch match the rest of the ceiling, and building an aesthetically pleasing access door through the tile to the tub drain. Both were completed, without a doubt, thoughtfully and artistically. We couldn't be happier, and if we ever have another remodel or construction project, we will call Lamont Bros. Pictures are available at: [*** Link removed ***]
Susan M.
May 2017
I called them back to improve the area around the old light fixture. Looks much better. I am happy with the finished project.
Mary K.
Dec 2016
It was okay. I felt that the renderings were not what I could do on my own computer. Price was good. They were very creative. I had some other people in who were much more creative.
Martha S.
Dec 2016
They came in and did that and that was okay. Responsiveness wasn?t very good. They missed their appointment. He came the next week after he missed the appointment. He did give us some bonuses since he missed the appointment.
I think if someone was looking for a kitchen, I might refer them, I?d have to deal directly with them and buying a package was really a very good deal with them. Making the appointment would have been best.
I think they are a good company, they have been around a long time. The young man that was doing this was new and trying to learn, and sometimes that?s an issue.
I think if someone was looking for a kitchen, I might refer them, I?d have to deal directly with them and buying a package was really a very good deal with them. Making the appointment would have been best.
I think they are a good company, they have been around a long time. The young man that was doing this was new and trying to learn, and sometimes that?s an issue.
Pamela E.
Nov 2016
The opportunity to meet twice with professional kitchen designers was a great deal for $49. I was able to ask questions and receive advice and suggestions, including information about some of the latest developments in materials for kitchens. They were on-time for both appointments and very personable. After I develop specifications for the remodel I will give Lamont Bros. an opportunity to bid on the project.
Michael W.
Oct 2016
Had to wait several weeks and then result was not at all exciting. Only one option given. Did not seem to listen to input.
Response from Lamont Bros.
"Thanks so much for the review! We appreciate the feedback. We were clear with our timelines up front that it's typically a two week turnaround for initial meetings, and then to get the renderings. It's unfortunate that you felt we didn't listen or provide additional options. I don't want that to be the experience. If you will email me, I'd be happy to provide a complementary consultation at our office where you can discuss the design with our principle designer and we'll create up to two additional designs for you. The deal you purchased is for a single design, but it's our culture to go above and beyond to help our customers have the best remodeling experience they can. We want that to be yours as well. Please email our principle designer at joseph[at]lamontbros.com. Thanks!"
SUSAN M.
Oct 2016
They created a rendering and it looked good. Because, of the bay window in the dining room, it might be difficult to install a skylight there. They need to come again and take another look/closer look into the attic to see if one could be installed between the stresses. I might possibly request a skylight in the hallway, because it is dark also.
Xin X.
Aug 2016
The design part with Joseph went smoothly (gave him A's across the board in separate review). We were impressed with Joseph and decided to use his company for the work despite the high bid. The bid and actual remodel process was a nightmare.
The original quote somehow failed to include a whole wall of sapele cabinets. When it came time to do the work, we had to go with generic white ones to keep the price the same as the original quote. Then they ordered the wrong sized cabinets and tried to charge us thousands of dollars for their error. When I asked to see the invoice from the supplier to show the cost for the correct sized cabinets, interestingly, they were not able to produce such documentation.
The crew who performed the work were nice but VERY young and inexperienced (wish we had met them before I hired Lamont Bros). There was no supervision of the young crew and the work product showed, e.g, terrible drywall and paint job, not reinstalling deck the same way, using waterlogged siding boards they left out in the rain and mud for several months (and would have certainly caused mold/mildew if we didn't catch it and made them use new boards). The general contractor, David (Joseph's brother), did not have the same eye for detail or communication skills, and we only saw him onsite occasionally after we complain about the work product. What was supposed to be a 4-6 project turned out to be five months (and going). If they simply did things the right way to begin with (and with some supervision onsite), the job would have completed months ago without so much headache for us. There were so many corner cutting and shoddy work, and getting David to correct the errors is like pulling teeth, most of which are still not corrected.
The company might be ok for very small projects, tile work, or design work, but I absolutely cannot recommend them if your project takes anything longer than a day. They are simply too young and inexperienced. Make sure you interview David and the crew if you decide to use them for an actual remodeling project.
The original quote somehow failed to include a whole wall of sapele cabinets. When it came time to do the work, we had to go with generic white ones to keep the price the same as the original quote. Then they ordered the wrong sized cabinets and tried to charge us thousands of dollars for their error. When I asked to see the invoice from the supplier to show the cost for the correct sized cabinets, interestingly, they were not able to produce such documentation.
The crew who performed the work were nice but VERY young and inexperienced (wish we had met them before I hired Lamont Bros). There was no supervision of the young crew and the work product showed, e.g, terrible drywall and paint job, not reinstalling deck the same way, using waterlogged siding boards they left out in the rain and mud for several months (and would have certainly caused mold/mildew if we didn't catch it and made them use new boards). The general contractor, David (Joseph's brother), did not have the same eye for detail or communication skills, and we only saw him onsite occasionally after we complain about the work product. What was supposed to be a 4-6 project turned out to be five months (and going). If they simply did things the right way to begin with (and with some supervision onsite), the job would have completed months ago without so much headache for us. There were so many corner cutting and shoddy work, and getting David to correct the errors is like pulling teeth, most of which are still not corrected.
The company might be ok for very small projects, tile work, or design work, but I absolutely cannot recommend them if your project takes anything longer than a day. They are simply too young and inexperienced. Make sure you interview David and the crew if you decide to use them for an actual remodeling project.
Response from Lamont Bros.
"Thanks for the review. I really appreciate each customer's feedback and communication and each opportunity for feedback--good or bad--gives us an opportunity to improve. I'm very sorry for the issues that were experienced during your project. As we discussed privately, we would have preferred to come in and fix the painting and any other issues and would still like to but to compensate for your inconvenience we reduced the final bill significantly. The issues with the paint and any other detail issues are definitely not the norm. We take pride in creating amazing living spaces and having the final details and fit and finish of the remodel be superb. Your project was an anomaly and we take responsibility for the issues--including who was there and supervision--that contributed to that. We have put changes in place to insure that we won't have a project with paint quality or issues like that in the future. Keep in mind the warranty for your project still stands and you shouldn't hesitate to reach out to us if needed for any reason. Again, I apologize for the inconvenience and would look forward to when you might give us an opportunity to change your mind and your rating."
Patricia C.
Jun 2016
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Response from Lamont Bros.
"Good morning, Thank you so much for your review! We take every customer's input serious and are working to improve. When I met with you we were swamped and we dropped the ball getting things back to you. We are currently working on improving our work flow and training to insure that we don't drop things and that you get your value's worth. I apologize you feel like you didn't get the full value of the design. I did take time to discuss a lot of design options and investigate plausibility of your remodel with you. We do these initial concept designs at a very low cost and most of our customers consider them a good value. Full permit drawings for this type structural work can be anywhere from $2,000 to over $5,000 and creating initial concepts that can be modified during the next stages can be helpful for most people. We never want to part ways with a customer who feels like they didn't get the value out of thier interaction with us. I make an effort to go above and beyond to be helpful to people who don't even end up hiring us. If there is anything else I can do including refunding your money please email me directly at [email protected] Thanks!"
Jennifer H.
Apr 2016
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Glen M.
Mar 2016
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Karen N.
Mar 2016
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Karen N.
Mar 2016
It was good. Its way out of our ballpark for finances. Joseph was very nice and very professional. He was able to communicate well to us.
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Lamont Bros. is currently rated 4.5 overall out of 5.
Monday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Lamont Bros. accepts the following forms of payment: American Express, PayPal, Financing Available, Check, Visa, Discover, MasterCard
Yes, Lamont Bros. offers free project estimates.
Yes, Lamont Bros. offers eco-friendly accreditations.
No, Lamont Bros. does not offer a senior discount.
No, Lamont Bros. does not offer emergency services.
Yes, Lamont Bros. offers warranties.
Lamont Bros. offers the following services: Design build remodel services for kitchens, bathrooms, basements and additions. We will exceed your expectations whether you want to remodel a small bathroom or build a large addition.