LaMantia Design & Construction

shortly after the new step where poured cracks started to appear. I had watered twice a day as instructed but they indicate these cracks are normal. Now something is leaking out of the cracks. there are multiple dime size flakes and chips as well. LaMontia and Ozinga have both been out but indicate this is normal.

Excellent value-added consultation. Fulfilled every promise and expectation. Kept us updating every step of the way. Providing steady and timely communication throughout the project. Extremely conscientious and professional. Highly recommend.

It was fine. their quote was almost $15,000 more than the next quote, and as I explained to him our thoughts on the remodel, he sighed a lot...I got the feeling our project wasn't going to be worth their time. I think they are accustomed to much larger projects that include redesign, when we just wanted a functional basement. He did give me the name of "a guy" he works with who might be interested in doing it, but we went with a company that had credentials. Everyone I know who have used them before, rave about their work, I think we weren't the type of client they are interested in.

We wanted to change the flow of our house and LaMantia was able to provide a great design. They were able to work with my schedule in order to make sure I was given the information I needed throughout the process (I work 10hr days and was not living at the house during the remodel so they were able to e-mail and call me to keep me updated). They were willing to work with us on having some of our friends complete parts of the work in order to save some money on the process. They moved a powder room to the back of the house, opened up the kitchen to the dining room, added hardwood floors to the kitchen and a back mudroom, gave us a bar area in the kitchen as well as a buffet/counter in the mudroom with an opening to the dining room. When we had any miscommunications they were very helpful in clearing things up and getting the work done. They were great even with all of our last minute changes and helped us to find ideas that would look great when we weren't sure of which tiles would be best for the backsplash. Only thing I would recommend in the future is providing more information on painted cabinets vs. wood cabinets and the pros and cons of each. We did not realize how susceptible painted cabinets would be to humidity changes in the house and would have gone with wood cabinets if we had known. My family has used LaMantia many times in the past and I will continue to use them in the future for remodel projects or additions.

I never heard back from them. They came to my house, discussed the project with me, and promised to call me with an estimate. They have not contacted me since the initial meeting.

I initially called and spoke with someone who was not able to answer my questions regarding foundation experts. They took my phone number and stated they would have someone return my call. The Supervisor called me back later and left a message stating that they do not do the type of work that I was inquiring about.

Master bathroom addition: We had Andy LaMantia come to quote a project a month+ ago. He took due diligence with taking measurements and discussing ideas. His ballpark estimate to complete the entire project was over double the highest of the other two bids. He had suggested ideas we were interested in. We asked if he could just do the architectural work and rough in the construction. He said he could and would work on the plans. Even though the ball park price for a portion of the work was just under double one quote to do the entire job, we wanted to move forward. We told the other contractors that we would not be moving forward and began following up once a week with nothing but false promises to have no more information than the day he was at the house. We have moved into the house and still have no plans in place. This is not the company you want handling a major project.

It was a difficult decision, but we decided to work with a different company. I would definitely call LaMantia if we do any more remodeling.

Gutted the kitchen and reconstructed it. Put in new cabinets, some new lighting, new venting from the stovetop to the outside of the house, put in all new appliances and redid electrical connections where needed. Filled in small leftover spaces with cabinetry for spices, knives and misc. kitchen items and foodstuffs. The workmen were excellent, on time each day and cleaned up after themselves each day. The quality of their work was superb and the management of the workforce was great. This was the third time I've used LaMantia and I would wholeheartedly recommend them.

They remodeled our kitchen and two bathrooms completely. Partially remodeled the master bath, painted the entire house, replaced the hardwood floors in the family room and kitchen and re-sanded the floors in the utility room, dining room and hall. Additionally, the put in new concrete and a new sliding door in the kitchen. They also replaced the wood trim throughout the house and put in new wood interior doors. They were excellent and very professional. We have recommended them to anyone who is thinking of remodeling. We would use them again and would highly recommend them. No one on the team disappointed us--from the design to the final product!

They came back with the highest price so we did not hire them for the job.

Overall, La Mantia did an excellent, quality job at reasonable costs, and their employees at every level were professional and good to work with from a customer service perspective. We have an older home, more than 100 years old, and as you might expect, the job presented some surprises. La Mantia handled unexpected changes that were necessary and kept costs reasonable. We particularly liked La Mantia's and ldquo;design-buildand rdquo; approach, in which the designer/architect worked for La Mantia, but closely with us. We considered the alternative approach in which we could have hired an architect to design the job before putting it out for construction bids, but we felt we benefited from the La Mantia approach. La Mantia's architect presented creative, but practical solutions to our design objectives and the problems that inevitably popped up on such a project. The construction management team was also first rate and very responsive to our needs. We would use the La Mantia team again and, indeed, expect to.

Overall they were good, though we had a few things, which they cracked. The price is a bit high, bu I liked their quality.

From the initial consultation with Gina to the final touch ups by Andy and Rodney, LaMantia's entire crew were very professional and responded to all of our questions and concerns. Gina is an excellent designer and provided us with many ideas we had not considered. She and Katie came to the house and helped with paint colors, tile selections, fixtures, etc. Gina also went with to pick out the granite for all the counters Additionally, Gina provided us with many references and even showed us some of the work LaMantia had done prior to our committing to LaMantia. Frank, the job superintendent, was very thorough and very detail oriented which I thought was great. I appreciated his attention to detail as I am like that as well. There were a few glitches like the cabinets being destroyed in a truck accident in route to our house, but LaMantia stepped up to the plate and got replacement cabinets within a few weeks coordinating a rush order with the manufacturers. Not only are they all extremely skilled at their jobs, they are also nice people. They all go out of their way to ensure that the customer is happy and satisfied. We highly recommend them.

They were very nice people. They had the architect come out and he did the design. It took them almost a month to get one design for one bathroom which was the easy one, not the one that was coming out of the dust of the basement. We had thought about this project for about 10 years before we stepped into it. We were absolutely specific about wanting to keep the 1926 feel but update it for 21st century. So we had chosen the colors, the tiles and the style. We knew exactly what we wanted; the radiator gone, the tub gone, a walk-in shower and heated floors. We had all the specifics. But then a month later he comes up with a design that for some reason was purple instead of the blue that we wanted. It was just kind of weird. We were going to be traveling in the summer. So we really wanted to have our plan in place and the shopping done. We wanted to begin the project when we got back from our trip. They said that we were in such a hurry. We just felt like they weren't timely enough for us. We loved that the lead carpenter, problem solver guy came for the initial meeting along with the owners from the company that we went with. Then the plumber came and we wall discussed about what we wanted. We had our third meeting with the designer. For all the meetings the owners were present. I felt like we were a team in developing a cohesive vision and that the owners were on top of it with everybody. But with Lamantia, we were just talking to the architect and we didn't know any of the people who would be working on the project. We hadn't met them. We didn't get that feeling of cohesiveness of the team and the cohesiveness of the vision.

I just thought that they were very professional and the quality of their work is very good.

LAMANTIA DESIGN and CONSTRUCTION Very thorough, knew what they were doing. Prepared a great plan for us. They were just a little slower and the price was a little high for us.

Estimator came in to take a look. Showed her what we wanted to do (see above). First question she asked was our budget. When my wife stated $20,000, the woman answered point-blankly, "We don't do anything for less than 35. Thanks for your time." And she walked out. Not the greatest representation of their company, regardless of the work they may or may not do. We ended up spending 21,000 with another AL company, and the kitchen is fantastic. Can not recommend this company for any amount.

They are very reckonable and always do their work. I had an issue a year later so they came back and rebuilt the whole of the floor. I think they were great. They answered to phone calls, answered questions and worked with me.

Wow! What service! I called Lamantia, looking for a ball-park estimate on 2 different houses I was thinking of buying. Both would require additions to expand the master bedroom. I talked to Andy, who was very accomodating, and sent him pictures of the two houses in question, asking for a ballpark to add a garage and second level expansion to one, and just the second-level expansion for the other. He sent me an email estimate, and later called me personally to refine the estimate. I didn't end up buying either house, since the costs of the additions would have put them over their market value. however, I did buy another house, and am having Lamantia bid on some expansion and remodeling work there.

They service they had provided was great, but we decided not to go along with the problem. I would call them again for an estimate.

We met with Gina, one of their designers. She took our ideas, and enhanced them. We happened to have a conversation with Andy LaMantia who saw the concept drawings and then suggested adding a bump out to the suite to accommodate the radiator and add a bench seat. This expanded to having built-in bookcases. The initial proposal was slightly above our price range and Gina worked with us to fine tune the proposal to where it was acceptable. Next we met with Katie, who helped us with tile and fixture selections. At all times they made sure we knew what our allowances were and suggested ways to select what we wanted while maintaining our budget. All of the staff were helpful and wanted us to have a quality product. They did not try to sell us on things we didn't seem interested in. They listened to what we had to say(unlike some other contractors we had spoken to who were more interested in selling their high end cabinets and counter tops). Once work began, we had day to day contact with Chuck, our superintendent. This man was a pleasure to work with. He made sure we were fully informed as to the current and upcoming events. He was always available to answer questions. We had his cell and if we got voicemail, he always got right back to us. Chuck stayed on top of the schedule and made sure people were there when they were supposed to be. At the same time, we had regular contact with Gina and Katie, who made sure we satisfied with our selections. Our demolition team leader was Alex. He made sure everything was masked off and the site was clean during this phase. We lived in the house during this entire project and he made sure the dirt stayed out of our living areas. His crew worked quickly, but carefully. Our framing crew was fantastic. While there was a tarp over our missing roof, we had a major storm come through. We were away that night and the carpenters came out at the height of the storm to ensure our house was secure. There could have been major damage, but they prevented it. The other trades did very professional work. We had some "side-work" done by one of their regular subcontractors. We were unhappy with how it was progressing and LaMantia went to bat for us, even though it was not their responsibility. It worked out. They wanted us to be happy with the total project. Our plumber was fantastic. The electrician did an excellent job as well. And I cannot say enough about the finish carpenter. Andy is an artist! He did the trim work, tile work(including glass tile)and added some little touches that improved upon the plan. The project came in on time and mostly on budget. We did go a little over on some unforeseen infrastructure work. They also have a 5 year full warranty on their work, so we have peace of mind. I can't say enough about them.

Project was supposed to be completed in 4-5 weeks -- was completed in 5 weeks -- did not realize it would be one person(s) per day working on their specialty such as just install a floor versus continuous work, so had to keep up good communication with contractor to ensure kept on schedule. A number of things went wrong as they do in old houses and the company promptly responded and fixed all problems at no additional cost. Would use the company again

I thought they were excellent. The quality of the work was great. They were responsive to our questions and they were perfectly willing to work with us when we made changes. If we had the money we would definitely use them again.

They were on time. They were very professional. They were courteous and kind. I would use them in the future. The quality of their work was good. Their responsiveness was good.