I'm a remodeling contractor myself, so I don't give this kind of praise lightly -- but Matt Ziebart of Ziebart Construction in Lake Oswego, OR has earned it. Over the years, I've gotten to know Matt and have seen firsthand how he operates his company. His reputation for honesty, integrity, and craftsmanship is well deserved. He builds strong relationships with his trade partners, treats his employees with genuine respect, and holds everyone to a high professional standard. In an industry where cutting corners is all too common, Matt does the opposite -- he sets the bar. His jobs are well-managed, communication is clear, and the end results speak for themselves. If you're in the Portland or Lake Oswego area and want a remodeling contractor who combines skill, transparency, and great leadership, I'd highly recommend Ziebart Construction. read more

Getting an estimate with any detail wound up costing us a huge sum. Do not sign the postcard to get more detail. They consider it a contract to use them, despite having no details on cost or design. Avoid them like the plague. read more

we had a garden house built. I consistently asked for They did not exist. They built the house with the door facing the wrong direction. The windows in the wrong place the wrong pitch on the roof.. we had constant problems with these people that were never easily resolved. Every project they did for this had a problem. Communication was extremely difficult.. the person who comes out and promises you they will do a good job is then the person who helps you with nothing. I have built two significant houses and remodeled many houses and this is the worst company I have ever dealt with on every level they should not be in business. The service is terrible. The quality is terrible. There is no value for the money.. small outdoor decks we had built took forever to finish. The door we had put in our bedroom was put in the wrong way and still doesn't work correctly.. the door to our garden house has a huge gap in the middle of it. Outstanding incompetence. read more

We had some challenges arise on the job but Ziebart construction ultimately handled the situation well enough that we're happy to leave a 5 star review. Know that if you choose Ziebart that you'll be in good hands with a company whose owner will stand by their work. read more

Matt and his team did a good job on our kitchen remodel and new floors. The process was fast, organized, and everything looks beautiful. When you do a major remodel like this, there's always something that's not perfect depending on how picky you are; and HGTV doesn't show you that stuff. With our remodel, there were some issues with communication on both sides. Ziebart Construction was not the cheapest quote we got either, but we liked Matt and we felt comfortable him. Moving on to the actual remodel, we were not happy with the layout of the semi-custom cabinets we bought. The CAD drawings we got were 2-D and we couldn't really "see" how the cabs would look installed. We had to pay extra to replace & modify some of them. In the end, we wound up paying about the same price as full custom cabinets (+ $1000.00 more). In hind sight, we wish we had bought the computer virtual tour and gone with the full custom cabs at the start. The quality of the semi-custom & full custom/modified cabinets we bought were very good. To be fair, Matt was being careful in our initial interview as our budget was fixed. An extra $500 for the virtual tour would have put us over budget as his quote for the work was already at our max. He did allow us to go over budget later on when we asked and with very reasonable terms so we could get the fixes & extras that we wanted. Next, we wish we would have made a different choice on the quartz counters. We love the counters we got, but there wasn't enough material left over to get a bigger island or a matching piece of stone for the window ledge without buying another entire slab of quartz ($4000.00). We weren't told this till the stone was cut so it was too late to research something else. We bought beautiful vinyl floors (floating, click lock style), and had Ziebart Construction install them for us. This type of flooring could not be installed without plastic transition strips between every door way in the house. When you step on those plastic strips, they make a slight crunch sound. It's hard to fault Matt's guys for this one as we researched & bought the flooring ourselves. The store we bought it from didn't really make it clear that we had to have transition strips; only that our installer might want them. By the time Matt's flooring guy came (just before install), he told us why we needed them. We felt committed at that point because the material was already bought & onsite. Matt and his trades do good work and the little things we didn't like were addressed quickly. We do recommend Ziebart Construction and intend to use them again later for our bathroom remodels. From a consumer standpoint: Be sure to buy the $500 virtual tour if you're getting new cabinets. Make sure you're prepared before each meeting with your most important questions. They're very busy and you only get so much time with Matt or Rick to go over things. Some of our meetings felt rushed, but we'll take the blame for that, we asked lots of questions. Communications via cell, and text were responsive. Study the contracts and be clear about what you want & what you think you're getting before you sign it. Do this via email with Matt before he comes over, he won't have time to make a lot of changes onsite. Once you sign the contract; your locked in and the work starts quickly. After we got started, we did LOTS of extra demo, prep, cleanup, purchases, & design decisions hoping to reduce the cost of the project. When the trades came in, they literally had a clean slate to work with. In the end, the price was the same as quoted (minus the materials we had bought), which was disappointing but it does look beautiful. Again, be clear on what you're getting, and what you're going to do in terms of purchases, demo, prep, etc. before you sign the contract. Be sure to keep an eye on the work as you go. The trades people are busy too and they don't read minds. If you don't like something; reach out to Matt or Rick and they'll fix it. *Note: When the final bill came in, the project did cost less than my math said it should be. I suspect that Matt may have reduced the remaining bill for the fixes/add-ons a little to fit my max monthly payment ability we had talked about earlier. I think this speaks to the character of who he is and that's another reason why we'll use & recommend Ziebart Construction again despite the hiccups. read more

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My carpet install was originally scheduled for Monday Sept. 14, but was cancelled due to the smoke. I was very stressed and anxious over this decision, as my condo would remain in disarray for longer than anticipated. Matt was great, he remained calm and supportive, saying that we'd work thru it. Fortunately, and I assume thanks to his effort, we were able to reschedule for only 10 calendar days later; thank you Matt for this reassuring approach around the hectic days thanks to our wildfires. Also, Matt was great in that he provided a number of nice additional "touches" to the finish of the project - one small thing but greatly appreciated was getting new drawer knobs, replacing the old scratched ones at no charge. Matt consistently brings a calm approach; I appreciated his strong faith & knowledge. Each "sub" was excellent - I sensed it was important to Matt that he brings quality sub-contractors into his customers homes. My only suggestion going forward is to remain as much of an advocate for your customer's requests as possible. For me, a top priority was to install new, thicker carpeting + a nicer/thicker (if possible) pad. I felt like I had to "push" or be more of my own advocate than I anticipated. Ultimately, we were able to accomplish this objective and I'm grateful for the work Matt and his group did not only for my carpeting, which is awesome, but for all the other elements of my project, principally my master bath remodel. Thank you Matt, and Ziebart Construction! read more

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After interviewing several contractors for our kitchen and bathroom remodel, my husband and I felt immediately at ease with Matt. His professionalism and integrity shine through the moment you meet him. We initially bid out a modest bathroom and kitchen facelift in an old 1900's farmhouse. With his insight and resources, we were able to completely remodel both in addition to updates throughout the rest of our home (refinished hardwoods, paint, carpet, etc.). We had an aggressive timeline and he delivered on time and kept within our budget (aside from our requested change orders). Matt and his team of subcontractors surpassed our expectations and were lovely to work with. Matt was always available (never missed our calls) and patient with us throughout all the phases of our remodel. All whilst navigating effortlessly through the various COVID restrictions. We also had the pleasure of working with his lovely wife, Jacqui, who guided us through all the design elements. She made the overwhelming task of choosing paint, fixtures, faucets, tile, flooring etc., fun and fluid. She even showed up as we moved into our home equipped with homemade soup for lunch and helped us unpack! We are so grateful for the opportunity to work with Ziebart Construction and highly recommend them! We will be working with them again on future projects. read more

We moved into a new house and wanted to find someone who could help us navigate all of the projects we wanted to get done to make the house feel like ours. Matt was great in helping guide us through some of those decisions and ended up replacing our countertops, some internal structural upgrades, upgraded lighting fixtures, as well as work on a design for finishing our 900 sq ft basement. read more

Matt and his wife gave us great service from design through the end of construction. Our remodel included opening up the old 1960's galley kitchen, Living Room and Dining Room into one great room. In addition, Ziebart's remodeled 2 of our bathrooms and created a massive walk-in closet. Without Matt and Jacqui we would not have realized the full potential of our home. Additionally, we felt their pricing was always fair and they're great communicators. We will use them again on future projects. read more

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We bought a house in need of major repairs and a full house remodel. Everything from ALL new cabinets to all new flooring, all new lights, all new indoor paint, complete master bath remodel, raising of the sunken living room, matching of the existing hard wood floors with the new flooring. Very extensive. Everything turned out very nice. Nobody can tell the difference between the new hardwood and the 20 year old hardwood...everybody just assumes it is all new. The new wrought iron railing needed extra bracing. A custom brace was made and installed. As all the reviews have stated...Matt is a great guy. We were always comfortable with him in our home and in charge of all the subs. We always felt like he wanted to make sure we were happy with the finished product. He saw little things wrong , and had them fixed before we even saw them. We were in a bit of a hurry to get the project started because the house was empty and that makes working on a house much easier for everyone. Having said that.... we would have liked to have had a little more time in the beginning of our project for picking out ALL the fixtures, tile, carpet, cabinets, counters, back splashes, etc.. A few little hiccups along the way, but that is to be expected. Matt was always available for any concerns. We would not hesitate to use/or recommend Ziebart Construction again. read more

The project is handle by Matt and David. David is the person who complete most of the task including demolish and dry wall repair. We appreciate that he always looks into detail and have keep quality as high priority. For sure there was some argument between the billing and the schedule, but overall we complete a nice looking farmhouse style kitchen with light color wooden flooring. it is a good experience. read more

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It takes a lot for me to write a bad review, as a business owner I understand how damaging and sometimes arbitrary reviews can be, but this experience was so frustrating and I received such poor treatment that I wish someone had warned me. Matt is a good salesman, though his bid came in well over most other bids I received, he was very on top of getting back to me and moving forward with the project so I went with him. Things started out great, but if there's anything I've learned, you don't know someone's true character unless something goes wrong. I will say that I was very happy with how they executed my vision, and in a short amount of time, Aaron was in charge of this and did a really nice job, however a major mistake was made, and a big part of the job had to be re-done. I was very patient and understanding with this at first, mistakes happen and Matt assured me they would fix it. But it started to drag on, they would show up without warning, there was a lot of miscommunication. I also had issues with his guys using some of my personal stuff (fans, garbage cans, step stool) and covering them in paint. Eventually, I started to lose patience, and as soon as I expressed frustration, Matt's tone totally changed, I was blamed for problems, called rude, words were put in my mouth. Ultimately I decided to pay them in full, despite not being satisfied with everything, because I got to the point where I couldn't trust his sub contractor to protect my furniture while he was working in my shop and it wasn't worth the headache. In the end, there was some delay on our end with the final payment, which I regret and understand was frustrating, but it was met with unnecessary intimidation and guilt. When I expressed that I would be leaving a review, Matt threatened to leave a negative review of my business, which he has never patronized. I've run businesses for the better part of a decade and would never treat even my most frustrating customer this way. It is such a bummer to have this experience, part of what I love about running a small business is being able to work with and support other small businesses, and I'm truly sad to not be able to do that. read more

I had a really great experience with Ziebart. We had a small bathroom renovation that was done beautifully. There were a few issues that came up along the way that were due, in part, to miscommunication and misunderstandings. However, with that being said, Matt and his team were super-responsive and handled all of my requests and conflicts with grace. Very very happy with the end-result (just waiting for 1 small part to be finished). I would absolutely recommend Ziebart Construction. Matt goes above and beyond to handle customer satisfaction! read more