Precision Paint & Tile

Jim is a professional, detailed oriented and very trustworthy. He responded to my initial request and met me on time at the 1 bedroom Co-​cop I was updating. He quickly provided a estimate with cost saving recommendations that I used and am most happy with. This is a 1 bedroom co-​op renovation, wood floor refinish, new tile floors kitchen and bath, new tile shower walls, ceilings scraped, crown molding throughout unit, new kitchen sink and dishwasher and paint entire unit. I am most happy with Jim and would not hesitate to use him in the future!

Jim did a fabulous job installing tile for my kitchen floor. He was so professional and communicated all the steps and options all the way through. I can’t recommend him highly enough. A gem and I will definitely call on him again when I have another project. Wonderful, professional job!

Jim Lamm did great work, responded in 24 hours and started work 48 hours after agreeing to terms. He drywall and patched a wall that was damaged during construction. Then free of charge he painted the wall because I had asked him to do it. Fast response and good service, will use again if I need anything fixed.

Jim and his crew were professional, detailed-​oriented, trustworthy & simply a delight to do business with! Jim treated our new condo like his own. I wish I could give him 6 stars!
We purchased our first condo and needed to find a full-​service painter (and handyman) quickly; we closed on our place just three weeks before our move-​in date — and the condo was in need of TLC! From repairing walls & molding (with 11′ ceilings) to hanging lights, to painting every square inch, we needed a pro. But we also needed a reasonable price and a quick turnaround. After researching contractors on Unilocal & Angie’s list, I called Jim. He came to our place and offered a thorough and fair estimate. Having grown up in a home with a skilled craftsman as a father, I felt immediately at ease with Jim. He clearly knew his stuff, took pride in his work and even pointed out several issues that I had missed. I couldn’t be happier with the results. Our new condo looks amazing and feels like home!
Jim did exceptional work and remained on time and in our budget. We felt more than comfortable giving him a set a keys when we had to go out of town for work two days that week as well. Honestly, Jim felt like family.
I would highly recommend Jim and his crew to anyone in need of painting and restoration. I’ve already told Jim that I have a couple more projects for him in the near future — backsplash & bathrooms are next, Jim! Thanks again for the outstanding work! :)

Tl;dr — this guy is a liar, nasty & rude, has been insulting me literally all weekend, and then pathetically filed a lawsuit b/​c he didn’t like my review. Went batshit crazy and then of course, predictably deleted his original responses when he realized what an idiot he looks like. AVOID, AVOID, AVOID. I repeat, DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THIS MAN.
I see he is harassing someone else now for posting a negative review. This is how he responded to another reviewer — «Yelp is a cesspool and you are swimming right where you belong. If your life is so pathetic that you have noting better to do than post lies on the internet, I pity you. No one is going to take you seriously, and anyone that does, is far too stupid to ever be client of mine.»
Please read the filtered reviews everyone! The man is psychotic.
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Nice try, Jim. Too bad I have already seen your original inflammatory response where you insinuated I was lying, denied ever giving me a quote and requested proof of such, called me the second «whiner» in 2 weeks, and told me to «suck it up.»
I find it telling that you are supposedly too busy respond to potential clients in a timely fashion, yet within hours of me posting my review, you somehow were able to find the time to read the email notification from Unilocal and instantly hop on a computer and reply… And edit and reedit and repost multiple times every day for the last 4 days…
Personally, I don’t care to debate the communication issue any further. Your immaturity, short temper, continuing excuses & attempts to discredit me are offensive. I am only posting this to warn potential clients to take heed of your negative reviews, including the filtered ones. In truth, you are disgusting, rude, and unprofessional, and clients are likely to see that side of you even over a very minor issue. Who knows if your positive reviews are legit.
Had you originally provided a courteous, professional & suitably apologetic reply to my original review, this conversation would not even exist.

Jim and his crew painted my 3-​bedroom apartment in Harlem, plus installing ceramic tiles on the kitchen floor and two bathroom vanities/​lights. It was an impeccable job — and they also cleaned up the place on top of it! My tenant had left the apartment so dirty that I had to do additional work (e.g., professional floor and window cleaning) and Jim and his men worked overtime to finish their job early to accommodate my changing requirements. Not only the newly painted walls and kitchen floor look great, they took care of mold and cracks which was in addition to what was spelled out in the contract. Considering the amount of work they did, I would think that his price is more than reasonable. There will be others throwing cheaper offers at you, but you get what you pay for and more with Jim. As he has mentioned somewhere, it seems that his business is getting a lot of traction and I could tell he was really busy, but he made sure to call me before/​during/​after my project at the end of long days for update and further consultation. He also tells you where you can save money (my tenant had complained about the fridge door not closing properly so I was about to buy a new one; Jim took a look at it on the first day of the job and said that the door was fine with some cleaning/​retouching job and he did fix it; sure enough the fridge door has no issue and he saved me close to $ 1k). You can’t go wrong with Jim!

I’ve email this contractor twice and following his instruction on his website. Unfortunately he did not call back. While I understand the job may be small, but would certainly appreciate some professional courtesy on acknowledging my request.

Jim Lamm and his helper did a magnificent job installing a travertine tile floor in our kitchen. It was a particularly challenging job because the underlying floor was ancient unremovable plywood, so Jim couldn’t use the usual cement board backing. He worked out a method of overlaying the plywood with a metal mesh to support the tile without raising the level of the floor excessively. The resulting floor is perfectly spaced and absolutely stable. Jim is a true old school master craftsman and a totally reliable gentleman. I recommend him very highly.

Decided to throw a cinco de mayo/​birthday bash at my new apartment only to have a fight breakout and a body imprint in the dry wall. No worries, JIM to the rescue. I Unilocaled around and decided to trust the great ratings he has built up over the past years. The level of customer service Jim provided was top notch. He is a busy man, but makes time for each client regardless of how busy he is. (even answering my questions as he was grocery shopping) Within one day, Jim had one of his crew come out and fix the damage. Wall looks flawless!
I would highly recommend Jim and his services.

Jim is a dedicated, honest and trustworthy professional. I am very happy with the repair and paint job that he and his men did and would be happy to recommend him.

Jim was a real professional to work with who clearly takes great pride in the work he does. He gets an A+ for communication as he consistently kept me updated on appointments and progress both via text and phone calls. Jim and his staff did a great job painting my 1BR apartment in Astoria and Jim was kind enough to send one of his guys back for free touch-​ups since the movers slightly damaged the original paint job but after the touch-​ups it looks great! You day pay a bit more than what other competitors charge but there’s that old saying «You Get What You Pay For» so if you want top notch service and high quality job than it’s worth the investment. Jim goes out of his way to make sure the client is happy as he even made follow up calls to see if I was happy with the end-​result. I highly recommend him and his staff.

Jim is a dedicated professional and I am happy to recommend him to any potential customer looking to get their home painted.
As with any project there were hiccups. But I was impressed with Jim’s response and that is the main reason I recommend him. He took responsibility for the situation and found a solution that fixed the issue. In this case — painting a part of the ceiling was more complicated than originally estimated. But Jim did the research, found the right equipment and completed the job.
Jim also agreed to completed other small jobs that were originally out of scope and also absorbed the additional cost.
Lastly, Jim was always professional in communicating with me, no matter what the situation. He has been very reachable, even on weekends.

Jim and his team did an amazing job for a fair price and on time, despite the job being bigger than expected. The walls in my apartment are a bit tricky to cut sharply since they curve slightly where they meet the ceiling. Not a problem at all – looking at the sharp lines now you’d never know there was a curve at all. Jim and his team are professional and committed to customer satisfaction. I’d recommend them to anyone.

Jim recently helped us with a painting job for our new two bedroom apartment on the UWS, and we couldn’t be happier with the results. Precision Paint & Tile was recommended to us from a co-​worker who had previously worked with Jim on a painting project.
The one-​day job called for painting the two bedrooms as well as the kitchen. The kitchen is somewhat large for NYC and one of the bedrooms was getting painted a dark blue (this would require several coats to ensure the white underneath was completely covered). Most contractors told me this type of job would probably take a day and a half, but by working efficiently and diligently, Jim and his crew member were able to finish it in one long day – something we really appreciated since no one likes using vacation days for things like moving apartments…
What set Precision Paint and Tile apart for us was Jim’s personal touch: his personal touch from job quote to finish ensured he was engaged and accountable throughout. (Our biggest gripe with other contractors that we had collected quotes from and even worked with on other projects was that they were often too big to work a job from start to finish. They’d often send a crew that didn’t know the particulars of the job being discussed with the initial contractor point person). As other folks have noted in their reviews, Jim was great with confirming details and communicating updates. We were never in the dark about the job estimate, his estimated time of arrival, etc.
Finally, after the job was done, Jim didn’t just disappear on us. After a week to let the our newly painted rooms grow on us, Jim followed up to make sure we were happy with the final results and see any touch ups were needed. We really appreciated Jim going the extra mile for us, and we hope to use Precision Paint & Tile again in the future.

Jim and his team spoiled us. It used to be that I expected contractors to be late, to be somewhat unresponsive, to make some mistakes. My experiences over the years taught me to lower my expectations. But that changed after working with Jim. He was incredibly responsive, very proactive, and his attention to detail made me think I needed to get glasses. If you think it’s not possible to find a reliable, talented, and reasonably priced contractor, then you haven’t worked with Jim. I highly recommend that you do!

Jim surpassed my expectations over and over again as work progressed on our apartment. I’m cautious with our savings, and renovating our new 3 bedroom apartment in Park Slope represented a big investment.
I initially called about 8 contractors for paint, carpentry & flooring — all of them had stellar reviews on Unilocal. Jim’s response was immediate, friendly, and informative. I narrowed it down to four who would look at the apartment. Of those four, one looked the place over in about 3 minutes, said nothing until the end, then gave me a verbal quote. Another contractor sent his paint guy who arrived 30 minutes late then tried to undersell his boss («hey, if our quote is too high, let me know and I’ll do it myself for less»). Another guy seemed great on site, and never followed up with a quote.
Jim completely stood out. He was going to be 10 minutes late, so he texted to let me know. He reviewed the place for 30 minutes, pointing out countless details, describing what issues he saw, what would be cheap or expensive, asked a ton of questions, took notes, answered all my questions, and was friendly but direct.
Two days later I received a quote from Jim. It was more than fair and extremely detailed. Everything was clear. A week and a half later I received a quote from the other painter… all along the process the difference between Jim and the other guys was huge.
The day that work started, I was on one side of the house, Jim & his employees on the other. I overheard a conversation where he explained to them (some were people he’d worked with, others not) what he expected. He expected them to work hard, to be focused, and over and over again he repeated: «details matter… most guys don’t get that. Pay attention to details». He said «no cellphones when we’re working». Frankly I loved hearing that. He wasn’t being rude in any way, he was just clearly letting them know what was expected.
I would show up on an almost daily basis, and in a group of hard working guys, Jim was the hardest working. Every day, all day he was focused and working — seriously, the guy is dedicated. When you consider how reasonable his rates are, it’s pretty stunning how much he asks of himself. You add to that the fact that he pays his guys a good rate, he uses good paint… You’ll feel good about hiring him.
Every day I would also receive texts or phone calls from him: he would run into some minor issue, describe what he came across, offer several solutions and make a suggestion. If he needed to be out of the apartment for any reason, he’d let me know. At every moment, I had incredible communication. If you’ve ever had any contracting work done, you know how rare that is.
The job went long, and the only reason was that he was a perfectionist. Nonetheless, he didn’t charge for it. In short, he cares about the work, and that’s such a rare thing.

Jim did a great job installing tile in my kitchen during my recent renovation. We had a number of different contractors doing different jobs and Jim was one of the best. He was always on time, pleasant, polite and efficient. He and a helper were able to clean up my entire kitchen and then tile it beautifully in 2 ½ days. After the job was done, we noticed that there was a spot where there were some tiles missing and when we e-​mailed Jim, he immediately responded and came out on a Saturday to not only fix the tile but to put in the switch plate covers and fix the grout wherever it was necessary. He gave us great tips for maintaining the tile and I would definitely recommend him and hire him again!

Jim recently assisted us with our office renovation. Not only did he go above and beyond the call of painter duties, he helped connect us with a network of skilled people to complete all the necessary tasks under a tight deadline.
He made himself available and was very flexible as our demands increased. I would use his services again, and recommend them to anyone looking to renovate a space.
Thanks again Jim!

I was recently lucky enough to be introduced to Jim Lamm of Precision Paint & Tile. I needed the interior of my apartment painted and Jim came recommended with the highest praise from a local apartment broker. The broker was right! Jim is able to instantly suss out what’s needed to get the job done, charges really reasonable prices, and finished the job unbelievably quickly and thoroughly. I am still astounded by the wonderful results. The entire transaction from beginning to end was a pleasure and I can’t recommend him enough.

Jim is a very skilled tradesman. He listened to my ideas, made suggestions and implemented the final product. He is a flexible communicator, easily switching between calls, texts and emails as necessary. With the installation of a french door, new kitchen cabinets, picture molding, paint and flooring, my apartment transformed from a run-​down, shabby studio into a crisp, tidy dwelling that I enjoy spending time in.
~Z.W., June 2010