Small by design. Serious by reputation.
Fifteen years, two owners, and a list of Melbourne homes we'd happily walk you through tomorrow.
We built the company we wished we'd hired.
Pat started Lambert York after a decade working for larger builders where the person who sold the house never set foot on the site. The fix was simple and unfashionable: stay small, take fewer jobs, and put an owner on every one of them.
First job: a rear extension in Hampton for a family friend. Still standing, still recommending us.
Site management becomes an owner's job, not an employee's.
Referrals from Melbourne architects become the main source of new-home work.
Insurer assessment places Lambert York among the strongest-backed boutique builders in Victoria.
Ten to twelve active projects at any time. Never more than the two of us can walk in a day.
Pat quotes it. David builds it. Both answer for it.
Pre-contract, contracts, selections, pricing and the weekly update. If you have a question about your house, Pat is the person who answers it.
On site every day. Runs the trades, checks the work against the drawings, and is the reason the house matches the render.
What you're actually paying for.
Warranty insurance facility
Most builders carry $2–7M. Ours covers a full high-end rebuild.
Owner on the line
Pat's mobile, not a project coordinator. Weekly photo updates, not a portal.
Fixed scope, fixed materials
Selections locked before contract. What you chose is what gets installed.
On time, on the date
Handover date is in the contract. We've hit it on every home in the last three years.
Say the real number
The first price is the right price. If something should cost less, we'll say so.
Build it once
We'd rather take a week longer in design than a month longer on site fixing a decision.
Be there
Two owners, ten jobs. Never more than we can personally walk in a day.
Come and see a finished home before you decide.
We'll arrange a walkthrough of a recent project with the owners' permission. Nothing sells a builder like a client who'll let you in.