Penn Contracting LTD

Penn Contracting LTD Established 1992 | Experts in:
Refurbishment • Conservation • Joinery • Decoration • Maintenance • Building
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11/09/2026

Ever wondered what’s behind the plaster? 👀

This is thermalite blockwork going in - lightweight, insulating, and the foundation layer for a warmer, more efficient wall long before anyone sees a finished room.

Filmed straight from the site, block by block, this is the part of the build that does the quiet work.

Little details like this are our favourite kind! 🤎A ramped handrail curving off the newel post, understair cabinets buil...
08/09/2026

Little details like this are our favourite kind! 🤎

A ramped handrail curving off the newel post, understair cabinets built in flush, and lighting tucked along the treads for when it gets dark, the sort of thing you only clock once you're standing right in front of it.

Shaped and fitted by hand, on site in London. 👷

04/09/2026

Mid-project at our TW12 site!🏠

With the new roof only having some final details to add, our attention turns to the extension and other works ahead. Every stage on a project like this builds toward the next, and it’s a good moment to pause and take stock of how far it’s come.

More to follow as this project takes shape. 🏗️

August across our sites, seen from every angle this month. 🚁We've had strip outs stripped right back to bare bones, stee...
01/09/2026

August across our sites, seen from every angle this month. 🚁

We've had strip outs stripped right back to bare bones, steels going in to shape what's next, and roofs going on to get projects closed up before autumn hits. At the other end, a few builds are into snagging as they near the finish line, while brand new jobs are only just starting to take shape.

Early stages, final touches, and everything in between, all moving at once with the same steady hands on it. That's just a normal month here at Penn Contracting! 🙌

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Roof carpentry doesn't leave room for guesswork. Every rafter, joint, and line has to sit exactly where it should, long ...
25/08/2026

Roof carpentry doesn't leave room for guesswork. Every rafter, joint, and line has to sit exactly where it should, long before anyone sees the finished result.🏗️

This is the structural stage of a refurbishment with steels newly in place, with timber framed, squared, and fixed around them with the same precision and patience we bring to every part of the build. It's slow, deliberate work, and it's the foundation that everything else depends on. 🔨

The finish gets the attention, but it's stages like this that make it possible. 🪵

From cutting in the rafters to a fully covered roof, this one's come a long way! 🔨Since our last update, the roof struct...
21/08/2026

From cutting in the rafters to a fully covered roof, this one's come a long way! 🔨

Since our last update, the roof structure has had felt and batten applied, ready to take the weight and hold everything together securely.

Now the tiles are on, tying the whole thing together and bringing us another step closer to watertight. 🧱

There's a real satisfaction in watching a roof go from bare timber to finished in stages like this. 🏠

18/08/2026

A bricklayer’s-eye view of the craft. 🧱

Every joint, every course, every finish - the precision most people will never notice, but we never stop chasing it.

This is the work behind a finished wall, the part that never gets photographed, but is exactly what holds everything else up.

From concept to completion in TW12, side by side. 🏡No detailed drawings for this project, just a set of concept renders ...
12/08/2026

From concept to completion in TW12, side by side. 🏡

No detailed drawings for this project, just a set of concept renders and a clear vision of what it needed to become.

Sometimes that's all it takes when the team knows exactly what they're building towards.

A full transformation of the building's frontage - new windows and doors throughout, a striking new bay window, refreshed guttering and mouldings, and a new path and front landscaping to finish it off. 🔨

Every detail brought from render to reality. 👷

Concept Photos: backtofrontinsideout

🏢 Not every Penn job is a home reveal.This one was a commercial unit at end-of-lease, reinstated back to its shell condi...
10/08/2026

🏢 Not every Penn job is a home reveal.

This one was a commercial unit at end-of-lease, reinstated back to its shell condition to meet the landlord's dilapidation requirements. 🔨

From the "as found" state through to strip-out and reinstatement, back to full handover - it's a different side of what we do. Less about transformation, more about precision, and meeting every obligation set out in the lease. ✅

Scroll through to see this unit go back to its required condition. 👉

📸 July, in a nutshell.It’s been a scorcher of a month and through every bit of the heat, our team has kept showing up on...
04/08/2026

📸 July, in a nutshell.

It’s been a scorcher of a month and through every bit of the heat, our team has kept showing up on site, doing the work properly with a range of works from full refurbishments to new roofs going on. That kind of graft doesn’t go unnoticed, and we’re proud of every one of them!🔥

Behind the scenes, things have been moving too. Our maintenance team has grown, and with it came another van on the road with more hands and more capacity. We’ve also just launched a dedicated instagram page for Penn Maintenance (link in our socials highlight)!👷‍♂️

A run of projects are nearing completion, and we can’t wait to share the finished photography over the next few weeks. As those wrap up, new ones are already starting - the cycle that keeps this job interesting!🔨

We’re also bringing reels into the mix from here on, short glimpses of the process, not just the finished result.

Swipe through for a look at where July took us! 👉

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