Welcome to Allen Building & Carpentry

We're a business based in Portsmouth specialising in building, carpentry & joinery, loft conversions and traditional crafts

Services

We provide a variety of services including:

  • Bathroom Design
  • Bathroom Installation
  • Bathroom, Kitchen and WC Plumbing

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Images Of Our Work

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Qualifications

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Where We Work

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Our postcode: PO3 5AH

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New Forest,St Leonards Grange,the value of this house was 6.5 million.The windows are traditional teak sliding sash style.The boarding is cedar and the sprocketed rafter feet,cast iron guttering and downpipes.

New Forest,St Leonards Grange,the value of this house was 6.5 million.The windows are traditional teak sliding sash style.The boarding is cedar and the sprocketed rafter feet,cast iron guttering and downpipes.

Our Experience

We have been providing a friendly, professional service in the 
Portsmouth area since 1987. 

An established company we work on both small and large projects 
covering all aspects of building, from a door  to a new build.

We offer a competitive price and our work is of the highest standard.
A family run company we've been working on all types of residential 
buildings since 1995.
 
From fixing leaks to installing a brand new roof we're sure we can solve 
your building needs.
We keep a tidy work area and ensure your gardens and belongings are 
covered to protect them from damage.

Job Types

We do the following types of jobs:

  • Bathroom Design
  • Bathroom Installation
  • Bathroom, Kitchen and WC Plumbing
  • Bespoke Furniture Design & Build
  • Bespoke Kitchen Furniture
  • Brick / Block Paving
  • Cellar & Basement Conversions
  • Chimney Building / Repair
  • Complete Bathroom Refurbishment
  • Complete Kitchen Refurbishment
  • Conservatories
  • Decorative Glazing
  • Decorative Ironmongery and Metalwork
  • Demolition
  • Disabled Access / Mobility Services
  • Extensions
  • External Tiling
  • Fascias / Soffits / Cladding - uPVC
  • Fascias / Soffits / Cladding - Wooden
  • Fireplaces
  • Fitted Bedrooms
  • Flat Roofs
  • Floor Sanding & Finishing
  • Garage / Outbuilding Construction
  • Garage Conversions
  • Garden Sheds / Playhouses
  • Garden Walls
  • General Fitted Furniture
  • Guttering and Rainwater Pipes
  • Internal Renovation / Reconfiguration
  • Kitchen Design
  • Kitchen Installation
  • Kitchen Worktops - Metal
  • Kitchen Worktops - Stone
  • Kitchen Worktops - Wood / Laminate
  • Laminate Flooring
  • Leadwork
  • Loft Conversions
  • Log Cabins / Timber Framed Buildings
  • Period Restoration
  • Plumbing Repair & Maintenance
  • Porch / Canopies
  • Repointing
  • Slate & Tiled Roofs
  • Solid Timber Flooring
  • Sound Proofing
  • Staircases - Wooden
  • Stonework / Stone Cladding
  • Stored Oil & Gas
  • Structural Steelwork
  • Thatched Roofs
  • Thermal Insulation
  • Under Floor Heating - Water Systems
  • Underpinning / Foundations
  • Velux / Skylight Windows
  • Whole Internal Refurbishment
  • Wooden Casement Windows
  • Wooden Decking
  • Wooden Doors - External
  • Wooden Doors - Internal
  • Wooden Sash Windows
  • Wooden Shutters
  • Stored Gas
  • Stored Oil

Qualifications

We've completed the following courses:

City & Guilds City & Guilds
Level 2 in carpentry & joinery

Other qualifications we hold include
site engineering setting out
IOSH managing safely
Construction Site Managers Safety Certificate
CSCS
HSE First Aid at Work
Indentured apprenticeship
Mech Eng C&G



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Images of Our Work

Another projection,built on Purbeck stone with Portland stone quoins.Cedar beams sit on top with cedar cladding and teak sliding sash windows finished of with cast guttering and downpipes. The area set in the New Forest.
St Leonards Grange,New Forest,a small sliding sash teak window set in with cedar cladding,cast guttering and cedar shingle roof tiles.
A winter scene St Leonards Grange,New Forest we cut and pitched this roof which was very interesting. degree pitch, and the architect wanted it to look ancient and wavy so we had to fix extra battens on top of the rafters!
A small cottage with reed for a thatch roof.We worked very closely with this thatcher who in our opion is one of a kind. The cottage is flint built with an oak framed construction.
One of the fire damaged properties we had the pleasure of reinstating back to its former glory. It is a listed cottage completly burnt out,we completly renovated it with new heating,lath and lime plaster with horse hair,new thatch
The finished cottage,traditional English bond brickwork,new chimney,windows where possible were refurbished others were made using old patterns.Thatch roof was grown locally,it has the traditional shaggy look.
This wall was completly burnt out,the reclaimed oak was carefully selected and fitted to lean with the original,split lath and hydraulic lime were used to finish the panels of.
The main bath suite completely fitted with new oak doors and heritage door furniture.
The burnt out frame completely ravaged by fire.
This is the start of converting an Victorian detached house in Portsmouth.This old tired conservatory was taken down and replaced with a new hardwood one.Inside of the property was also developed by removing load bearing walls.
Heavy steel propping brought in to hold this very heavy building up.
Needles being lifted,these go through the wall and are in turn held up by the dead shores.
Railway bridge size steel beams designed by structural engineers.
This is the kitchen under wraps
The new sun room with traditional slate roof,brick wall,under floor heating throughout
The new aspect,old walls gone,floor down,kitchen in,we then went onto to build a new study,walk in wet room.
The old parquet floor which had damage and heating ducts cut into it.We completely sanded it using a special sander as not to damage it.It was sealed and oiled using carefully selected oils
We refurbished this cottage which had no porch so we designed one for the client and on his approval we built this using traditional mortice and peg tenons with hand made roof tiles,hogs ridges and reclaimed bricks
Another side to this porch
This triple sliding door originally had a window here,we took it out and fiited new steels a reused the old bricks to blend the it all in
New electric underfloor heating fitted by one of our electricians
The new kitchen,walls taken down,new electrics and plumbing.
Completed new roof to an extension,clay tiles with hog back hips and ridges.
New doors leading into a new conservatory,with inset light,underfloor heating and oak flooring.
Walk in shower,all new plumbing,underfloor heating,lighting and extraction.A new limestone floor and glass tiles to finish of.
The client instructed us to build this extension,the original cottage was a two up and two down.We built a further two bedrooms,lounge,study,downstairs toilet,laundry room,upstairs bathroom and a boiler room.