General builders · Oxfordshire
Extensions, renovations, garden rooms, groundwork and landscaping across Oxfordshire and beyond. One team from first dig to final snag.
Taking on new jobs in Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Hampshire and Surrey
Platypus Construction Ltd
Because it refuses to fit one category and thrives anyway. We work the same way: versatile, adaptable and with a creative, problem-solving mindset. No challenge too complex, no project too unconventional.
Based in Oxfordshire. Recent jobs in Finstock, Fyfield, Kidlington, Marston, Goring & Streatley and Oxford, plus a garden in Balham, London.
No shortcuts.
Just quality.
Real jobs, photographed on site by the team. Drag each one from before to after.
Balham, London
A brand-new London yellow brick wall, sleek Quorn Stone patio slabs and a bespoke BBQ area, built up from the groundwork. The client has already been making the most of the sunshine with a BBQ in their upgraded space.
Heath really listened to how we wanted to use the space. The new flower bed, yellow brick wall, and real stone patio work perfectly with our bbq.
Kidlington, Oxfordshire
Chunky 6″ posts, robust cladding and a waterproof roof turned a tired outbuilding into a solid, practical space for bike storage and outdoor living.
Ensuites, brickwork, insulation, paving: the parts you only notice when they’ve been done properly.
Oxford · 1960s three-bed
A dated, closed-off family home taken back and rebuilt as a bright open-plan one. Planned as a nine-week turnaround.
Most jobs touch every trade, so we run them in the order a build really happens. In-house carpentry, and a long list of trusted direct trades for the rest.
Foundations and digger driver, excavations and muck away, drainage, sub-bases, concrete bases for sheds and garden rooms.
Sub-bases laser-levelled and finished with the whacker plate.
Extensions, loft and garage conversions, new builds, RSJ and steel installation, wall removals, lintels, core drilling. Brickwork in new build and restoration, including flint, quoins and lime pointing.
From core holes for new bathrooms to steel lintels for bi-folds and open-plan living.
First fix, second fix and custom joinery, wall plate to finals. Garden offices and outbuildings, decking, stud walls and partitions.
A 5 x 3m insulated garden office with PVC French doors.
PIR between rafters, loft roll, warm roofs and floor insulation, retrofitted interior wall insulation, plastering and rendering.
Cut tight, taped and sealed, so you keep the heat you pay for.
Kitchen and bathroom installation, tiling and flooring. Modern minimalism or cosy classic, from full rip-outs to elegant upgrades.
We design, supply and fit, with care.
Patios, porcelain paving and driveways, turfing, raised beds, retaining walls, pergolas and custom-designed structures.
Laid on full mortar beds, with a fall that sends rainwater away from the house.
Finstock, with thanks to D6 Plastering, Oxford Electrical, MKM Kidlington and Victorian Plumbing.
Messages from clients, as shared on Platypus’s Instagram.
Heath and the team were excellent from start to finish with our steel installation. Everything was well organised, fitted perfectly, and finished to a really high standard.
They made what could have been a stressful part of the build feel straightforward. I’d happily recommend Platypus to anyone needing structural steelwork.
Thank you very much for your very professional and punctual job. I really appreciate how you kept me updated and did the work exactly when you said you would. I’ll be recommending you to my friends.
Brilliant job by Platypus Construction! Great team, great finish, and we’re already enjoying it in the sunshine!
Small timber flooring job expedited quickly, and efficiently to a high standard. Thank you Platypus!
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