Meet James and Tom
Project 2 Construction is James and Tom. We build extensions, renovate homes, take on new builds and carry out commercial work across Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire.
We do most of the work ourselves, with a core team of skilled tradespeople who stay on a job from the first day to the last. That means familiar faces on site, and people who know the details of your project. When a job needs other trades, we bring in people we know and trust, and we coordinate them for you.
Our clients tend to mention the same things: the attention to detail, being kept informed at every stage, and having everything explained clearly as the work goes along. Those are the things we care about most, and they are a big part of why people book us again.
Recent jobs range from a full renovation of a flood-damaged home in Brackley and a reclaimed-brick double garage in Oxfordshire to a glazed extension and industrial kitchen for Huntsmill Farm wedding venue and a refurbished art department at Beachborough School. In Little Bourton we are part way through a renovation with a new garage and porch, and in Launton we have just finished a rear extension with a new kitchen and bathroom.
If you would rather we organised the whole job, we can manage the project and coordinate every trade involved, with our role agreed before any work starts.
The people on site
James
Builder
James has more than 21 years in construction. He didn’t come up through the traditional qualifications route. Since leaving university he has learned the trade on site, alongside some of the best master craftsmen in the business, on everything from small renovations to larger, more complex builds.
Stonework, brickwork and tiling are his favourite jobs, and he loves the final stages, when everything comes together and he can stand back and see the result. He pairs traditional craftsmanship with modern materials and methods, and he knows a good job also depends on clear communication, reliability and understanding what the customer wants.
His family and colleagues would say his eye for detail borders on obsession. If a tile, a joint or a finishing touch isn’t quite right, he struggles to walk away until it is. His view is simple: if his name is on the job, it gets done properly.
Tom
Carpenter
Tom has over 22 years in construction and holds an NVQ Level 3 in advanced carpentry. He has worked for building contractors and specialist carpentry and joinery firms, and spent 14 years self-employed, which has given him broad experience across every part of residential building.
Carpentry is his trade, but his knowledge goes well beyond it. Roofing and kitchen fitting are his favourite jobs, where technical detail, problem-solving and a high-quality finish all come together.
On site he is known for his practical approach, his willingness to help wherever he is needed, and a dry sense of humour that keeps morale up on the longest days.
How Project 2 Construction began
Before Project 2 Construction, James and Tom spent years working independently, each building their own experience, reputation and clients. Their paths kept crossing, and they often brought each other in to help on parts of a job. Over time that became a working relationship built on trust and shared standards.
Eventually the obvious question came up: why keep working separately when they could achieve more together? Bringing their skills under one roof means two perspectives, complementary trades and decades of combined experience, with another pair of eyes on every job.
They already knew how each other worked, what standards they expected and, just as importantly, when to agree to disagree. Two builders, one shared standard: doing the job properly.
Huntsmill Farm wedding venue extension
Shalstone, Buckingham · Completed
Beachborough School art department
Westbury · Completed
Brackley flood renovation
Brackley · Completed
Oxfordshire double garage and driveway
Oxfordshire · Completed
Little Bourton renovation and extension
Little Bourton · In progress
Launton rear extension
Launton · Completed