Kitchens
From a careful refresh to a full reorganization — cabinetry, lighting, finishes, the full pantry of choices.
Explore✦Family-run · North Shore, MA✦
Craftsmanship in the
finishes.
Penney Construction is a family-run design-build remodeler on Boston's North Shore. We're at our best in the millwork, the tile lines, the hardware reveals — and in giving every client a build that feels personal from first walkthrough to final punch.
The Pedersen KitchenMarblehead Neck · Spring '25
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I · Services
What we
build.
Four practices, one shop. We design, draw, and build under one roof — so the lines between vision, drawing, and execution stay short.
Baths
Primary suites, powder rooms, the works. Tile we set ourselves, glass we measure twice.
ExploreAdditions
Adding floors, wings, primary suites. We tie new structure into old without seams or surprises.
ExploreCustom Homes
Ground-up builds, designed and built to last. Site selection through final landscape.
Explore
Marblehead Neck'25
Marblehead NeckSpring '25
Beverly Cove'25
Beverly CoveBath Suite
Manchester'24
ManchesterCarriage House
Hingham'24
Hingham HarborWhole Home
Cohasset'24
CohassetPrimary Suite
Salem'23
SalemShingle Addition
II · Process
Six phases.
No surprises.
Every project moves through the same six phases — so you always know where your build stands and what comes next. The shop has used the same checklist for forty years. It still fits on one page.
i.
Discovery
The kitchen-table conversation.
We sit at your table for an hour or two. We listen. We talk about how you actually live, what you've tried before, and what's been on the wish-list for ten years.
ii.
Design
Drawings made for building.
Our team draws the project — plans, elevations, a few honest renderings. We choose finishes together. No 70-page spec books that nobody reads.
iii.
Foundation
Plans become permits.
We finalize drawings, schedule subs, pour foundations. Your project moves from a folder onto the calendar — and out of the ground.
iv.
Framing
Walls go up.
Lumber, joists, headers, sheathing. The shape of your home appears overnight. Roof, windows, weather-tight by week's end.
v.
Rough-in
Skin and systems.
Siding, then the bones inside — plumbing, electrical, HVAC. Inspections. Insulation. The unseen work that makes the seen work last.
vi.
Finish
Where it becomes a home.
Drywall, trim, cabinets, tile, paint, lights, landscape. Every detail you'll touch every day. We walk through it together before we hand you the keys.
III · How we work
The finish
is the work.
We don't compete on volume or speed. We compete on the half-inch reveal, the hardwood that lines up across rooms, the tile cut that disappears into the trim. And on giving you a build that feels like yours.
Personal
From first walk-through
We sit with you on site, in the space, before any number gets written down.
In-house
Finish carpentry
Our trim, millwork, and built-ins are cut and hung by our own crew.
Bespoke
Selections process
Finishes chosen with you, sample-by-sample — never from a vendor catalog.
Local
North Shore only
Peabody-based. We work where we live, with subs we've known for years.
IV · Selected work
Recent
builds.
A curated selection from the last twelve months, from full kitchens to carriage houses on the water.
V · Team
Who
builds.
Twelve full-time, ten years average tenure. The same hands you meet on day one are on the saw on closeout day.
Owner
Owner · Principal
Ryan Penney
Owner · runs the shop and walks every job
Sets the standard, signs every contract, and walks every site at least once. The buck — and the level — stops with him.
Numbers
Pre-Construction · Estimator
Jorge Betancur
Reads drawings the way most read the paper
Builds the budget line by line, runs takeoffs and sub pricing, and tells you what something will actually cost — not what you want it to.
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Field · Lead Carpenter
Howie Clickstein
Runs the jobsite · sets the bar with the first cut
If something doesn't look right, it's not. He'll have already fixed it before lunch and shown the apprentice why. The standard, in person.
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Admin · Permits & Deposits
Nicole Smith
Keeps the office, the permits, and the deposits straight
Pulls every permit, tracks every deposit, and keeps every vendor paid on the day they're supposed to be. The reason calls get returned the same afternoon.
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Client Intake
Shannon Penney
First voice on every new project
Handles first calls, gets the walkthrough on the calendar, and makes sure no one hires us without knowing exactly what we do. The front door of the shop.
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VI · From clients
The work
speaks.
A few notes from people who have lived through a Penney project — the dust, the decisions, and the mornings after.
They did everything they said they would, when they said they would, for the price they said they would. After two prior remodels, that was the part that surprised us.
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Carla & Liam PedersenMarblehead Neck · Whole-house addition
They sat at our kitchen table for three hours before we ever talked numbers. That's why we hired them. That's why we'd hire them again.
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Margot ClearyBeverly Cove · Primary suite
VII · Questions
Frequent
asks.
A few that come up early. If something isn't here, write us — we'll answer it the same day.
How does the design-build process actually work?
You hire one team for design and construction, instead of an architect and a builder separately. We draw, we estimate, we build. Decisions move faster, and there's no gap where the drawings hand off to a stranger.
What does a typical project cost?
Bath renovations start around $40k. Kitchens around $80k. Additions and full remodels typically run $250k–$700k. Custom builds vary too widely to quote here — but we'll give you a real range, in writing, before you commit to anything.
How long from first call to keys?
Two to four weeks from first conversation to a signed proposal. From there, a typical kitchen runs 8–10 weeks; a full remodel 12–16; a custom home 9–14 months. We hold those numbers honest with weekly updates you can actually read.
Do you handle permits and inspections?
Always. Every permit, every inspection, every utility coordination. You see the result; we deal with the office.
What's your warranty?
One year on all workmanship. Manufacturer warranties pass through on materials. And we still answer the phone in year five.
Where do you build?
The North Shore: Peabody, Marblehead, Beverly, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Salem, Hamilton, Ipswich, Gloucester, Rockport — and the towns between. Outside that radius? Ask. We've made exceptions for the right project.
VIII · Service area
Boston's
North Shore.
We work within a comfortable radius of our shop in Peabody. Close enough to be on a site in twenty minutes — far enough to find work worth the drive.
- Peabody
- Marblehead
- Manchester-by-the-Sea
- Salem
- Swampscott
- Hamilton
- Ipswich
- Gloucester
- Rockport
- Essex
- Wenham
- Topsfield
Peabody · Shop
Beverly
Manchester
Salem
Gloucester
Hamilton
IX · Begin a project
Tell us
about it.
A few details and we'll get back to you within one business day. No pressure, no slick sales — just a real conversation about what you're picturing.