Websites for builders, built around finished jobs
A builder sells trust. The customer is handing over a large sum and the keys to their home for weeks, sometimes months. They want to know you turn up, you keep the site tidy, you finish on time and the result looks like the photos.
That's why our builder website design puts projects at the centre of every site. Not a gallery of fifty random photos, but a small number of finished jobs written up properly: what the client wanted, the problems you solved along the way, and the finished result. One well-told extension is worth more than a page full of thumbnails.
Construction company website design for two audiences
Some building firms sell to homeowners. Others sell to main contractors, developers, schools or property managers. Many do both. The two read a website differently.
Homeowners want reassurance and a sense of process. How does the job start? Who deals with planning and building control? Will someone keep them updated? What happens if something goes wrong?
Commercial clients want evidence. Accreditations you hold, such as CHAS, Constructionline or SafeContractor, your insurance levels, your health and safety approach, and photos of similar-sized jobs. They often check the website before they send any paperwork.
We shape the building company website around whichever matters more to you, and give the other a clear page of its own.
The pages a builder website needs
Every site is different, but most builders need:
- a page for each main type of work, such as extensions, loft conversions, renovations or new builds
- project write-ups with before and after photos
- a page explaining how you work, from first visit to sign-off
- an areas covered page
- a quote form that asks about the job type, size, location and timescale, with room for a drawing or photo
Website for builders who want to be found
A good-looking site that nobody finds is just an online brochure. Every construction company website we build is set up for local search from the start, and our SEO and marketing for builders service can take it further.
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