Most building firms are better served by our £1,495 Business website (up to 15 pages, typically live in two to three weeks) than by the £495 Starter, because extensions, loft conversions and renovations each need their own page and gallery to rank and to persuade. A builder who works mainly from referrals can start on the £495 five-page site and grow it later. Either way, the price is fixed before we start, and the thing that wins a big project is evidence, not adjectives.
How much would a website for a building company cost?
£495 or £1,495 with us ($625 or $1,895 for US firms). The Starter covers one to five pages, which suits a small firm whose phone is already busy and who mainly needs somewhere to send people. The Business package gives up to 15 pages, a CMS so you can add finished jobs yourself, Stripe payments if you take deposits online, and 90 days of support. If you need a client portal or project tracker, that is our Premium tier, from £3,995 and quoted before work begins. See the packages page, our guide to what a website should cost in 2026, and how long a build takes.
Should a builder use a website maker or pay for a website?
It depends on whether the site is a lead source. A DIY website builder costs roughly £10 to £30 a month for as long as you keep it, and you do the building, the photos and the SEO yourself. That is fine as a placeholder. Once a single extension enquiry is worth more than a year of subscription, a professionally built site you own usually pays back faster, mainly because it is set up to rank for “extension builder” plus your town rather than just your business name. Our cost guide lays out the three-year comparison.
Which accreditations should a builder show on their website?
Homeowners spending serious money look for a trade body and a way to complain if things go wrong. Two worth displaying if you hold them:
- Federation of Master Builders. Established in 1941 and the largest trade association in UK construction for small and medium-sized firms; members must pass a professional vetting and inspection process before joining, and the FMB offers a dispute resolution service (FMB, checked October 2026).
- TrustMark. The Government Endorsed Quality Scheme for work a consumer chooses to have carried out in or around their home; registered businesses are vetted to meet required standards (TrustMark, checked October 2026).
Then explain building control, because customers worry about it. Extensions and structural alterations are not on the government’s list of work that a competent person scheme can self-certify; that list covers things like electrics, gas, glazing and roof coverings (GOV.UK, checked October 2026). A short “how we handle plans and building control” section answers the question before it becomes a reason to hesitate.
How do builders get more enquiries from their website?
By replacing the generic gallery with project write-ups. For each job: what the client wanted, the town, how long it took, one problem you solved on site, and six to ten photos from start to finish. Those pages rank for specific searches and they show a cautious homeowner how you think. Pair them with:
- A short enquiry form that asks the right things: project type, postcode, rough timing, whether plans exist. You save a site visit on jobs that don’t fit.
- Reviews tied to named project types, such as a loft conversion or a kitchen extension.
- A clear answer on your working area and lead times, so nobody waits for a quote you can’t deliver.
If enquiries have dried up, our signs a website is costing you customers is a fast diagnosis, and local SEO for UK businesses explains the town-page side. Every site we build is mobile-first.
What does a good builder’s website look like?
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A bold, industrial builder’s site with a big free-quote call to action, a project gallery, and accreditations front and centre. Yours would be built the same way, branded to you.
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