How much does a website for a building firm cost?

We work to fixed prices, so you know the full cost up front with no hourly billing. Websites start at £477 for a Starter site, £1,170 for Growth and £2,370 for a Complete build, with SEO and redesigns quoted per project. Care plans to keep everything running and to add new projects start at £27 a month.

How long does it take to build my website?

Most sites go live in three to six weeks, depending on how many projects and photos you want to show and how quickly you can send them over. We agree the timeline before we start, so there are no surprises.

How many projects should I put on my website?

Quality beats quantity. Six to ten of your strongest, well-photographed jobs make a far better impression than fifty average ones. Start with your best work, then keep adding a new project each time you finish one so the gallery stays fresh.

What if I do not have good photos of my past jobs?

Start from your very next job. A modern phone is all you need, and a habit of shooting before, during and after quickly builds a gallery. In the meantime, book a free teardown and we will show you how to make the most of the photos you already have.

Do I have to add new projects myself, or can you do it?

Either works. Every build comes with a simple admin panel so you can upload new jobs in minutes, with no code involved. If you would rather stay on the tools, a care plan means we post your latest projects for you.

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How Builders Can Showcase Their Projects Online

By Mohammad Javad Samadi·6 February 2026·6 min read

A homeowner weighing up a loft conversion or a side-return extension will look you up long before they pick up the phone. They want to see the last kitchen you fitted, the garden wall you rebuilt, the tired terrace you brought back to life. That is why learning how builders can showcase their projects online matters almost as much as the quality of the work itself. Your finished jobs are the strongest proof you can offer, and your website is where a stranger decides whether to trust you with their home.

The trouble is that most builders let that proof go to waste. The work is first class, but the photos sit on a phone camera roll or scroll past on a Facebook page nobody looks back through. This guide walks you through getting your best projects in front of the right people, in plain English, so a quiet browse turns into a booked quote.

Why your finished jobs are your best salesperson

Building work is a big, nervy purchase. People are handing over thousands of pounds and letting a team into their home for weeks, so they buy on trust and proof far more than on price. A wall of real, finished projects does more to earn that trust than any amount of copy about being reliable and professional.

Word of mouth still brings in plenty of work, but even a warm referral checks you online before they call. If a neighbour recommends you and your site shows ten sharp before-and-after jobs, the decision is half made before you speak. If it shows nothing, or a single blurry photo from 2019, that momentum quietly stalls. It is worth a look at how a clear gallery is laid out on our **recent work** pages before you plan your own.

How builders can showcase their projects online

The heart of it is simple: treat every good job as a short story. Not just a photo, but the problem the customer had, what you did, and the result they were left with. That structure turns a flat gallery into something a prospective client can picture themselves in. Here is what a project worth showing usually includes:

→A clear before and after. The transformation is the whole point, so shoot the same angle before you start and again once you finish.

→A short, honest write-up. Three or four sentences on the brief, the work and any hurdle you solved. Skip the jargon.

→The location, roughly. Saying a job was in Harrogate or Sale helps nearby customers picture you working near them.

→The type of work. Label it plainly, whether it is a loft conversion, a full renovation, an extension or a repair, so people can find work like theirs.

→One standout detail. A tricky steel, a reclaimed-brick match, a deadline you hit. Specifics are what make a job memorable.

→A strong, well-lit finished photo. One good image beats ten dark, cluttered ones every time.

Photograph the work so it sells

You do not need a professional camera. A modern phone is more than enough, but a few habits make a real difference. Shoot in daylight, tidy the space first, and take the after photo from the same spot as the before so the change lands. Get the whole room or elevation in frame rather than a close-up of a single skirting board.

Take more photos than you think you need, on every single job, even the ones you are not sure you will use. A finished project you forgot to photograph is a sale you can never make twice. Build the habit into the work and your gallery grows on its own, without a marketing budget.

“Your camera roll is a marketing budget you have already paid for. Most builders just never spend it.”

Turn your gallery into enquiries

A handsome gallery that nobody acts on is just a scrapbook. The job of the page is to move an impressed visitor to get in touch, so make that effortless. Put a clear way to enquire beside your best work, add click-to-call on mobile, and pull your Google reviews onto the page so proof and praise sit side by side.

It also helps to be upfront about how you work and roughly what things cost. A simple extensions-from figure, or a short note on your process, filters out the time-wasters and reassures the serious ones. When you brief a studio to build this properly, a good **website design and build** puts the enquiry button exactly where the interest peaks.

Help the right people find your projects on Google

Great projects only win work if people can find them. When you write up each job with the type of work and the town it was in, you are quietly feeding the exact phrases people search, like loft conversion Chorlton or garage conversion near me. That is the everyday engine of **local SEO**, and it rewards builders who add jobs regularly far more than those who built a site once and left it.

Back it up with a complete Google Business Profile: keep your details right, add photos of recent jobs, and reply to every review. Over time that is what earns you a spot in the local map results, where a big share of these searches land. We cannot promise a top ranking, and you should be wary of anyone who does, but consistent, well-labelled project pages are how you give yourself the best shot.

What a project-led website costs

You can start today for nothing, simply by photographing every job properly and keeping a running folder. When you are ready for a site that shows the work off well and brings in enquiries, we build to fixed prices so you know the full cost up front, with no hourly billing. Sites start at £477 for a Starter build, £1,170 for Growth and £2,370 for a Complete site, and the full breakdown is on our **pricing** page.

Most builds go live in three to six weeks, you own the site, domain and data outright, and every build comes with a simple admin panel so you can add new projects yourself, plus 30 days of aftercare. If you would rather keep your hands on the tools, a **care plan** from £27 a month keeps everything updated and lets us post your latest jobs for you.

Key takeaways

✓Treat every finished job as a short story: the before, the after, and the result you delivered.
✓Photograph every project in daylight from consistent angles, even the jobs you might not use.
✓Put a clear way to enquire and your genuine reviews right next to your best work.
✓Label each job by type and location so nearby customers can find work like theirs on Google.
✓A fixed-price, project-led site starts at £477 and lets you add new jobs yourself.