Web design for builders 
51 five-star reviews
51 five-star reviewsBuilder Website Design
Iâm Spencer, a freelance web designer in Brighton. I build sites for local building firms — extensions, loft conversions, renovations, garage conversions and one-off new builds for private clients. Work where the customer is a homeowner, not a main contractor.
That homeowner is nervous about being let down, overcharged or left with a half-finished job. Your websiteâs real work is answering that before they ever ring you. Every project starts with a free mockup, so you see it before you pay anything.
For FMB and TrustMark members Project galleries Service-area pages Qualified enquiries Accreditations built in
£800Starting price, fixed quote
100+WordPress websites built
55+Businesses worked with directly
10+Years working with WordPress
Working for main contractors and developers rather than homeowners? My construction web design page covers tenders and contractor accreditations instead.
Talk it through → Why it matters
What a homeowner is actually looking for
Most people who find your site have just had someone round to price a job and arenât sure about them. Theyâre checking you at nine at night, on a phone, with a quote they donât trust in the other hand.
They arenât reading your mission statement. Theyâre scanning for six things.
Photos of a job like theirs, not a stock image of a hard hat
Proof you finish — the last day of a job, not the middle of one
Insurance stated plainly, with the level and how to see the certificate
FMB, TrustMark, NHBC or Checkatrade shown somewhere they can check it
A straight word on payment stages, so a big deposit isnât a shock
A number they can tap, with a name attached to it
The essentials
Six things a builderâs website needs
None of it is complicated. Itâs just rarely done, which is why a builder with a decent site stands out so easily locally.
A before-and-after gallery
The single most persuasive thing on your website — nothing else is close. A tired 1970s kitchen beside the finished open-plan extension answers the only question that matters in two seconds. I build it so every job has a genuine âbeforeâ paired against the âafterâ.
Phone photos, organised
Builders tell me they canât do a gallery without professional photography. You donât need it — phone photos taken on site often read as more honest. They just need organising: one job per page, daylight, site tidied first.
A page per project type
Extensions, loft conversions, renovations, garage conversions and new builds are five different searches by five different people. One âServicesâ page covering all of them ranks for none. Each gets its own page, photos, timescale and answer to what usually goes wrong.
Service-area pages
Most builders rank in the town theyâre registered in and nowhere else, despite driving twenty minutes in every direction. Based in Lewes but working across Ringmer, Newick and Ditchling? Each deserves a real page built round jobs youâve done nearby.
Visible proof youâre insured
Name the cover and the level, offer the certificate on request, and link your FMB, TrustMark, NHBC or Checkatrade listing so it can be verified in one tap. Those carry weight because someone independent checked you. A row of decorative logos nobody can click does not.
Realistic enquiry qualification
If you donât fit small jobs, say so. If work typically starts around a figure, say roughly where. A form asking job type, location, rough budget and start date filters out what youâd turn down anyway — fewer enquiries, far more worth quoting for.
All six are standard on every builder website I build. None of it is an upgrade.
Get a free quote Pricing
What a builderâs website costs
Builds start from £800, and most land between £800 and £3,000 — which covers the great majority of local building firms.
Larger builds sit at £2,000 – £5,000+: a deep gallery, a page for every project type, a full set of service-area pages and the SEO groundwork behind them.
You get a fixed quote before anything starts — no hourly billing, and no invoice you werenât expecting. Given what you do for a living, youâll appreciate the value of that.
Separate and optional, never bundled: hosting from £10/month, care plans from £30/month, SEO retainers from £250/month.
Get a fixed quote From £800 Most builder websites: £800 – £3,000
Typically includes
- Custom WordPress website, no template
- Before-and-after project gallery
- A page per project type
- Service-area pages for your patch
- Qualifying enquiry form
- Tap-to-call on every screen
- Insurance and accreditation section
- Google Business Profile tidy-up
- SEO and schema setup
- Training, then 30 days support
What I do
Web design for builders, in detail
Built around how domestic building work is actually won — locally, on a phone, on finished jobs and other peopleâs opinions.
Answering the fear directly
Every homeowner has heard about the builder who took a deposit and vanished, or the extension left open to the rain. That fear is a bigger obstacle than your price, so the site meets it head on: payment stages spelled out, insurance and accreditations in the open, and reviews from people whose jobs actually finished. You donât beat that worry by ignoring it — you beat it by being the only one who mentioned it.
Google Business Profile and reviews
For most local builders the majority of enquiries start in the map results, not the blue links — so your Google Business Profile does as much work as the website, and the two have to agree. I match the name, address, phone and service areas, set the right categories, and load it with the same job photos.
Reviews decide the close calls. The reliable way to get them is to ask on the last day, in person, while the client is standing in their new kitchen — so Iâll set you up a short link straight to the review box.
Designed for a phone, in the evening
Thatâs where the decision gets made, so thatâs what I design first: fast on mobile data, photos that stay sharp scaled down, a tap-to-call button that follows them down the page, and no form that takes longer than a minute. Desktop looks after itself afterwards.
Local SEO across your patch
Ranking as a builder is a local fight. Each town and village earns its page through the jobs youâve done there, not one paragraph with the name swapped. Iâm in Brighton and do a lot of web design across Sussex, so I know how these searches behave here. Ongoing SEO is available separately.
Yours to run
Built on WordPress, which Iâve worked with for over ten years. You own it outright, you can add a finished job from your phone in a couple of minutes, and nothing is locked behind a monthly fee. Hosting and support are separate options if youâd rather I handled it.
Related trades: roofers and landscapers. The full sector list covers the rest.
One person, one fixed price, no retainer.
Get a free quote → The process
How the job runs
Four stages, and youâll recognise the shape of it.
First
A proper conversation
What you build, where you work, and the jobs you want more of. Usually twenty minutes, often while youâre driving between sites.
Then
Fixed quote and mockup
A price that doesnât move, plus a free mockup of your homepage so you see the thing before committing a penny.
After that
Build
I write the copy, sort your photos into proper before-and-after sets, build the project and area pages, and test the lot on mobile.
Finally
Handover
Training on adding jobs yourself, then 30 days of support. No monthly fee holding the site hostage.
FAQs
Frequently asked questions
Anything Iâve missed, ask me directly — I answer every enquiry myself.
Get a free quoteAll my photos are off my phone. Is that a problem?
No — phone photos are what nearly every builder gallery I build is made of, and homeowners often trust them more than a polished shoot. Shoot in daylight, tidy the area first, and take the âbeforeâ from roughly where youâll stand for the âafterâ. Send me everything youâve got and Iâll organise it into sets.
How much does a builderâs website cost?
From £800, with most landing between £800 and £3,000 depending on how many project types and service areas you need. Larger builds run £2,000 – £5,000+. The quote is fixed before I start. Hosting from £10/month, care plans from £30/month and SEO retainers from £250/month are separate, optional products.
Should I put prices on the site?
Not exact ones — every job is different. But an honest indication of the size of work you take on stops you spending Saturday morning pricing a job that was never going to happen. Qualifying enquiries this way is the quickest win on most buildersâ websites.
How should I show that Iâm insured?
Name the cover and the level in plain words on a page a nervous homeowner finds in one click — public liability as a minimum, employersâ liability if anyone works for you, contract works cover if you carry it. Say the certificate is available on request. âFully insuredâ on its own does almost no work.
Do FMB, TrustMark, NHBC and Checkatrade actually help?
Yes, because someone independent has checked you. FMB membership involves an inspection, TrustMark is government-endorsed, NHBC matters if you do new builds with a warranty, and Checkatrade is where homeowners cross-check before ringing. Show whichever you hold near the top, linked to your listing. Hold none? Reviews and a strong gallery carry the load.
I only rank in my own town. How do I cover the villages nearby?
A real page for each place. Three jobs near a village is enough to build a page round — those jobs, the local housing stock, how you cover the area. Google reads it as genuine local content, and the homeowner sees youâve already worked two streets away.
Do you only work with builders in Sussex?
No. Iâm at Main Floor, Clarendon Mansions, 80 East St, Brighton BN1 1NF and do plenty locally, but I build for firms across the UK — it all runs on phone, email and a shared folder of photos. Have a look at my portfolio, or just get in touch.
Am I dealing with you, or with a team?
Me. Iâve built over 100 WordPress websites, worked directly with more than 55 businesses, and Iâve got 51 five-star reviews to show for it. Nobody the work gets passed down to — you brief the person who builds the site, which I suspect is roughly how youâd rather run a job yourself. In a previous life I was British 800m Champion, so deadlines donât frighten me.
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How can I help?
Whether youâre looking for website advice, planning a new website project, need graphic design support or want to discuss branding services, Iâm here to help. From WordPress development and website redesigns to logo design and complete brand identity projects, Podium Design offers comprehensive digital solutions for businesses across Sussex.
Please feel free to book a call using the calendar or fill in your details using the contact form to discuss your website project requirements, and Iâll be in touch as soon as possible. Iâd love to hear about your web design goals, branding needs, or any graphic design projects you have in mind.
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Sectors
Industries I work with
Whether youâre a startup, small business or multinational company, I build websites for businesses of all sizes across Sussex.
Accountants Architects B2B / Corporate Bakeries Builders Cafes / Coffee Shops Care Homes & Home Care Charities Chiropractors Coaching Construction Consultants Cosmetic Surgery Dentists Driving Instructors Electricians Estate Agents Financial Advisors Flooring Florists Golf Clubs Gyms / Fitness Hotels & B&Bs Insurance Brokers Interior Designers Kitchens Landscapers Law Firms Mechanics / Garages Medical Professionals Mortgage Advisors Nurseries / Childcare Nutritionists & Dietitians Photographers Physiotherapists Plumbers Podiatrists / Chiropodists Pubs & Bars Recruitment Agencies Renewables & Solar Restaurants / Hospitality Roofers Salons / Spas / Beauty Schools & Education Sports Clubs Therapists Tree Surgeons Vets Weddings / Events