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title: "Contractor and remodeling website design · Cider Websites"
description: "Contractor and remodeling websites with project galleries, licenses up front and an estimate form that asks for scope and budget. Free first draft, from $499."
url: "https://ciderwebsites.com/website-design/contractors"
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Website design for contractors

# Contractor websites that turn finished projects into estimate requests

Before a homeowner trusts a crew with a kitchen or an addition, they look online for finished projects like theirs, proof you're licensed and insured, and a way to ask for an estimate quick enough to do from a phone on the couch. We handle the design, the build and the launch, with each project captioned by its scope: your free first draft arrives in 5 to 7 business days, and you pay a fixed fee from $499 only if you decide to launch it.

[Start your site](https://ciderwebsites.com/start?plan=launch_pro) [See pricing](https://ciderwebsites.com/pricing)

- Free first draft
- Fixed price from $499
- Pay only at launch

We usually recommend the [Pro launch](https://ciderwebsites.com/pricing#launch): up to 15 pages, $999 once.

## What a contracting business website needs

Galleries by project type, credentials in plain sight, and estimate requests that come with a budget range.

- **Galleries by project type** Kitchens, bathrooms, basements, additions, roofs, decks or whole-home remodels, each in its own gallery with before-and-after pairs and a line on the scope. Visitors find the job that looks like theirs instead of scrolling through everything.
- **Licenses, insurance and warranty up front** Your license numbers, insurance, bonding and workmanship warranty, as you supply them, beside the estimate button and in the footer of every page. Homeowners often check these before they ever call.
- **Your process, step by step** What happens from the first visit to the final walkthrough: estimate, design and selections, permits, demolition, build, inspections and cleanup, with rough timelines by project type. It sets expectations early and filters out mismatched ones.
- **Permits explained** If you pull permits and schedule inspections, say so plainly and explain who handles what; it's a common worry, especially for people renovating for the first time. If homeowners pull their own, say that too.
- **An estimate request with the right questions** Project type, address or town, ideal start date, a budget range and a few words about the job, with a phone number for a callback. You can answer serious requests first and arrive at the first visit prepared.
- **A page for each trade or service** Roofers need repair, replacement and inspection pages; electricians need panel upgrades, EV chargers and rewiring; painters need interior, exterior and cabinets; remodelers need one per room. Each page is a clearer match for what people actually search.
- **Reviews and financing where people decide** Links to your reviews on Google, Houzz or Angi, and to your financing partner for larger jobs, placed beside the galleries and the estimate form rather than tucked into the footer.

## Sample sites we've designed

Sites we designed and built for made-up businesses, to show what we do: open one on your phone and try it. On your site, booking, ordering and shop buttons open the tools you already use.

- [Plumbing and heating Northwind Plumbing & Heating (opens in a new tab) Tap to call · Emergency hours · Quote form](https://ciderwebsites.com/work/northwind-plumbing)
- [Garden design and landscaping Moss & Fern (opens in a new tab) Seasonal portfolio · Service area · Consultations](https://ciderwebsites.com/work/moss-and-fern)

[See all the work](https://ciderwebsites.com/work)

## The pages a contracting business site usually has

- Home
- Services (a page per trade or room)
- Project galleries by type
- Our process and timeline
- Licenses, insurance and warranty
- About the company and crew
- Request an estimate

### Which plan fits

General contractors and remodelers usually want a gallery for each kind of project and a page per service, and unlimited rounds of changes help when more than one partner weighs in on the draft. That's the **Pro launch**: up to 15 pages for $999, paid once when you launch.

### What we connect

Estimates, schedules and job updates stay in the software you already run (Jobber, Housecall Pro, ServiceTitan, Buildertrend or similar); the site links to it, to your financing partner's application, to your review profiles and to any client portal that software already provides. Estimate requests come straight to you, with none of the per-lead charges that lead-generation platforms add.

## Common mistakes, and how we avoid them

- **Photos with no story** A wall of unlabeled photos doesn't say what was done, how long it took or roughly what it involved. A caption with the project type and scope turns each one into a reason to call you.
- **Credentials you have to ask for** If a homeowner has to phone to find out whether you're licensed and insured, many simply move on. Put the details where they look: by the estimate button and in the footer.
- **A bare "contact us" form** Without the project type, timing and budget, every request needs a call just to sort it. With them, you know which to answer first and what to bring.
- **A gallery that stopped years ago** Your latest finished job is your best marketing. If adding photos means hiring a developer, the gallery goes stale; we make adding a project a small edit.

## How it works

Three steps, and most of the work is ours.

1. 5 minutes **Tell us about your business** The short form, or a chat with the team. Send photos, your logo, your menu: whatever you have.
2. 5 to 7 business days **Get your free first draft** Screenshots for computer and phone and a private preview link (2 to 3 business days with priority, overnight with rush). Ask for changes in plain words until it's right.
3. When you're ready **Approve, pay and launch** Pay the fixed launch fee only when you're happy. With the care plan, we put the site live on your domain and look after it; without it, we hand you the files to host yourself.

[More on how it works](https://ciderwebsites.com/how-it-works)

## Contractors: fixed prices

One fee, paid once when you launch. Choose by how many pages your site needs, or ask for a custom quote.

### Website launch

A shop, café, trade or practice that needs the essentials done really well.

$499

one time, paid when you launch

[Start your site](https://ciderwebsites.com/start?plan=launch_small)

- **Up to 5 pages**
- 5 rounds of changes
- Every page's words written for you
- Designed around your photos and logo
- Built to work beautifully on phones
- Search-ready titles and descriptions
- Hosted by us on the care plan, or yours to host

Recommended

### Pro launch

A growing business with more services, more locations or more to say.

$999

one time, paid when you launch

[Start your site](https://ciderwebsites.com/start?plan=launch_pro)

Everything in Website, plus:

- **Up to 15 pages**
- Unlimited rounds of changes
- A senior designer on the project

### Signature launch

A larger firm, a group or a launch that has to be exactly right.

$2,000

one time, paid when you launch

[Start your site](https://ciderwebsites.com/start?plan=launch_signature)

Everything in Pro, plus:

- **Up to 30 pages**
- Unlimited rounds of changes
- A senior design lead as your one contact
- Logo design (worth $149)

### Custom

Bigger sites, several locations or brands, or special features.

Let's talk

a fixed quote from our team

[Get a custom quote](https://ciderwebsites.com/start?plan=custom)

Everything in Signature, plus:

- **More than 30 pages**
- Several locations or brands in one project
- Special features, scoped with you
- A fixed price agreed before you commit

- **Free first draft** See your site before you pay anything. No card needed to start.
- **Fixed prices** No hourly rates and no surprise invoices: anything extra is on our price list and agreed first.
- **Yours to keep** Once it's paid for, the site and its files are yours, and a domain we register is in your name. Let us host it, or take it anywhere.

## Questions contracting business owners ask

**How much does a contractor website cost?**

General contractors and remodelers usually choose the Pro launch: $999 once for up to 15 pages, fixed before we begin and paid when you approve the finished site. Hosting isn't included; it comes with the optional care plan, $49 a month, together with your domain and small edits such as new project photos. A one-trade business with a few services often fits the Website launch ($499). [Compare the launches](https://ciderwebsites.com/pricing), or read [what a small business website costs](https://ciderwebsites.com/guides/small-business-website-cost) elsewhere.

**Should I put my contractor license number on my website?**

Yes, if your state or trade issues one. Show it with your insurance and any bonding near the estimate button and in the footer; some states require licensed contractors to include the number in their advertising, so check your licensing board's rules, and we'll add whatever you supply.

**Can customers request an estimate on my website?**

Yes. We build a short estimate form that asks for the project type, town, timing and budget range, and we can add a button to your scheduling tool alongside it. Requests come to you directly, with no fee per lead.

**Will a website help my construction company get more jobs?**

It helps when it answers what people check before they call: your past work, your licenses and insurance, where you work and how to start. It won't replace referrals, but it's often where a referral goes to check you out; [this guide](https://ciderwebsites.com/guides/do-i-need-a-website) covers when a site is worth it.

**How many pages does a contractor website need?**

Most need a home page, a page for each main service, galleries by project type, an about page with your credentials and an estimate page. Add a page per town or trade and you're usually past a small site; [this guide](https://ciderwebsites.com/guides/how-many-pages-does-a-website-need) helps you count.

**How should I show before-and-after photos?**

In pairs taken from the same spot, grouped by project type and captioned with the scope of the work. Send new pairs after each job and we add them for you; the care plan includes 4 small edits a month.

Updated October 11, 2026

## Websites for other businesses

- [Website design for landscapers Your best yards by season, the towns you serve, and estimate requests that arrive with the details you need.](https://ciderwebsites.com/website-design/landscapers)
- [Website design for plumbers Tap to call on every screen, emergency hours stated up front, and a page for every service and town you cover.](https://ciderwebsites.com/website-design/plumbers)
- [Website design for architects Large images that still load fast, project pages with the story behind them, and an inquiry form that sets up the first call.](https://ciderwebsites.com/website-design/architects)
- [Every industry Restaurants, trades, clinics, studios, firms and more.](https://ciderwebsites.com/website-design)

## Your contracting business website: the first draft is free

Tell us about your business and we'll do the rest. Questions first? Email [hello@ciderwebsites.com](mailto:hello@ciderwebsites.com).

[Start your site](https://ciderwebsites.com/start?plan=launch_pro)

You pay only when you launch.