A contractor website that passes the first check.
Before a property manager, site agent or procurement officer rings a building firm, they look it up. A contractor website's job is to survive that look: a real company, real projects, a registration they can verify, and a quick way to ask for a quote.
Good for
- Building, renovation and civils firms that have no website and rely on referrals and directory listings
- Contractors who lose quotes to firms that simply look more established online
- Companies that want a credentials page they can send instead of a long email
What a client checks before inviting a contractor to quote.
Buyers of building work are spending real money and carry real risk. The site is built to answer these questions before anyone has to ask them.
Is this a real, established company?
Your trading name, your service area and what you actually build, stated plainly. We show only what you can prove, because a claim a client can check and find false costs you the job.
Can they show their registration and grade?
If you are registered with the CIDB, your grade and registration number sit in a credentials strip with a link to the public register, so a client can confirm them in a minute.
Have they built something like this?
A gallery of your own projects, with the client's permission, showing the type of work, the area and the year. No stock photos of other people's buildings.
Will they answer, and can I ask for a quote easily?
A quote form that asks for the type of work, the site location and the timeline, plus a WhatsApp button, so the first reply can be useful instead of a list of questions.
Registration your site should show, and show correctly.
Construction is a registered industry, and clients on larger or public work check. This is background we have sourced for you, not legal advice. For your own obligations, ask the CIDB directly.
The CIDB states that contractors must obtain a grading from the CIDB to be listed in its Register of Contractors. If you hold a grade, that is the credential to show. If you do not, the site should not imply one.
Source: CIDB home page · checked 24 Oct 2026
The CIDB publishes a public search of registered contractors. Linking to it from your credentials strip lets a client verify your registration themselves instead of taking your word for it.
Source: CIDB Register of Contractors · checked 24 Oct 2026
The CIDB also offers a public grading designation calculator. It is useful to you when deciding which grade fits the size of work you chase, and it shows clients that grades are tied to contract value.
Source: CIDB grading designation calculator · checked 24 Oct 2026
The CIDB states that all government institutions must register their projects in its Register of Projects. If you chase public work, the CIDB is part of how that work is tracked, which is one more reason to keep your registration details current.
Source: CIDB home page · checked 24 Oct 2026
What we would put on a contractor's site.
A credentials strip
Company name, CIDB grade and number if you hold them, and a link to the public register. We will not publish a number we have not seen.
A projects page that proves it
Each project with the type of work, the area, the year and a few photos, shown only with the client's permission and with names left off unless they agree.
A quote request built for building work
Fields for the type of work, the site location, the timeline and a rough budget range, sent straight to your WhatsApp or email.
A company documents page
A single page where you choose to publish the documents clients often ask for, as downloads. You decide what goes on it. We never publish documents without your say-so.
Honest, short service descriptions
What you build and what you do not, such as renovations, roofing, paving or civils. A short clear list builds more trust than a page claiming to do everything.
Starting prices, upfront.
Most contractors want the quote-request version: the client describes the work, the site location and the timeline, and the request reaches your WhatsApp or email ready to price.
Hosting from R250 per month. Every price is flat and agreed in writing before work starts. Full pricing · How this compares with other quotes.
Free tool for building contractors:
What building contractors usually ask first.
Does a small building firm really need a website?
If clients look you up before they call, yes, because the alternative is a directory listing you do not control. A short site with your projects, your registration and a quote form lets a stranger decide you are real in a minute.
Should I show my CIDB grade on the site?
If you hold one, yes, with a link to the public register so it can be checked. If you are not registered, we leave it off rather than imply it, and focus the site on your projects and references instead.
Can you put my client names and tender documents on the site?
Only with the client's permission, and we leave names off by default. Tender documents often carry confidentiality terms, so we publish only what you tell us you are free to share.
I mostly work as a subcontractor. What should the site say?
Say what trade you do and the kind of sites you work on, and show the work. Main contractors vet their subcontractors too, and a clear list of what you do, with photos, is what they look for.
What does a contractor website cost?
From R4,500 for a brochure site, or from R7,500 with a quote-request form, both flat and agreed in writing before work starts. Hosting is from R250 a month.
Websites for other trades.
Attorneys and law firms
A firm's website counts as publicity under the profession's code of conduct, and the responsibility for it stays with the practitioner.
Caterers and food businesses
People hiring a caterer for a function, a year-end or a funeral want two things before they ask about price: proof that the food is handled properly, and a quick way to say how many people and when.
Electricians
Electrical work carries a legal paper trail, and customers who have been through a property sale or an insurance claim know it.
Guesthouses and B&Bs
Booking platforms are good at being found and costly at being kept.
Plumbers
A plumber's website has one job.
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