Guides for builders and remodelers
In short
Plain answers to the website questions custom home builders and remodelers run into, from switching a Wix template to what a redesign costs. Each guide lists its sources, and the numbers come from Katsa’s review of builder websites.
Platforms
- A better home page on Duda, built inside your own siteKatsa rebuilds a builder’s home page inside their Duda site. Your plan, domain and other pages stay put; here’s who sends the invite and how backups work.
- Rebuild your home page inside Squarespace and keep the restKatsa rebuilds a builder’s home page inside their own Squarespace site. Your plan, domain and other pages stay put, and you see the page live before you pay.
- Keep your Wix site and get a better home pageKatsa rebuilds a builder’s home page inside their own Wix account. Your plan, domain and other pages stay put, and you pay only once the page is live.
- A WordPress redesign that starts with your home pageA WordPress website redesign can start with one page. Katsa rebuilds your home page inside your own site, Elementor included, and you pay once it’s live.
Builders and remodelers
- Website design for custom home builders: what your home page has to showWhat a custom home builder’s website has to show a client on the home page, part by part, and how Katsa rebuilds that page from your own photos and facts.
- Remodeling website design: what your home page has to showWhat a remodeler’s or design-build firm’s home page has to show: before-and-after work, the rooms you take on, the towns you serve and how to reach you.
Questions
- What should a home builder website have?What a home builder website should have on its home page: five parts, a check for each one you can do on your phone today, and what we found on builder sites.
- How much does a website redesign cost for a builder or remodeler?What a website redesign costs a home builder or remodeler, with named price ranges from Clutch, WebFX and Thumbtack, and what moves the price up or down.
- How long does a website redesign take for a builder?How long a builder’s website redesign takes, with published ranges from WordPress.com and WebFX, what stretches the schedule, and the time a platform move adds.
- Does my contractor website need a redesign or just a fix?How to tell whether a builder’s website needs a fix or a full redesign, with a short test, numbers from Katsa’s review of builder sites and Google’s guidance.
- Who owns my website after a redesign?Who owns your website after a redesign: the account login, the domain registrant and the rights to your photos, with what Wix, Squarespace and Duda say.
- What’s the best website platform for a builder or contractor?WordPress, Wix, Squarespace and Duda compared for builders on who edits the site, monthly cost, control and help, with prices from each platform’s pricing page.
- Should I move my website off Wix or Squarespace?When staying on Wix or Squarespace makes sense, when moving does, and what a move costs in rebuilt pages, redirects and domain transfers, with sources.
- Can I change my Wix template?Wix won’t switch the template of a site you’ve already built. What its Help Center offers instead, and how to redo your home page without starting over.
- How do I redo my Wix website without losing it?A safe way to redo a Wix website, step by step from Wix’s Help Center: duplicate the site, name a restore point, fix the mobile layout, preview and publish.
- How do you make a phone number clickable on a website?How to make your phone number tap-to-call: the tel: and sms: link formats, the steps on Wix, Squarespace, WordPress, Elementor and Duda, and how to test it.
- Does my business website need a privacy policy?When a builder’s website needs a privacy policy, what California’s law says it must cover, and where Wix, Squarespace, WordPress and Duda let you add the page.
Research
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