Construction websites that earn the callback.
Side Studios designs and builds websites for contractors and design-build firms — portfolio-led, honest about budget and timeline, and wired so a referral who checks you out books an estimate instead of calling the next name on the list.
Free, no commitment. Takes 2 minutes.
THE PROBLEM
The referral checks you first.
By the time a homeowner has your name, they have already decided to trust the person who referred you — then they open your website to confirm it. High-budget renovation buyers vet the site before they call back. If the portfolio is thin, the process is vague, or the page loads like a 2015 template, the doubt creeps in and the callback goes to the competitor whose site closed the gap.
We build the site that survives the vetting. A portfolio organized to prove taste and range, a process laid out plainly so budget and timeline read as honesty instead of risk, and an estimate-request path one tap from every project — wired to reach your team fast, because the first contractor to reply usually wins the job. The referral arrives warm; the site keeps them that way.
WHAT WE BUILD
Built to win the estimate.
Every section earns a conversion job. Here is what goes into a construction build.
Portfolio that proves range
Projects organized to show taste, scope, and finish quality — before-and-after where it earns trust — so a referral confirms you can handle their build in the first minute of looking.
Honest process
The steps from first call to final walkthrough, laid out plainly, so budget and timeline read as transparency instead of risk — the objection that quietly kills a high-ticket renovation.
Estimate-request flow
A request-an-estimate path one tap from every project, structured to capture the scope you need to respond fast — turning a warm referral into a booked conversation, not a bounce.
Speed-to-lead wiring
Estimate requests and forms route straight into your CRM or inbox on day one, so a lead is answered while it is still warm — because the first contractor to reply usually books the job.
Local trust content
Service-area pages, reviews, and proof built to rank where your buyers actually search, so the referral who Googles you finds a site that confirms the recommendation.
PROOF
Proof you can walk through.
Violet Build's Toronto renovation site turns a five-step process into the trust spine of a luxury brand, so a high-budget buyer sees rigor before price. Concepto put 300+ cabinetry finishes online with a deposit-led consult path, and Zinodeck gave a premium decking line a cost calculator and installer matching in one flow — three builds where portfolio, process, and honest pricing do the selling before the call.
Construction / LuxuryViolet Build - Toronto Renovations
Renovations done with restraint .
Home / ManufacturingConcepto Interiors - Cabinetry
Custom cabinetry, ordered online .
E-commerce / HomeZinodeck - Composite Decking
Premium decking made simple.
Pricing
Full Studio from $24k.
Studio Sprint from $8k · Full Studio from $24k · Studio + Engine from $42k. Public floors, not bait — final scope depends on depth, content, and integrations.
FAQ
Common questions.
How much does a construction website cost?
Our public floors are a Studio Sprint from $8k for a focused build or rebuild, and the Full Studio from $24k for a complete website and brand system. Final scope depends on portfolio depth, service-area coverage, and integrations. The current floors are at /pricing.
Can you show our past projects in a way that proves quality?
Yes. The portfolio is built to prove taste and range, with before-and-after where it earns trust, organized so a referral can qualify your work fast. Violet Build is a luxury-renovation example of exactly this.
Can you build an estimate-request form and wire it into our CRM?
Yes. The estimate request is treated as the primary conversion, structured to capture the scope you need to respond, and wired into your CRM or inbox so a warm referral is answered before a competitor replies.
Our projects vary — renovation, custom build, decking. Can one site hold all of it?
Yes. We have built for luxury renovation (Violet Build), custom cabinetry with 300+ finishes online (Concepto), and a premium decking line with a cost calculator and installer matching (Zinodeck) — one site can carry range without diluting the brand.
Can you help us rank in our local service area?
Yes. Service-area pages, reviews, and proof are built to rank where your buyers search. The studio is Vancouver-based — our Vancouver page at /vancouver covers how we approach local search for BC firms.
Could an AI website builder do this instead?
For a basic brochure, maybe. But a portfolio that proves range, an honest process that defuses budget objections, and an estimate flow wired to answer fast are where AI builders stop — we lay out the honest trade-off at /compare/ai-website-builder-vs-web-design-agency.
See where your site stands.
Get your Brand Score in under two minutes — a private audit of brand, portfolio, and estimate wiring, with the three highest-impact moves we would make on your construction site first.
Free, no commitment. Takes 2 minutes.