Your building website should make high-value projects feel safe to enquire about.
Homeowners spending six figures need to trust you long before they fill the form. Thin portfolios, weak credibility, and a buried quote flow send them to whichever competitor looks the most premium online. We will audit yours in 48 hours and rebuild your homepage as proof of the fix.
No call needed · Free audit · 48-hour previews · Fixed pricing
Quick answer: Onyxarro's free website audit for builders covers builders, construction firms, renovation companies, and design-build studios. It includes three deliverables: a written audit ranking every issue costing you project enquiries (project-gallery depth, quote-request flow, trust signals like Master Builders and insurance where applicable, service-area clarity, mobile speed, tap-to-call placement, lead capture), a redesigned homepage preview deployed at a public URL, and a recommended Onyxarro package fit. All three arrive by email within 48 hours, free, no card, no calls. This is a website design service, not building, construction-code, structural, safety, contracts, licensing, or compliance advice. Honest framing only: enquiry volume depends on offer, photography, local demand, and competitor activity. We do not promise specific project wins, quote wins, leads, revenue, or rankings. We do not make claims about your licensing, accreditations, or build quality on your behalf. Onyxarro is operated from Hastings, New Zealand. Submit your URL on /audit; full service catalogue and pricing at /services; founder context at /about; concept demos at /concepts are concept projects, not paid client work; broader agency overview on the homepage.
Your building website should make high-value projects feel safe to enquire about.
Full audit + redesigned homepage preview, delivered in two days.
Free, no calls, no obligation. Yours to keep even if you never hire us.
Why builder sites lose six-figure enquiries.
Building is high-trust and high-ticket. Homeowners shortlist on photography, project depth, accreditations, and how the site feels, not on price. Most builder websites under-invest in proof and over-invest in scrolling carousels.
What we audit on a builder website.
Six checkpoints across portfolio, quote flow, trust, and project clarity.
Project portfolio depth
Number of projects, photo quality, project stories, scope, location: the proof that wins shortlists.
Quote request flow
Form friction, what you ask, response promise, and how the site sets expectations for the quote.
Before / after & build process
Visual transformations, build-process content, timelapses: the proof that you can deliver the brief.
Accreditations & licensing
Master Builders, certifications, insurance, guarantees you already hold: surfaced where visitors look, not buried in the footer.
Project type clarity
New builds, renovations, extensions, light commercial: clearly separated and individually sold.
Local credibility
Suburb and region case studies, named testimonials with the homeowner's permission, awards and press you have already received.
Your site should make a six-figure enquiry feel like the safe choice.
A premium builder site stacks proof, sells the process, and removes risk from the quote request. Better photography. Sharper portfolio. Quiet confidence. That is the bar we build to.
From generic to authority in 48 hours.
Generic, unclear, low-trust website
- Thin or outdated portfolio
- Generic quote form
- No build process content
- Accreditations hidden
- Project types blended together
Premium, authority-building, conversion-focused
- Deep, photo-rich portfolio
- Quote flow that sets expectations
- Process-led content
- Real trust signals above the fold
- Each project type clearly sold
Six deliverables. Zero commitment.
Real work, built for builders, by us. Yours to keep.
Website trust review
Where your site builds, or breaks, trust at first impression.
First-impression review
What a brand-new visitor sees, feels, and does in the first ten seconds.
CTA review
Primary CTA placement, copy, frequency, and friction across the site.
Competitor comparison
A side-by-side benchmark against two direct competitors in your category.
Homepage redesign direction
A redesigned homepage preview, yours to keep, even if you never hire us.
Recommended package
Which Onyxarro package fits (Launch, Growth, or Studio) and what it would deliver.
Estimates, not guarantees.
Onyxarro does not promise specific project wins, quote volume, leads, revenue, or rankings. What we promise is honest, written work and a redesigned preview you can open and inspect.
Honest scope
This is a website design review. It is not building, construction-code, structural, safety, contracts, licensing, insurance, or compliance advice. Enquiry volume depends on offer, photography, local demand, and competitor activity. We name the leak points; lift figures are scenarios, not commitments.
Patterns, not promises
The redesigned homepage preview demonstrates a deep project portfolio, a quote flow that sets expectations, and trust signals surfaced above the fold. Paid client case studies will appear at /work as projects ship and clients approve publication.
What we do not do
No fake testimonials, no fabricated project counts, no stock client logos, no quote-win or project-win guarantees. We do not make claims about your licensing, accreditations, certifications, or build quality on your behalf. Strictly a website design review.
The questions builders ask most before the audit.
We're a small builder, is this only worth it for big firms?
The opposite. A sharp site lets a 1-3 person builder look as credible online as a 30-person firm. Solo builders and small crews usually have the most to gain because their current site is often a one-page Yellow Pages listing. The audit shows you the gap and the fix.
Do we need professional project photography?
Phone photos of real builds beat stock 10 times out of 10. If you do not have a project gallery yet, we work with what you have and swap in proper photography later. Real before/after shots from your own jobs are the most powerful conversion piece you can have.
What if my site is on Builderscrack / Yellow / a free template?
We see it constantly. Your old site stays live while we build. We hand you a redesigned preview on a new URL and you decide if and when to switch. We do not pressure you to cut over before you are ready.
Is this really free? What's the catch?
Yes. Free audit, free redesigned homepage preview, free conversion report, yours to keep. Some businesses who see the redesign decide to hire Onyxarro for the full build. That is the model: prove value first, then let the right clients move forward.
What if we want the full site?
Reply to the audit email. We will send a fixed quote (Launch $5,000, Growth $8,000, Studio $13,000+ custom scoped) and timeline. 50% deposit starts the build. No retainers, no surprise invoices, no monthly hosting creep.
See what your builder site could become.
Send your URL. In 48 hours we will deliver a free audit, a redesigned homepage preview, and a recommended package. No calls. No pressure.