A roofing website has two jobs: get the phone ringing when a roof is leaking tonight, and win the planned re-roof that someone is comparing three quotes for. We build sites that do both. Fixed-price from £950.
A good roofing website makes it easy to call in an emergency, shows real completed roofs by type (pitched, flat, chimneys, fascias), states which areas you cover, and puts accreditations and guarantees where homeowners look before they ring. Its job is to turn "roof repair near me" searches into calls and quote requests.
Webgenix is a Derby-based web design agency that builds websites for roofing contractors across the UK, alongside local SEO to help them appear in the map results for their towns.
Roofing customers arrive in two very different states of mind, and a site built only for one of them loses the other.
Water is coming through the ceiling or tiles have come off in a storm. They are on a phone, often at night, and they want three things fast: are you local, can you come soon, and what number do they ring. A long homepage with a small phone number in the corner loses them to the next result.
Someone replacing a flat roof or re-roofing a house is spending thousands and will compare several quotes. They read more: what materials you use, what the guarantee covers, whether you handle Building Regulations sign-off, and what your finished roofs actually look like.
After storm damage, homeowners often need a written report and photos for their insurer. If you provide that, saying so clearly wins work that general builders turn away.
Pitched roofs, flat roofs (EPDM rubber, GRP fibreglass, felt), chimneys, fascias and guttering are different searches from different customers. Separate service pages let each one rank and answer the right questions.
Every feature below exists because it changes whether a roofing customer calls you or the next contractor.
A fixed call button on mobile and a clear "emergency repairs" line with your actual availability, so urgent customers never have to hunt for a number.
Before, during and after photos grouped by job type, so a flat-roof customer sees flat roofs, not a random mix. Real photos, compressed so they load quickly.
Materials, typical lifespan, what happens on the day and what the guarantee covers, written for each service rather than one generic "roofing services" page.
Which towns and postcodes you cover, with dedicated pages where you want to win more work, written with genuinely local detail.
Let customers attach photos of the problem so you can price small jobs or triage emergencies before you drive out.
Scheme logos linked to their verification pages, insurance details and guarantee terms, placed next to the quote button rather than hidden in the footer.
These are the issues we see most often when roofers ask us to review their current site.
| Problem | Why it costs you work | How we fix it |
|---|---|---|
| Stock photos of roofs | Homeowners can tell. It undermines trust at exactly the moment they are deciding who is genuine. | A gallery of your own completed jobs, even phone photos, optimised and labelled by job type and town. |
| One page for everything | A single "services" page cannot rank for flat roofs, chimneys and fascias all at once. | Separate, detailed service pages, each targeting its own searches. |
| Phone number hard to tap | Emergency callers on mobile leave within seconds. | A sticky call button and click-to-call links throughout. |
| No mention of guarantees | Planned-work buyers compare guarantees between quotes. | A clear guarantee section on each service page, with the scheme or insurer named if applicable. |
| Slow, heavy pages | Large uncompressed galleries load slowly on mobile data. | Modern image formats, responsive sizes and lazy loading. See speed optimisation. |
Most roofing work is local, so most roofing enquiries come from Google's map results and the local listings below them. Your website and your Google Business Profile work together: the profile gets you seen, and the website convinces people to call.
Our local SEO services focus on the signals that matter for trades: the right Business Profile categories (such as "Roofing contractor"), photos of completed jobs, a steady stream of genuine reviews that mention the work done, and service pages for the towns you cover.
Roofing is a trade where homeowners worry about being overcharged or left with poor work, so visible, checkable credentials carry real weight. If you hold any of these, the website should show them clearly and link to where they can be verified:
Webgenix does not hold these accreditations itself. They are credentials your business may hold, and your website should make them easy to verify.
A roofing website from Webgenix starts at £950, fixed price. That covers a professionally designed, mobile-first site with your core service pages, a project gallery, a quote form and on-page SEO.
Larger sites, with separate pages for every roof type and several town pages, are typically in our business website range from £1,800. If you want ongoing help getting into the map results, local SEO starts from £450 per month with no long-term contract.
Most trade websites take around 2 to 4 weeks from kickoff to launch. The main thing that speeds it up is sending photos of your completed jobs early.
| Option | From |
|---|---|
| Roofing website | £950 |
| Larger business website | £1,800 |
| Care plan (hosting, updates) | £45/month |
| Local SEO | £450/month |
Fixed-price, written quote before any work starts. Try the website cost calculator for a quick estimate.
Tell us about your roofing business and the areas you cover. You'll get a fixed-price quote within 24 hours, with no obligation.